A Quick Way to Make Your Short Sales Easier & More Profitable

Want more success with your short sale deals? Then read on.  One thing that has really helped my staff and me in doing short sales is working with the right lenders. Early on, we started keeping track of the different lenders on a spreadsheet. We noted which lenders were accepting our short sale offers and…

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How Tammi and Angela made $76,000 on their first 2 deals

Most impressive of all, this was Angela and Tammi’s first short sale, first rehab project, first time working together, and first time buying properties from myHouseDeals.com. Alex recently met with myHouseDeals.com members Angela Jackson and Tammi Kepner to hear all about their newfound success in real estate investing. Alex visited the two investors at the house they…

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The Best Ways to Finance Investment Properties

Hello again fellow investor, Let’s get back on track again this week by actually talking about real estate investing! … real estate financing in particular. There are several different ways to finance the investment properties that you buy. Using the right financing technique in the right situation is critical for the success of your real…

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How to Analyze and Buy a Property to Rehab, Part II

(If you haven’t read Part I yet, please scroll down and read it first.) During this time that you have the property under contract and you haven’t actually closed on it yet, have it inspected by a licensed inspector. And then you can also have your own contractor look at it in case he didn’t…

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How to Analyze and Buy a Property to Rehab, Part I

The other day, a new investor asked me, “What are the steps to buying a property to rehab?” I immediately let her know that there’s no simple answer to this. This is a huge subject that entire boot camps have been devoted to. But I decided to give a stab at answering her question. So…

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The Nasty Truth about Finding Deals on the MLS

A big THANK YOU to everyone who emailed Elise over the last few days. She is recovering slowly and appreciates all of your encouragement! Now back to real estate this week. Other top investors and I agree that these are the most effective ways to find good deals in today’s marketplace: 1) Wholesalers, 2) Vacant…

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Going to Prison Is as Easy as 1,2,3! Mortgage Horror Story

One easy way to go to prison is by defrauding a lender or conspiring to defraud a lender. This is otherwise known as mortgage fraud. Of course, there are many types of mortgage fraud. But one scheme, in particular, is more prevalent among real estate investors. Let’s take a look at what to be aware…

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