Hell Freezes Over … Rocky Gets a Job!

Whew! What a stressful day it’s been at myHouseDeals.com! Things started out innocently enough. I had a productive meeting with my office staff, and I hammered out some tax details with my CPA. Before I knew it, it was time for lunch. So I decided to swing by my house for a quick bite. That’s…

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13 Warren Buffett Quotes for Real Estate Investors

If you read the daily newspaper, it’s likely that you’ve become concerned about the state of today’s housing market. And it’s no wonder. Just open up the Real Estate section of any paper, and you’ll see nothing but negative headlines. To prove my point, here are some headlines from the last three days: “Foreclosure Crisis”, “Fannie…

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Welcome aboard Atlanta, Philadelphia, and South Florida!

Hello again fellow investors, It’s been a busy week at myHouseDeals.com. I’m back from San Fran, and my team and I are finalizing something that’s been secretly in the works since September of 2007. Starting sometime tomorrow, AtlantaInvestorNetwork.com, myPhillyDeals.com, and myFloridaDeals.com will become myHouseDeals.com! That’s right, we’ll be supporting members and compiling wholesale deals and…

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Never, ever, ever, ever give in! Never give in!

Hello again fellow investors! My twin brother and I are in San Fran this week to attend the annual Web 2.0 Expo. A lot’s been changing on the web lately and San Fran & San Jose are right at the heart of it. I’ve learned dozens of new things that I’ll use to improve myHouseDeals.com. And…

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Selling to Bad Credit Buyers in a Post Sub-Prime World

NOTE: This is probably the most important blog posting I’ve made all year. Pay close attention. So, you need to sell your rehab. It’s been on the market for several weeks. The paperwork for a few interested buyers has come across your desk. But their credit and job history aren’t much to speak of. A…

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The Best Ways to Find Short Sale Deals

Before I reveal the best ways to find short sale deals, let me first explain what a short sale is. A short sale is the process of getting a mortgage company to accept less on a mortgage than is due as “payoff in full”. This process is best described through a hypothetical scenario. Let’s say…

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MyHouseDeals.com member featured on “Flip That House”.

Big News!… Long time member of myHouseDeals.com, Derek Lechler, was featured on TLC’s Flip That House on April 6th. Derek graduated from college in 1998 and went on to work in Corporate America for a couple of years. Then he quit his job and started investing in real estate and has enjoyed great success. He’s a…

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Vegas Baby! Vegas!

I just got back from a wild weekend in Vegas! Check out the pics by clicking here. Until next time, happy (and profitable) investing! Doug Smith President myHouseDeals.com

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Last Chance to Register for Automated Online Investing Webinar

Well, if you were one of the hundred or so people who tried to register for the upcoming Jeff Adams webinar and were greeted by this message on the sign-up page: “Sorry, this webinar is full and registration is now closed.” …I’ve got a present for you. But first let me tell you, I’ve been…

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The Teacher Becomes the Student

The whirlwind year continues! Alex (a manager at myHouseDeals.com) and I just got back from Orange County, California. We were there to attend an intense two-day seminar, which was put on by the legend of all legends and the teacher of all teachers, the 50-year real estate investing veteran … Jaaaacccck Miillllleeer. The topic was…

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