The national media has recently created quite a FRIGHT amongst most real estate investors with all of their doom and gloom news about the national real estate market. They make it seem as if now is the time to stay away from real estate investing all together. The truth is, due to the enormous increase…
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This following is provided by Kevin Smith, a licensed inspector who has completed over 175 rehabs and 9,000 inspections. Probably the best thing you can do with contractors is get referrals from people you know. And ask what kind of work they have done for them. The second thing is to figure out what you…
Read the Full StoryWant 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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The staff and I have been so busy rounding up wholesale deals and motivated seller leads that we forgot to tell you … Elise is back!!!!!!!! That’s right, Elise Ramson, a Regional Coordinator at myHouseDeals.com is back at work after her horrific car accident back in June. I let you know about this accident in…
Read the Full StoryMost 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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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…
Read the Full Story(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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Hello again folks. We’ll have to pick up on the buy/fix/sell steps next week because I just can’t help but share pictures of my new addition with you. Everyone please say hello to Rocky! (You can see his pictures below.) Rocky is a tiny french bulldog that I bought a couple of weeks ago from…
Read the Full StoryThe 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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I’ve been working extremely hard for the last few months, providing more deals and investor training to members of myHouseDeals.com than ever before. I decided it was time for a break. So last week, I went with some friends to the wilderness. We spent 7 days in Glacier National Park in Northern Montana and Waterton…
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