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Dec 02, 2010Jun 20, 2024 Joshua Dorkin

The Hard Money Loan Funding Process: A Guide for Rehabbers

You spot a house that you would like to rehab or flip and decide make an offer. You plan on financing through a hard money lender, but haven’t yet done…

Sep 30, 2010Feb 19, 2024 Clint Coons

Land Trust Traps for the Unwary Investor – Part 2

Last week I wrote about two of the primary misconceptions regarding the use of land trusts in real estate investing. I am amazed at the response my Blog generated. My…

Jul 01, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Shae Bynes

Flood Insurance May be a Concern for Rehabbers and Landlords

I don’t watch much news these days, but even if you watch no news at all, you’re probably well aware of the fact that there are several parts of the…

Jun 10, 2010Jun 17, 2024 Peter Giardini

The Definitive Guide to Real Estate Wholesaling

In Part 2 of this series I discussed many of the most popular approaches to finding deals. I spent some time in this series discussing the “art of finding deals” because…

May 27, 2010Jun 17, 2024 Stephani Davis

Using Transactional Funding in Your Real Estate Wholesaling Business

In a perfect world, all real estate wholesale transactions would be completed by simply putting a property under contract, and then assigning that contract to an end buyer via an…

Apr 30, 2010Feb 17, 2024 John Fedro

5 Ways to Make Money Investing in Mobile Homes

I had the great fortune to talk with some great real estate investors this week at a local REIA meeting. After the meeting concluded I hung around and began mingling…

Apr 28, 2010Jun 17, 2024 J Scott

The 8 Rules for House Flipping

It’s been a relatively tough real estate market for rehabbers/flippers for some time now, and with the home-buyer tax credit getting ready to expire at the end of this week,…

Apr 25, 2010Mar 29, 2023 J Scott

FHA Home Inspection Checklist

As any investor who has ever sold a property to an FHA buyer knows, there is at least one mandatory FHA inspection that must be completed by the lender prior…

Apr 09, 2010Jun 17, 2024 John Fedro

Mobile Home Financing: A Primer

Securing traditional financing for mobile homes and manufactured homes can sometimes seem difficult, especially in our current economical market. Whether the mobile home is new to you or being refinanced,…

Apr 07, 2010Mar 16, 2021 J Scott

The Paper Trail Every Rehabber Should Follow

For anyone planning to get into the business of rehabbing houses(even as a hobby), let me recommend that you have a consistent paperwork regimen with every contractor you hire, regardless…

Apr 06, 2010Jun 17, 2024 Florence Foote

Investing in “the Ick Factor”

I just finished reading a Michael Lewis article in Vanity Fair about Dr. Michael Burry, the physician-turned money manager. Burry is profiled because of his remarkable success in buying credit…

Mar 04, 2010Jun 17, 2024 Stephani Davis

How to Sell Your Wholesale Real Estate Deals in 7 Days or Less

Last week I put a property under contract with the intent of wholesaling it to one of the investors on my buyers list. Unfortunately, the guy I had in mind…

Feb 17, 2010Mar 16, 2021 J Scott

What’s in a Contract? Almost Everything You Need to Know About Contractor Contracts

[Big Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and I don’t play one on TV. The information I provide below is just my opinion based on my experiences, and shouldn’t be…