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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…

Feb 11, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Stephani Davis

Wholesaling Real Estate Step by Step

I recently received an email from an aspiring real estate wholesaler asking me if I could explain to him the steps involved when wholesaling a property. It occurred to me…

Jan 28, 2010Mar 16, 2021 Stephani Davis

Wholesaling Houses: Three Easy Steps to Determining Your Offer Amount

As a beginning wholesaler, figuring out how much to offer on a property is one of the most confusing aspects of the wholesaling process. When I was first getting started…

Dec 28, 2009Jun 17, 2024 Winston Westbrook

How to Pick the Best Contractor for your REO, Foreclosure Rehab, or Other Remodel

How do you pick someone (a contractor) to take care of your REO, foreclosure, or other home improvement or rehab needs? Do you base it on: the nice shiny truck they…

Nov 29, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Justin Pierce

12 Improvements That Didn’t Pay: Learn From These Rehab Mistakes

Two weeks ago I wrote a warning about over-improving and last week I told you about a house that I over-improved. I went long last week and I didn’t get…