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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…

Nov 15, 2009Jun 17, 2024 Justin Pierce

Rehabbers: Know the Warning Signs of Over-Improvement

Rehabbing or flipping is almost 100% art. There are very few hard and fast rules. The goal, like in any business, is to maximize profit. Many times I have quoted…

Nov 05, 2009Jun 17, 2024 Stephani Davis

Wholesaling and Repair Estimates – You Don’t Need to be an Expert!

When I was just getting started as a wholesaler, one of my greatest fears was that I was not going to be able to estimate repair costs accurately for my…

Oct 18, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Justin Pierce

5 Steps to Calculating the Purchase Price for a Rehab Property

Knowing what to pay for a home is critical in the rehabbing game. I’ve come up with my own method for determining my purchase price for a property. While I…

Oct 05, 2009Feb 15, 2024 Winston Westbrook

Top 20 tips for making offers on Freddie Mac/Home Steps REO properties

In today's challenging real estate market where 30 offers on homes out here in Victorville, CA is the norm, (and I'm sure the same applies all over the United States)…

Sep 13, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Justin Pierce

Rehabbers! Know ALL the Costs to Flip that House

Every once in a while I catch an episode of Flip this House; I have to admit, it is entertaining and it does show the drama involved in fixing up…

Aug 13, 2009Jun 18, 2024 Stephani Davis

Five Ways to Make Your REO Offers Irresistible to the Bank

It’s no secret that there are some great deals available on the mls right now in the form of REOs and short sales. I’ve been wholesaling REOs off of the…

Aug 06, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Stephani Davis

Three Easy Ways to Build a Wholesale Buyers List

Wholesaling houses is much easier when you have a list of active buyers lined up ready to purchase your deals. I personally spend just as much time looking for deals…

Nov 29, 2008Jun 11, 2021 Rob K. Blake

Hard Money Buying Worksheet

I have the worksheet I use of a ‘quick and dirty’ hard money purchase analysis and I thought I’d share it with you…download here! First if you don’t know much…

Mar 01, 2008Feb 07, 2024 Milton B. Yates

Buying "Subject to" Existing Financing – Subject to Foreclosure

The real estate investing craze that falls just behind the business of buying directly from the bank with Short Sales or REOs is buying “subject to.” This non-traditional method is…

Feb 05, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Richard Warren

How to Get Started In Rehab Real Estate

You want to rehab houses, but where do you start? We see the fix-and-flip “reality” shows that, somehow, manage to have no basis in reality. How hard can it be…

Sep 10, 2007Feb 06, 2024 Jim Watkins

Pre-Foreclosures: You have 3 shots

First off, let me clear up one thing that continues to confuse the masses… There is a difference between “Pre-Foreclosure” and “Foreclosure.” I am sure all of you have seen…

Jul 14, 2007Feb 06, 2024 Joshua Dorkin

Making Offers on REO – Real Estate Owned – Foreclosure Properties

A new member to our real estate forums recently inquired about putting offers in on REO (Real Estate Owned) Properties. The property he was looking at was listed with an…