What is Better? Out-of-State Rentals or Notes?
Monday, May 13
“Invest in out-of-state rental property to become financially free.” Have you heard that pitch before?There are many companies that promote this strategy to real estate investment clubs across the country. But have you taken a moment to see what they are REALLY promoting?Let’s contrast this comm...
Why Are You a Real Estate Investor?
Saturday, April 20
About three years before “retiring” from a career in public school teaching, I started taking every seminar I could find on how to be a real estate investor. Yes, I had rehabbed a few houses, been a landlord many times before, bought distressed properties, and held onto real estate for appreciati...
Housing Market Predictions for 2013
Saturday, April 20
Unprecedented TimesWho doesn’t want to know the future? Those aware of the real estate market today know that we live in unprecedented times. In 2008, there were 24 months of housing inventory nationwide. Anyone who wanted to buy a home had so much choice they could name their price. It was a buy...
Opportunity to Create Wealth: Defaulted Notes
Saturday, April 20
I was thinking lately about all the opportunity available right now in buying up distressed debt from hedge funds and banks. Someone asked me what kinds of people might be interested in this money-making strategy. Here is a short list:· The real estate investor worried about the lack of housin...
Uncle Sam Giving Away Crazy Money to Invest in Real Estate Notes
Saturday, April 20
Sound unbelieveable? It is real!More and more note investors nationwide are quietly scooping up piles of cash the government is giving away to reimburse note investors for reducing the UPB (unpaid principal balance) of the loans they own.Why?Under the *Making Home Affordable program, the Hardest ...
10 Tips to Starting an Off-Market Distressed Real Estate/Notes Business
Saturday, April 20
For those of you who want to build wealth with distressed assets AND you have the time to take it on, here are my insider secrets on how to get started that you can leverage from my time and experience in this business.1. Mind Set: Anyone in the distressed assets business must remember they a...