But while we are investing in real estate, and trying to get the education needed to even get better for sake of improving our lives for the better, there is always that person or company that comes along with latest gizmos and gadgets that claims they can help us improve in your real estate investing business. to help us become more efficient and do more deals only to find that at the end you have wasted your money. believe me tried a some of them, and it really gets to me when they don't deliver on there promises. and i know some people on these forums are always looking for software or programs to help them improve in their real estate business. well i am too!

Also, 1,000's of people have likely done something like this (i.e. apps, software, etc) so if you know about this too, please share.

Using Google Maps, Google Earth or any other version or combination of versions of free software out there, how can someone create a professional-looking site map to be used as a marketing exhibit showing a site:1) with the 1-3-5 miles rings around it, and2) showing the company logos of nearby, nationally recognized companies by importing said logos into the map and pasting them on top of the locations of those businesses, and3) inserting text blocks where, for instance, one could depict traffic counts of the frontage road by inserting the text block with the desired text into the map and pasting it on top of the road(s).Again, I want to do this all quickly, efficiently, professionally and for free.Can anyone suggest a process or software or make any recommendations?

I have learned cad software and various marketing programs for properties.

As a licensed realtor, would you submit tons of low ball offers for a client knowing that 99% of them will be refused?

If the borrower or trustee wish to sell the home, a Order of Sale must be prepared and submitted for review by the court and trustee.

I am a new potential investor. There is a foreclosed home in an upscale neighborhood that is listed for 1,100,000.00. I haven't viewed the home yet but the agent said it was a drug house where the insides, while ni...

There are several software companies that provide both a photographer and their imagery to assist in providing floor plans and pics of your property.

Many transactional funders have Proof of Funds letters available for free on their web sites that can be submitted with offers.

I can't speak to CA laws and regulations, but in general, the banks will define the protocol for submitting short sale packages.