Benjamin Summers
An Introduction to Option Strategies in Real Estate
One of most prolific and powerful tools of “creative” finance in real estate is the lease-option, but this tool represents only the proverbial tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most powerful breed of derivatives...
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One Month Rent for Free
My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...
Treivor Cashion
The dichotomy in this business...
So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...
Steve Vaughan
I hit a personal goal today. Anyone else working on a cool goal?
So this was the last day of a fitness/slim-down challenge my extended family and I have been on since January getting ready for a wedding.
This was a SMART (Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant) goal and had a pos...
Chris Mason
Discovered neat/easy way to pay off 30 year loans in 20 yrs
I ran these numbers using 30 year fixed loans with rates ranging from 3.5% on the low end to 4.75% on the high end. This is for you buy-and-hold types that are now at the stage of looking at your 'permanent' financing...
Bryan Hancock
Deduction of Interest on Home Mortgage on the Chopping Block?
I have seen several articles claiming that the deductibility of interest for your primary residence is on the chopping block to close our budget gap.
Does anyone know what is happening with this? Who is pushing th...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...
Tal Tamir
What’s actually going on in the Cleveland RE market?
What’s actually going on in the Cleveland Real Estate market?The investment market in Cleveland is still very strong and I forecast it will stay that way. The reason: we have a lot of investors coming from out-of-stat...
Christian Requejo
Need help with financing my real estate goal for rental propertys
As of right now I am going to go over with you quickly my 20 to 25 year retirement plan to live off cash-flow. Guys in the next 5 to 10 years I plan to buy 1 to 2 properties a year. I am looking to keep things simple ...
Nathan Gesner
How long does eviction take?
How long does it take you to evict a tenant in your market? What are the most common reasons for delays?