If you purchase your investment properties from a private party (i.e. for sale by owner), you have the opportunity to interact with and negotiate with the seller directly. There is no realtor to present your offer.
As long as you are comfortable with real estate contracts, this is really a good thing.
If a realtor made your […]

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A simple thank you note is one of the most powerful ways to build a strong relationship with those who are important to your real estate investing career.
Just think back to the last time you received a thank you note. Chances are it was from your insurance agent or the car dealership of the last […]

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One of the most difficult aspects of real estate investing is developing a netowrk of quality professionals. These are the people who can make your life a joy or pure misery.
Depending on how you invest in real estate, your professional rolodex may contain just a few categories like realtors, insurance agents, attorneys lenders and accountants. […]

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As a real estate investor, one of your concerns is always where financing for your next deal will come from. In spite of all the creative techniques out there, there are times when you just have to bite the bullet and actually borrow money to make a purchase.
While the ideal scenario is borrowing money from […]

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Have you been over to Realtor.com (http://www.realtor.com) lately? They recently added a new feature in their search called "View on Map." It is still being tested and refined but it is a really powerful visual tool for working your neighborhoods.
Here is how it works.
Go to Realtor.com and enter your search paramters as you normally […]

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This week we are going to talk about how your vision is impacting your real estate investing career. While there are many attributes and skills that make for a successful real estate investor, vision is perhaps the most important.
An investor without vision will look at a broken down house and see a wreck. An investor […]

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