Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced real estate investor, there is great value in joining a real estate club in your city. If you are in a city with an active real estate club, you will find it an invaluable resource in […]

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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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Your FICO score - long a secret scoring formula concocted by Fair Issac - has become a bit more transparent in recent days.
Fair Isaac, at their website myfico.com, has recently added a discussion forum where they answer visitors questions about FICO and how it works. Just go there and click on forums and read to […]

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If you are dealing with any type of institutional lender for your real estate investments, you literally live or die by your FICO score. But do you know what it is or how it is calculated.
If you are like most people, it is a bit of a mystery,
Fair Isaac has published a free ebook called […]

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Buying a rundown property, rehabbing it and selling it for a profit about the purchase and rehab costs has long been a standard tool of the experienced real estate investor. Profits on a properly planned rehab deal can be spectacular. Especially when you have all the […]

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Here are a collection of cost of living calculators run by various websites. The tools are interesting forecasting tools and are useful if you are thinking of buying real estate in other areas. They will give you a snapshot view of the costs of living in that area compared to where you currently live - […]

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