Junk fees are fees that a mortgage broker adds to a loan that are not specific to the actual loan costs. These fees represent charges the mortgage broker is charging for services they are providing. Some are legitimate and represent real costs to the mortgage broker. […]

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If you have ever been to the google search engine, you’ve seen the ads on the right column of the search results. These ads are called Pay Per Click (PPC) ads and anyone can buy them.
They are targeted by keyword so they only show up when a visitor to google types in a specific keyword […]

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This is a little tip that can work really well when you are making an offer to buy a property. It applies to both real estate investors and regular buyers of real estate for their own use.
Most deals are between the buyer and seller and a licensed real estate agent. The agent prepares the contract […]

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You made the plunge and now you have your first rental unit. Or perhaps you have many rental units or an entire apartment complex.
Whatever the situation, it has probably crossed your mind, at least briefly, to hire a property management company to manage your rental properties. And […]

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If you’ve been a real estate investor for more than 10 minutes you’ve heard of bandit signs. You know - the signs on the side of the road with catchy phrases like "home for sale by owner" or "we buy houses." If you ask another more […]

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By Vernon Brabham
As most of you know, the quickest way, and sometimes the only way, to sell property is through use of seller financing.
When a seller takes back a note for part of the purchase price it is much easier to conclude a sale. Why? One reason is that […]

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Investing in real estate can be very exciting. A single deal can earn you as much as or more than most people make working an entire year at a a regular middle class job. And there are many deals available the will earn you less but […]

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Real estate is a classic case of supply and demand. When there is more demand than supply, there is upward price pressure. When there is more supply than demand, there is downward price pressure.
Aside from general population growth, what affects the supply/demand picture in a particular […]

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Many properties that you purchase have only one use. A single family house is a single family house is a single family house. At least most of the time.
For the purpose of this article, we will use a single family house as an example but it could really be any type of property.
For the most […]

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