Now is the time to buy or refinance your home – Tips on mortgages and credits

Start planning now. I put Mike less than 5 years ago. He was delinquent on property taxes, state taxes, and federal taxes. He had badly delinquent credit card debt. I had a mobile home in a park and so did he. He had a lot of credit card debt. Within a year I was able to help you clear up […]

Cyprus Holiday Beach Villa Buying Guide

Searching for a Cyprus holiday apartment or beach villa to buy in Cyprus for investment purposes or as a holiday home could be the most exciting task a common person has ever undertaken. As a result of this, some people get overly excited and try to buy property in Cyprus without doing much research in the process. Some reasonable people […]

Selling Your Home as a FSBO: What You Need to Know

There is no rule that says you can’t sell your own. In fact, there are other homeowners just like you who have done FSBO (For Sale By Owner). However, there are several things that need consideration in order for the process to be successful and beneficial on your part. Home Value: You can’t just put an FSBO sign in front […]

The advantages and disadvantages of single-family homes

There are many different types of real estate. These include condominiums, apartments, and single-family homes. Single-family homes are those that are occupied by a single family and have a single dwelling unit. This is quite different from apartments and condominiums that have multiple dwellings and are occupied by many families. Like other types of real estate, these houses also have […]

How to make profit by allocating "Subject to" Purchase options for buyers with mortgage difficulties

For those looking to get into real estate investing in today’s market, there is a unique way to earn a profit without the need for cash or credit, and without the risks or headaches of owning rental properties. In this article, I’ll show you how you can put unsalable homes under contract subject to the existing mortgage, and then assign […]

Key benefits of lending private money on real estate

Lending to real estate investors offers the private lender many benefits not otherwise enjoyed through other means. Before we get into the benefits, let’s briefly explore what private money lending is. In the real estate finance industry, private money lending refers to money that an individual, not a bank, lends to a real estate investor in exchange for a predetermined […]

How to find quality tenants

If you are a landlord, there is a good chance that at some point you have rented to a tenant who was less than desirable. This tenant probably caused problems for you and may have caused problems for other tenants. How to avoid making the same mistake again in the future? Is there a way to ensure that you find […]

Why is an economic downturn a good time to wholesale real estate?

As with any period of economic downturn, there comes a wave of financial “hard times” for many homeowners. These difficult times cause an increase in foreclosure rates that are the result of many homeowners no longer being able to keep up with their mortgage payments. Lenders in tough economic times are forced to foreclose on delinquent borrowers and will repossess […]

Keep your crawl space and avoid damage

Crawl spaces are a very important part of your home and could cost you thousands of dollars every year without your knowledge. Your home works like a system, and that system plays a dramatic and important role that tends to affect the entire fabric of your home. Your crawlspace could start to develop black mold or dry rot if proper […]

Real Estate Investing – How to Use Postcards and Letters to Raise Private Money

Let me guess, is your real estate business in trouble? It’s no surprise… actually, most industries in the United States are reporting significant losses for 2008 and worse is expected to happen in 2009. The mortgage industry in particular is struggling because real estate is the rage in what a lot of people think right now. Potential homeowners are hesitant […]