If you own a foreclosure cleanup company, you already know that prices for services are all over the place, because services can encompass so many things. In a foreclosure cleaning business, you can offer everything from simple trash removal services to lawn maintenance, gutter cleaning and pressure washing, painting, minor repairs, and much more. You…
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Pro Se Primer 101 – 1 – Mortgage loan terms and documents: promissory note, mortgage or deed of trust
“Damn my eyes… The people I’ve seen… Crawling through the wreck of the american dream” vacation ranch Perhaps the biggest help to illegal foreclosure parties is the word “mortgage.” In all 50 states, this word is universally misused as a synonym for “mortgage loan.” Home loans are known as mortgages as a slang term. But,…
Keep your day job but invest in real estate – One person – Multiple careers
What is the antidote to boredom, burnout, job insecurity and other work problems? The answer is to branch out into real estate investing in your spare time, while keeping your day job. a new model Author Marci Alboher, in her book One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success, shows how multiple professions and…
Tips for renting and selling a house online
As consumers, we are inundated with online advertising, telemarketing, and recently, mobile marketing. It’s no wonder, then, that we’ve developed a way to ignore ads that was initially called ad-blindness and now ad-blindness. People no longer easily click on ads in the same way as before. They even perceive them as annoying. However, that largely…
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Many beginning real estate investors start by selling real estate to make a quick buck. If you want to make more money by investing in real estate, you need to know a few essentials. What is the definition of real estate flipping? Simple definition: Buying a property and quickly reselling it, hoping to make a…
The advantages of renting an apartment vs. own a house
Compared to owning a home, living in a rental apartment is incredibly easy. Why do the work yourself when you can enjoy the following benefits? Dedicated property and maintenance staff to call if something goes wrong No snow shoveling, lawn maintenance or pool/sauna care A single monthly rent check usually pays for everything (rather than…
How To Stand Out From The Crowd When Mailing In Foreclosures
A friend and fellow investor asked me an interesting question the other day. “Sean, how can I make myself stand out from the crowd when targeting pre-foreclosures with direct mail?” he asked. Don’t you think that’s a great question? I do… and here’s why: 1) Real Estate Investors In General Too Often Seem To Get…
Learn about first-time homebuyer credit
There are a host of financial incentives provided by the federal government to encourage people to buy their own home. The most important and largest of these is the one included in the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Law of 2009. In accordance with the provisions of this law, an amount of USD 8000 is…
Real Estate in Kenya: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying Land
Real estate investment in Kenya offers you numerous options. Buying land is one of the factors you should consider before buying land in Kenya. Development perspective: Are you buying land for residential or commercial purposes? Do you want to build your house, flats to rent or premises to rent? Your answer to these questions may…
How to Maximize Cash Flow with a Tax 1031 – Deferred Exchange
A possible scenario for the 1031 exchange. Let’s say you bought a residential property in the San Francisco Bay Area for $250K twenty years ago. Since the property is located in a good area, its value has appreciated to $1M. Over the years, he refinanced the original loan to consolidate his other debts and currently…