With the mortgage meltdown and liquidity crisis, sellers are having trouble selling and buyers are having trouble buying unless they are prepared to pay all cash. Virtually all loans for buyers with a marginal credit score are gone. Even good credit buyers are being left wanting. This lack of mortgage money has created a growing [...]
Archive for November, 2008
November 27th, 2008
Three Ways to Manage Cash Flow on a Wrap-around Mortgage
Posted in Exit Strategies 
Tags: agreement for deed, cash flow, contract for deed, creative real estate investing, interest arbitrage, Owner Financing, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, Wrap-around mortgage
Tags: agreement for deed, cash flow, contract for deed, creative real estate investing, interest arbitrage, Owner Financing, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, Wrap-around mortgageNovember 25th, 2008
Video: Real Estate Investor Questions for Sellers
Posted in Investing Videos Tags: buying techniques, creative real estate investing, real estate education, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, real estate training video, seller questions
Tags: buying techniques, creative real estate investing, real estate education, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, real estate training video, seller questionsThere are questions that you may ask a seller when you are interesting in buying their house. These questions may help you uncover whether it’s going to be a good deal. They also can help you to better understand the seller’s situation. Once you know the seller’s needs, you will be better equipped to assist [...]
November 25th, 2008
Tips for Buying Short Sales
Posted in Working With Sellers Tags: BPO, Broker Price Options, creative real estate investing, Exit Strategy, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, second mortgage, Short Sale, third mortgage
Tags: BPO, Broker Price Options, creative real estate investing, Exit Strategy, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, second mortgage, Short Sale, third mortgageI’m writing this post in response to an article I read called Short Sales – What They Aren’t Telling You I found while surfing around the Internet the other day. The post’s main objective is to separate myth from reality on the following topics: Price, Broker Price Options (BPOs), and Motivation/Expectation of the Buyer. The [...]
November 24th, 2008
How to Find a Real Estate Lawyer
Posted in Investing Team Tags: advisor, asset protection, creative real estate investing, creative transactions, discuss options, Investing Team, investment property, land trust, owner finance, real estate attorney, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, real estate lawyer, risk mitigation, Transaction Engineer, wise counsel
Tags: advisor, asset protection, creative real estate investing, creative transactions, discuss options, Investing Team, investment property, land trust, owner finance, real estate attorney, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, real estate lawyer, risk mitigation, Transaction Engineer, wise counselFinding a real estate lawyer can be a challenge for the new investor. If you are serious about this business then your team needs an attorney that understands real estate law. The old family retainer just won’t cut it. I’ve spoken with many attorneys and have found that most are not themselves real estate investors, [...]
November 21st, 2008
Real Estate Investors – Protect Your Interests!
Posted in Get Involved Tags: barry lefkowitz, central florida real estate investors, creative real estate investing, day on the hill, foreclosure rescue fraud act, herb kohl, installment sale proposal, j. gresham barrett, law makers, Law of Unintended Consequence, lobbyist, peter roskam, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, REIA, ron klein, steve chabot
Tags: barry lefkowitz, central florida real estate investors, creative real estate investing, day on the hill, foreclosure rescue fraud act, herb kohl, installment sale proposal, j. gresham barrett, law makers, Law of Unintended Consequence, lobbyist, peter roskam, Real Estate Investing, real estate investing guide, REIA, ron klein, steve chabotSteve Flewelling, Rob Arnold, my lovely wife Audrey and I went to Washington, DC last April, representing Central Florida’s real estate investors. It was a whirlwind trip, sorry, no sight seeing and no cherry blossom sightings to report. We arrived around 5pm Tuesday, got to the hotel about 6:00 pm, went to a brief reception and [...]
