Posts Tagged ‘buy-and-hold’

Lease Options – Unlock Your Leverage and Increase Your Deal Flow…

what if price were no object? How many deals could you do if cash, credit, or price didn’t matter? Imagine doing safe, profitable transactions that can put cash in your pocket fast—no waiting for mortgage approvals for your buyers, appraisals that fall short or seasoning issues because you haven’t been on title long enough.

New EPA Lead Paint Laws Effect Remodeling Projects

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has new lead paint laws going into effect on April 22, 2010. The new lead paint laws require any renovation work performed on houses built before 1978 to be performed by a certified contractor. Obviously his new law is causing some serious moans and groans from both home owners and contractors. Contractors will be required to provide home owners the Renovate Right Brochure which contains useful information about the new law.

Increase Cash Flow on Probate Real Estate Investments

ACTUAL CASE STUDY: One of my real estate investor mentoring students will make over $400,000 on a single probate real estate deal this year. She mailed out a few probate letters and found the owner of a free and clear house he inherited. He complained about having to maintain the property and he really wanted [...]

Creative Real Estate Investing Strategies – Part 1

In this post, we begin a multi-part series on Creative Real Estate Investment Strategies that leverage non-traditional methods of financing. The traditional way has been around for years; it doesn’t require much creativity but a disciplined program can create value over time. So let’s dive into some creative real estate investing strategies.  Today, I will [...]

When the Bank Won’t Be the Bank, the Real Estate Investor Can Be the Bank

I think the banks have something to learn from the independent real estate investor.  Our flexibility is one of the keys to our success. Based on that statement, I’d like to say that I’m a full time real estate investor.  I’m not a speculator, I don’t chase appreciation (though I’ll gladly take it when it [...]