Posts Tagged ‘Owner Financing’

November 27th, 2008

Three Ways to Manage Cash Flow on a Wrap-around Mortgage

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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 [...]

November 20th, 2008

Create Predictable Profit on Every Deal

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Real Estate Investors can easily get a seller to take a 10 to 20% discount by using the cost-to-sell guidelines, showing the seller what they might net by selling their house traditionally. This is done by subtracting all selling expenses (realtor commission, closing costs, holding costs, maintenance and home inspection “gotcha’s,” etc.) from their asking [...]

November 13th, 2008

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

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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 [...]

November 8th, 2008

What Everyone Needs to Know to Manage in This Market

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Real estate entrepreneurs get paid for solving problems, don’t we? And, the more problems we solve for sellers and buyers alike, the more profits we create. In this highly illiquid market, Americans are experiencing serious obstacles to buying (no loans are available) and selling (no loans for buyers). This is where savvy real estate entrepreneurs [...]

October 30th, 2008

The Secret to Avoiding a Bad Investment in the Current Real Estate Market

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Real estate investing is like growing grapes for wine.  There is a microclimate effect on grapes. One vineyard produces merlot grapes that produce wine that sell for ten dollars a bottle and the one right next door produces wine that sell for $150 a bottle.  What’s the difference?  Location, location, location!  One gets better sun, [...]

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