Archive for February, 2008

“Myspace” for Real Estate Investors

“Myspace” for Real Estate Investors

February 17, 2008

I recently wrote a post on my entrepreneurship blog, YoungGunBusiness, about how niche social networking sites are the next big thing. Well, we ran with the idea and just opened access to the public to InsideInvestorSpace. InsideInvestorSpace is a social networking site dedicated to connecting investors so they can meet, greet, learn, invest, and ultimatly…Make […]

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Real Estate Investment Tips and Strategies : Key to the Business

Real Estate Investment Tips and Strategies : Key to the Business

February 13, 2008

I remember when we were at our first big real estate seminar. We were salivating like pavlonian dogs waiting for Louis Brown to get started. We had heard him speak at a one day seminar before and were ready to learn more from the master himself. As I suffered from a case of information overload […]

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Secrets of Real Estate Negotiations : How Discounting Notes Equals Big Profits

Secrets of Real Estate Negotiations : How Discounting Notes Equals Big Profits

February 11, 2008

About a year ago, we were contacted by a man who had a house he wanted to sell quickly. The seller had inherited the house and owned it free and clear. He had listed the property for a few months at $850,000 the prior year with no luck. He had gotten himself in a position […]

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Are You Using Zillow to Help Comp Properties?

Are You Using Zillow to Help Comp Properties?

February 10, 2008

The best way to comp property currently is through MLS. If you are not a realtor though, you may not be able to access it. Enter Zillow. This service provides sold data for homes all over the country. I have access to MLS for our primary investment areas. When we get a lead outside of […]

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Not Enough Time in the Day : Real Estate Investment Tips and Strategies

Not Enough Time in the Day : Real Estate Investment Tips and Strategies

February 9, 2008

Hire a birddog! After starting our real estate business, it wasn’t even a year later that we started to use birddogs to leverage our time. Our primary strategy to acquire homes at that time was to go door to door to homes that were facing foreclosure. That information is public, so we were excited about […]

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