Archive for June, 2008
Real Estate Investing’s “Let’s Make a Deal” Revisited
We recently posted about a deal that we came across last week where the seller was asking $85,000 for her 3 bedroom town house in Summerville, SC. After giving you the particulars of the deal, we asked, “How would you structure this deal to make it spin off the most amount of green possible?” How […]
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The Down Low on Preforeclosure Leads in Real Estate Investing
What is a Preforeclosure Lead? When I talk about preforeclosure leads, I am talking about a seller lead who is in foreclosure but has not been foreclosed on yet. The lifespan of a preforeclosure lead is from the first step in foreclosure, when the lis pendens is filed, to when the property is sold at […]
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Safe or Risky: No Money Down Zero Down Real Estate Investing
One of our readers made an interesting comment recently when he said, “Sure you can do no money deals, but they are a lot riskier for newcomers.” I think that he hit on an excellent topic to expound upon, risk level with no money down deals. At times, real estate investing gurus glamorously inflate the […]
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Real Estate Investing’s “Let’s Make a Deal”
Today we’re going to do something a little different! We’re going to give you a real life situation of a deal that came in this week and ask you to structure it as if it were your deal. To submit your deal structuring ideas, simply comment on the post, and there will be a reward […]
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How to Effectively Qualify a Seller Lead on the Phone
Your primary aim is to spend the least amount of time possible qualifying seller leads, both researching the lead and talking to them on the phone. Time is mostly wasted by spending more than is necessary when a property doesn’t have sufficient equity and working with unmotivated sellers. 2 Components to Effectively Qualifying a Seller […]
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