Archive for July, 2008
No Money Down Secret of Success from an Expert Creative Real Estate Investor
I want to tell you one of the secrets that creative real estate investors use to negotiate “No Money Down” deals. And it’s really simple but for some reason, often forgotten. Once I learned it, my mind was opened up to so many more deals. Let’s say you meet with a homeowner that is selling. […]
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“Cookie Cutter Rehabbing” Part 1 : Real Estate Investing Renovations
A great way to increase your efficiency and profit when doing rehabs is to Develop a Cookie Cutter Approach. This entails using the same repairs and upgrades in the same way for every house in a given area, price range, or exit strategy. Applying this strategy makes it easier to estimate costs, shop for materials, […]
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Real Estate Investing without Leaving Your Home : Real Estate Investment Tips & Strategies
First and foremost, I do not recommend real estate investing without leaving your home from the start. For most people, one bad deal early on could put them right back out of the game. For me, it was a goal to eventually have a system set up that could buy houses without me ever seeing […]
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They Laughed When I Quit School for Creative Real Estate Investing, but Not When I…
…cashed a check for more than their annual salary! It’s not uncommon in creative real estate investing to make $30,000 or $40,000 or much more on a deal. BUT, there are a number of common roadblocks that keep beginning real estate investors from ever seeing a big fat check like that. Beginning Creative Real Estate […]
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The Contractor Success Triangle : Real Estate Renovations
When getting started investing in 2003, I ran across two properties in dire need of repairs. I purchased both properties at the same time, and my personal creative real estate investing/rehabbing career was under way. I spent the next 3 months rehabbing these properties. I had renovated houses before but for other people. Even with […]
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