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Real estate investing articles for beginners written by the most successful investors in the country! Learn how to get started buying no money down, flipping houses, and finding foreclosures and short sale deals.

You'll find all that information here and a whole lot more. Learn from the experts how it all works, from beginning to end!

Joe Kaiser's Chat Transcript
by Joe Kaiser

The Best Darn Document on the Planet
by Joe Kaiser

Lease Options vs. Contracts for Deed
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Converting a Lease Option into a Subject to Deal
by David Finkel

Optioning a Property from a Seller's Perspective
by Lisa Moren

Strategies for the Next Investment Cycle
by Lisa Moren

Real Estate Investing Ethics
by Dwan Bent-Twyford

Learn to Pay Attention
by Lisa Moren

How to Buy Free and Clear Properties (Part 1)
by David Finkel

How to Buy Free and Clear Properties (Part 2)
by David Finkel

The New Tax Law: Self-Directed IRAs and Keoghs
by Hugh Bromma

Buying Homes "Subject to"
by Charlie France

Lisa's Laws of Landlording
by Lisa Moren

Making Money When You Buy
by Ed Garcia

10 Real Estate Investing Myths You Must Vanquish
by William Bronchick, J.D.

How to Get Sellers to Say "YES!"
by David Finkel

Real Estate Investing: Seven Simple Truths
by Joe Kaiser

Magic Words that Make Millions
by Ron LeGrand

Top 10 Ways to Get Creamed in Real Estate Investing
by Joe Kaiser

When to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
by Ron LeGrand

Lease Options: Learn the Landlord-Tenant Rules!
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Commercial Real Estate Opportunities
by Ray Alcorn

How to Get Motivated Sellers to Call You
by Richard Roop

How to Create a Real Estate Cash Cow
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Dealing with the Lender "Seasoning" Issue
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Be a Smarter Negotiator: Five Basic Principles
by Roger Dawson

Never Say "Yes" to the First Offer
by Roger Dawson

How to Build Long-Term Security
by Lonnie Scruggs

The Tax-Deferred 1031 Exchange
by Ray Alcorn

Reduce Your Taxable Income by
Contributing More to Your IRA

by Richard Desich

Start the New Year Right!
by Lonnie Scruggs

12 Ways to Find a Real Estate Bargain
by Jon Richards

Money-Making Warnings
by Jon Richards

The Motivated Buyer
by Joe Kaiser

Everything You Need to Know about FICO Scores
by Terry Light

What Makes a Tax-Free Deal a Real Deal?
by Hugh Bromma

Get on the Same Page with the Seller
by Joe Kaiser

Flipping Properties for Profit
by William Bronchick, J.D. and Robert Dahlstrom

Real Estate Investing when Rates are Rising
by Ray Alcorn

Commercial Real Estate: Analyzing & Due Diligence
by Ray Alcorn

Fair Debt Collections Laws Can Surprise You
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: Make BIG Money
by Ron LeGrand

So You Want to Be an Investor...Here's How
by Joe Kaiser

Your 3-Step Plan to Unlimited Investment Money
by Richard Desich

Never Pass up a Good Deal Because It's Too Big
by Ernest Tew

A Perpetual Money Machine
by Lonnie Scruggs

Planning for Financial Success
by Ernest Tew

Self Dealing in Tax Free and Tax Deferred IRAs
by Hugh Bromma

Lease Option Pitfalls to Avoid
by William Bronchick, J.D.

How Do You See Y2K... Gloom or Prosperity?
by Lonnie Scruggs

House Flipping for Beginners (Part 1)
by Jackie Lange

House Flipping for Beginners (Part 2)
by Jackie Lange

Real Estate Investors: Promote Your Business
by Lisa Moren

Buy for Nothing Down and Get Cash Back at Closing
by Jon Richards

Where to Get the Money Even If You Are Broke
by Ron LeGrand

How to Make Money While You Sleep
by Lonnie Scruggs

How Creativity Can Produce Huge Tax-Free Profit
by Ernest Tew

The Power Within
by Ron LeGrand

How to Determine Market Value
by J.P. Vaughan

Have You Had Your Financial Check-Up Lately?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Tax Consequences of Lease Options
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Maximizing Profit with a Prehab
by Joe Kaiser

How Good Can It Get?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Nine Steps to Improve Your Closing Ratio
by Ron LeGrand

10 Ways to Spruce up Your Rental or Rehab
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Step up to the Plate and Negotiate
by Joe Kaiser

Huge Profits from a Part-Time Business
by Ernest Tew

The Choice Is Yours
by Lonnie Scruggs

Get the Property for Less: The Contractor Factor
by Joe Kaiser

Triple Your Income in the Next 12 Months
by Ron LeGrand

Ask Questions and Make Money
by Lonnie Scruggs

Get Tenants to Stay for at Least Three Years
by Jeffrey Taylor

Legal Consideration vs. Earnest Money
by John N. Beck II, J.D.

Prescription for Burned out Landlords
by Lonnie Scruggs

Buying Real Estate in Your IRA
by Hugh Bromma

The Roth IRA
by Hugh Bromma

$100 Yields $20,000 Cash in Six Months
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Lease Option a "Junker"
by William Bronchick, J.D.

What If They Stop Paying?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Financing: The Key to BIG Profits
by Ernest Tew

How to Find the Motivated Sellers (Part 1)
by Ron LeGrand

How to Find the Motivated Sellers (Part 2)
by Ron LeGrand

Learn How to Generate Cash First
by Scott Britton

Why You Should Quit Looking for Properties
by Joe Kaiser

An Old Mobile Home or Money in Disguise?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Maximizing Profit and Limiting Liability in Real Estate
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Four Ways to Profit from Mobile Home Parks
by Ernest Tew

How to Get Your Renters to Think Like Home Buyers
by Jeffrey E. Taylor

Why I Hope Sellers Aren't Home When I Call
by Joe Kaiser

What's Wrong with Our Schools?
by Lonnie Scruggs

How to Raise Cash with Subordination
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Texas Tax Sale Success
by John N. Beck II, J.D.

Assembling Your Buyer's Briefcase
by Scott Britton

Ten Ways to Find Owners of Vacant Property
by Joe Kaiser

It Takes Money to Make Money
by Lonnie Scruggs

Do You Want to Make Money or Make Excuses?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Tax Certificates: Real Estate for Pennies on the Dollar
by John N. Beck, J.D.

How to Earn a Very Secure 15%+ in a 6% World
by John N. Beck, J.D.

Big Returns on Small Money
by Terry L. Vaughan

The Perfect Cure
by Lonnie Scruggs

Lease Options Tips and Strategies
by William Bronchick, J.D.

Quick Cash with Mobile Home Partials
by Terry L. Vaughan

Glossary of Common Terms Used in Loans and Lending
by Ed Wachsman

New Opportunities with Real Estate IRAs
by Hugh Bromma

Fast Cash and up to 75% Yield with No Competition
by Terry L. Vaughan

Where Do the Pros Invest Their Cash?
by Lonnie Scruggs

Best Real Estate Invention of The Decade: The LLC
by William Bronchick, J.D.

How to Use Mortgage Brokers to Your Advantage
by Ed Wachsman

Top Ten Reasons to Incorporate
by William Bronchick, J.D.

New Ways to Fill Your Vacancies
by Wright Thurston

How to Turn Problems into Opportunities
by Lonnie Scruggs

How to Build a $9,000 a Month Positive Cash Flow
As Told To J.P. Vaughan

Your Shortcut to Financial Freedom with Multiple Units
by Wright Thurston

Targeting the Tired Landlord
by Joseph M. Kaiser

How to Use Your Retirement Funds for Real Estate
by Hugh Bromma

How to Design Your Own Road Map for Success
by J.P. Vaughan

How to Make a Bundle with Bad Paper
by Joseph M. Kaiser

The Fastest Way to Stuff Your Pockets
by Scott Britton

How to Create a Cash Cow
by Lonnie Scruggs

No Cash or Credit Needed
by Joseph M. Kaiser

Terry Vaughan's Famous 60-Second Real Estate Course
by Terry L. Vaughan

An Offer a Day Keeps the Blues Away
by Scott Britton

Overcome Fear and Grasp Opportunity
by Lonnie Scruggs

Equity Share Your Way to Ownership
by J.P. Vaughan

What Is Market Value?
by J.P. Vaughan

Foreclosure Investing: The Risks and Rewards
by Todd Beitler

How to Profit from "Non-Performing Assets"
by Lonnie Scruggs

The Winner's Edge: How to Minimize Your Risk
by Terry L. Vaughan

Finding Real Estate Notes by Telemarketing
by Jon Richards

A Crash Course on Discounted Paper (Part 1)
by J.P. Vaughan

A Crash Course on Discounted Paper (Part 2)
by J.P. Vaughan

How to "Stack" The Odds for Real Estate Success
by Scott Britton

How to Create a Money Machine
by Lonnie Scruggs

Quick Cash Profits with Split Funding
by Ron LeGrand

How to Crank up Your Buying Machine (Part 1)
by Scott Britton

How to Crank up Your Buying Machine (Part 2)
by Scott Britton

Make Quick Cash on Assumptions
by Ron LeGrand

How to Create Your Own Mortgage
by J.P. Vaughan

How to Buy Real Estate for 1/2 Price
by J.P. Vaughan


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