by Doug Smith | Apr 5, 2012 | Motivated Sellers, Real Estate Investing Strategies
Many investors start out by driving through neighborhoods, writing down the address of an ugly or vacant house, and sending “we buy houses” letters and postcards to the owners. It’s called “driving for dollars,” and it has made many investors a fortune. I should know...
by Marko Rubel | Mar 29, 2012 | House Flipping/Wholesaling, Motivated Sellers
This article completes our series on “wholesaling” real estate. So, I’d like to give you a few more ways to get wholesaling prospects. In the last article, How to Find the Right Kind of House to Flip, we talked about the “driving & calling”...
by Doug Smith | Mar 27, 2012 | Creative Real Estate Investing, Foreclosures/Short Sales, HomePage, Motivated Sellers, Real Estate Investing Strategies
If you follow the news, it’s likely that you’ve become concerned about the state of today’s housing market. And it’s no wonder. Just open up the real estate section of any paper, and you’ll see nothing but negative headlines. To prove my point, here are some recent...
by Jim Ingersoll | Mar 20, 2012 | Buy and Hold, Motivated Sellers, Real Estate Investing Strategies, Real Estate Investor Resources
Connecting with burned out landlords can lead to finding some great deals and buying houses directly from motivated sellers. And believe me, there are plenty of burned out landlords in the real estate business. Have you ever been a burned out landlord? I once was. My...
by Jim Ingersoll | Mar 6, 2012 | Creative Real Estate Investing, Motivated Sellers, Real Estate Investing Strategies
In my previous article, “Why You Don’t Need Fannie Mae or HUD,” I shared why I believe we are at a critical time for real estate investors to begin finding their own deals. With foreclosure inventory so high and distressed property so easy to acquire, many...
by Jim Ingersoll | Feb 14, 2012 | Motivated Sellers
Did you get the memo from Fannie Mae? They are making some significant changes in their approach to managing their foreclosure inventory, and it affects real estate investors. Here are the recent trends I am seeing with Fannie Mae foreclosure inventory: 1. The...
