20 Do’s And Don’ts For Landlords
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1.Do Your Due Diligence On Tenants
Be consistent, use the same application and questions for everyone and have the same requirements. Follow through and don’t be in a hurry to get the cash.
2. Don’t Collect Rent In Person EVER
Lately I’ve been reading in the news where several landlord’s have been shot just trying to collect their rent in person. It’s not worth it! There are too many avenues for people to pay there rent and if online payments is not an option then go back to the way things were once done and provide your... continue reading >>
Have You Heard?
First time home buyers can now get up to $7,500 tax credit. It means Big Benefits since President Bush signed a 300 billion housing bill into law last week.
To put it in a nutshell you can get a 0% loan for 15 years if you buy a home between April 9, 2008 and July 1, 2009. Of course there are some restrictions, but for what it's worth it might be news to use. 
Spinning Words In A Buyers Market
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Spinning Words In A Buyers Market
Whether it’s property or politics words mean everything in your marketing campaign. Every marketing campaign spins it’s words to limit the liabilities and exemplify the assets.
Often the best way to market anything is by comparing and contrast: Of course this house only has two bedrooms, but you won’t find a larger yard anywhere on this side of town and check out how much storage you have.
The adjectives we use should be honest, but one has to wonder when we see so much of splendid, beautiful, stunning, attractive, stylish, exciting, astonishing,... continue reading >>
Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
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Gold At The End Of The Rainbow!
The famous U-Turn as most of us know it can ultimately lead to the gold at the end of the rainbow.
We all know about the U-Turn all too well….you know folks…when you’re driving down the street and suddenly you see what might just be this great property. You find yourself breaking your neck looking somewhere between backwards, sideways, and in front where you should be looking. Then you start thinking, and you think faster and faster (trying not to drive to far before you make that decision) almost to the... continue reading >>
It’s Time To Turn The Wheel In A Different Direction
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Everyone appears to be stuck. Buyers are stuck, sellers are stuck, sellers are stuck and buyers are stuck.
Sellers are afraid to sell at a lower than last year prices and buyers are afraid to buy until the bottom falls completely out.
Everyone is afraid.. Lenders are afraid to lend money while buyers and sellers are afraid to lose money. Fear seems to be the common denominator. But what are we really afraid of here. If lenders would lend then buyers would buy and sellers…well sellers would sell. That leads be to believe that what we really have to... continue reading >>
In Today's Market You Must Adjust!
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In today's market you must adjust. Sometimes we tend to hang on until we hang ourselves. Waiting and wanting for that big one. Most of us are at least guilty of the wanting.
In the past I've made BIG...no...HUMUNGOUS mistakes just by waiting to long to adjust. If the market is down and we want to sell fast then we must lower our prices, change our strategy, and be open to the little drops in the bucket.
Little drops that drip long enough can make some really huge puddles. As the old saying... continue reading >>
Another Way To Make A Dollar While The Housing Markets Down
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Many of you may not be aware that while the housing market is spiraling downward land in a lot of places is actually appreciating in value. So why don’t more real estate investors invest in land as part of their strategic investment plan? The reason is that most investors have never considered raw land as a feasible option for investing, but only tend to focus on overly developed commercial and residential real estate.
Currently there are more than 2.2 BILLION acres of land in the United States alone according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Over 1.6 BILLION... continue reading >>
How To Make $7600 in 7 days!
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This blog comes to you from the desk of Gale Anderson, Author and Real Estate Investor. Another thanks to Gale for letting me post her information here.
Hello friend.....Gale Anderson here,
After 23 years of doing no money down deals in commerical property, residential apartment buildings, single family homes, moblie home parks, condo developements and now land. I have seen once before, in 1989, the failure of banks and financial institutions and our economy in general fall just like Washington Mutual, Wachovia, AIG, Merrill Lynch, Wall Street and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.My... continue reading >>
Where To Stash Your Cash Because You Just Can't Sit On It!
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WOW! With the markets falling like rain drops people are desperately scrambling for new investments. Everyone wants to hold tight to what cash they have, but it too will dwindle if you don't stash your cash. You must still invest. The question is...in what?
I know that for many different reasons people are buying vacant land these days. It's the only place that I know of where the market is up. People bought land with the intentions to immediately re-sell it for three or four times their initial investment when the real estate market was booming.... continue reading >>
Investing In Land!
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Whether it is a neighborhood lot for building your next home, country acreage or lakeside tract for weekend getaways, investing in land can bring years of enjoyment and be a valuable addition to your investment portfolio.
Man has lived off the land for thousands of years and investments in land can be in vacant land, raw land, farmland, woodland, or land for development.
Some advantages:
Land is Real
Unlike shares, land for sale is tangible - you can visit and see it.
Land is a solid easy to understand investment
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