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How many times have you seen a run down vacant property and thought to yourself... that would be a good investment? You see it for several weeks or months and do nothing about it and all of the sudden you see someone is now rehabbing it and you see a “for sale” or “for rent” sign in the yard. Then you say to yourself... “I knew that would be a good investment! Darn, I missed that one”! You just weren’t sure how much you should offer and how much profit you should allow before making an offer.

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I see a lot of investors that are just getting started in real estate and want to go full time from the start. They talk about quitting their good paying job so they can spend more time working on their investing career. I share their enthusiasm and I want to share some ideas with you to help you decide when the right time to go full time is. When you are full time you must make enough money to support yourself and your family on your investments. Sure you can wholesale or retail houses to keep the money coming in... continue reading >>

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I wanted to share a few ideas about asset protection to help you on your way to success in your investing career. You don’t have to be rich to start thinking about and implementing asset protection strategies. It is better to start and get in the habit while the amounts are small. This is similar to tithing. Tithing is much easier if you start while the amounts are small. Example: It is much easier to start tithing when you are taking a dime out of a dollar than it is to start when you are faced with giving $100,000 out... continue reading >>

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In the financial markets you can buy stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options and more. With each of them you make an investment of money for a return on that investment of interest, dividends or appreciation of value or a combination of two or more. You can even buy on margin so you can basically get in for no money down. The only problem is if the investment you made goes down in value then you receive a margin call and if you have never had one it’s not a good feeling. You have made an investment, financed it and because... continue reading >>

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I just went to a continuing education class in South Carolina and the topic was Mortgage Fraud. Having taught mortgage fraud I thought that it was going to be pretty much the same old thing. Sure a lot of what they taught I already knew but I not only learned a few new things but it was also good to be reminded of a lot of things that you can forget about. I have talked to a lot of people that when they start explaining the transaction it is very evident that it is not legal. The sad part is... continue reading >>

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Larry Goins

I get asked this question a lot. Title insurance is purchased through your attorney and insures that if there are any title defects found at a later date such as a long lost heir that shows up telling you to “get out of his house” then the title insurance company would handle the problem and not you. It is important to tell you that just because the lender that loans you the money to buy the property has title insurance doesn’t mean that you have title insurance. To cover yourself you must also purchase an owners title... continue reading >>

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By Larry Goins

If you need to earn some extra cash to get started investing in real estate, wholesaling is a great way. Even if you are not sure of values, repair cost, potential rents, etc. you can still wholesale as many properties as you can find as long as it’s a deal. To get started you can team up with someone who is already closing deals and has a ready list of buyers. You can get an education and get paid for finding properties. Whoever you team up with can help you negotiate the sale and terms... continue reading >>

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By Larry Goins

This real estate investing thing can get pretty mind-boggling. Where do I start or if I have already started, where do I go from here. Do I go for a lease option, subject to, rehab, wholesale, long term rental, retail, etc? Then how do I fund the thing? Do I look for seller financing, hard money, private money, bank line of credit, relatives or partners (that’s a scary one), or just pay cash. Then you start thinking, where can I get the education and training I need to either get started or get to the next... continue reading >>

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By Larry Goins

Has everyone heard about the three most important things in real estate investing? I think we all have. The first thing you hear when starting out is “location, location, location”! This is good to know especially if you are buying for long-term appreciation or you are looking for higher end or nice properties that you can lease option to tenant buyers or retail for cash. I want to share with you what I feel are the three most important things in real estate investing. Keep in mind that I am speaking from investing in real estate... continue reading >>

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By Larry Goins

I would like to share some ideas with you to help you increase your income on each property that you already own. Any way that you can increase your income on a property is worth looking into. There are many ways to increase your income without increasing the rent itself. You may know some of these and you may not but sometimes it is just as important to be reminded, as it is to learn something new.

The first way is to lease appliances. You may be able to pick up a washer and... continue reading >>