You’ve heard about real estate investing, and you’re considering getting into the business, but you’re still somewhat confused. What does it actually mean to wholesale properties and how can a person get started in this business? You’ve heard it might be illegal. You’ve heard that you can’t deal in real estate without a license. What [...]

Just as a bird dog sniffs out game for the hunter, so a real estate bird dog sniffs out deals for the real estate investor. If you’ve been looking at real estate investing and have wanted to learn more, but you don’t have the capital or the know-how, becoming a bird dog could be the [...]

Beginners in the real estate investing business are surprised to learn that it is possible to build a buyers list before you ever have a property under contract. In fact, it is best that you have the list built ahead of time. You want to be in the position that when your first contract is [...]

The thought of negotiating a purchase or sale is frightening to most newbie real estate investors. “I don’t know anything about sales or negotiating, I just want to wholesale properties” you might be saying. “They didn’t mention that in the 2AM infomercial I watched.” When you first learn about all the wealth to be gained [...]

Taking a property subject to the existing loan, is one of the ways in which real estate investors make a great deal of money. While the process is quite simple, it seems to be a clouded issue for some people. First let’s look at how simple the process truly is. The term “subject to” refers [...]

If a critique of the property industry and property selling process were to be made the findings would most likely state that it is inefficient and time consuming. This however is set to change with the government’s drive towards home information packs for all residential properties being sold. Hopefully this move will reduce the time [...]

Real estate investment has become a hot topic over the last decade or so. Would-be investors seem to be around every corner. They attend seminars, buy investment classes on DVD and study the real estate market religiously. The world of real estate investing seems to be an exclusive and exciting realm where only a privileged [...]

The NRHA, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, will receive funding to assist first time home buyers who are in the low to moderate income level. The Virginia Housing Development Authority announced over $13 million in funds. These funds are the larges amount of money that has been designated to any authority in the state and [...]

Communities that have been hit hard by the current foreclosure crisis in California is the focus of Governor Schwarzenegger who has come up with a plan to stabilize the neighborhoods as well as helping those looking to buy, including the first time home buyers. Many communities in California struck by the foreclosure crisis have neighborhoods [...]

A trip to Florida is an exciting and relaxing vacation. The beaches are beautiful and there are many great communities like Lake Worth around the state. The problem is that everyone else knows that. During the prime seasons accommodations are scarce and the rooms are downright pricey. Wouldn’t it be nice to have one of [...]