Oct
8

Advertise To Source Below Market Value Property

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

One of the best methods to find below market value property is through advertising. Placing classified adverts in your local paper should be part of your overall game plan to locate motivated sellers.

A motivated seller is basically someone who needs to sell his/her property very quickly due to circumstances beyond his/her control. Read the rest of this entry »


Oct
8

Avoiding Sour Negotiations in Real Estate

Posted by Ki Gray in Buying Houses

Negotiating can be tough. It is more an art of applying techniques to each unique transaction rather than cut and dry responses. With home sales, each home has a person behind it with emotions that can be triggered either positively or negatively. Whether I am the agent for the buying or selling end, I try to advise my clients with facts rather than emotions. I have run into other agents who get quite emotional and defensive about a transaction, and I can understand that inclination because some deals can just become so frustrating, but as the agent, it is best to take a step back and provide professional consultation instead of escalating your client’s emotions. These are some negotiating techniques to keep in mind as options rather than letting a negotiation go sour. Read the rest of this entry »


Aug
27

Home Buyer’s Dirty Tricks

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

The good news for sellers is that most home buyers don’t know the following tricks. Even if they did, many would hesitate to use them. Some of them are unfair, but some are just good tough negotiating tactics - I’ll let you decide which are which. In any case, these are “tricks” and techniques that you need to be aware of if you are selling your house or other property.

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Nov
16

Eight Questions to Ask ANY Real Estate Agent Before Signing ANYTHING

Posted by admin in Buying Houses, Selling your home

Everywhere you look, there are advertisements for Real Estate, and for Real Estate Agents. We’re everywhere! The reason is pretty simple: It’s not extremely difficult to get your real estate license, a college degree is not required, and the income potential is pretty high. Unfortunately, this means that there are a lot of BAD Real Estate Agents out there. The BEST way to find a good professional - in any industry - is to ask for a referral from a trusted friend or colleague. This does not, however, mean that any person referred to you is a quality professional - everyone has a brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or cousin who is in the business, after all - but it will increase your odds. Read the rest of this entry »


Aug
26

Buy Properties Up To 90% Off Market Value

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

If you want to buy your own home, there’s no doubt that it can be expensive. But there are ways to buy yourself a property at well below market cost. How? By buying a seized property.

Every year, thousands of homes end up in foreclosure. Usually this happens because the owner has failed to make their mortgage payments to the lender. So the lender seizes the property and sells it to try and regain some of its losses. Banks, private and government institutions all seize properties because of unpaid bills.

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Aug
26

Flipping Houses for Gold

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

Three Tips to Help You Find the Perfect Fixer

Many real estate investors enjoy “flipping houses”, or buying and selling houses quickly for profit. Not all flips are fixers. However, rehabbers make millions turning ugly houses into dollhouses. On the other hand, some inexperienced investors lose money buying houses that just don’t turn a profit.

If you’re looking to get started investing in real estate by fixing and flipping houses, you’ll want to know what type of property to buy.

THREE TIPS TO HELP YOU FIND THE PERFECT FIXER Read the rest of this entry »


Aug
25

Finance it with Lease to Option to Buy

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

One of America’s billionaires was recently asked the questions, “How do you do it? What is your number one wealth building secret?” Without even one second of hesitation he replied, “find what it is that people need the most, and give it to them.”

Remember that statement. — Give it to them.

There are literally hundreds of different ways to acquire real estate. In future articles, I will be sharing some of the many different innovative techniques used in creative real estate financing. In this article, were going to explore a very useful and profitable creative real estate financing technique commonly called Lease Purchase Options. For ease of explanation, we will refer to Lease Purchase Options as Lease Purchase. Read the rest of this entry »


Aug
26

Types of Bargains to Find

Posted by admin in Buying Houses

To make a good profit in real estate, you must buy right. Check out all property types available to find the best transaction for your specific situation. Consider fixers, distressed sales, repossessions, multiple listings, for sale by owners, and vacant properties just wasting away. Read the rest of this entry »