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With the national housing market showing signs of improved strength and stability, and inventory levels on the rise, sellers no longer have the advantage that they regained in 2012 after the Great Recession’s prolonged buyers-market. With buyers and sellers on a more even playing field, investors...
10/13/2014
Most investors know that one of the most important aspects of selling a home is curb appeal, and yet many of us are lost on exactly what that entails. Of course a nice mailbox, painted front door, and a freshly mowed yard fits the bill, but today’s buyers expect much more when they purchase a ne...
10/02/2014
General contractors, home design specialists, and remodeling professionals oftentimes have a knack for seeing their finished home improvement project in their well-trained mind long before construction even begins. However, for the typical (or new) investor, the ability to see beyond the urine-...
09/07/2014
I recently had a student ask me if I flip HUD and/or REO foreclosures, and whether the bank contracts are assignable. Since it's a question that I'm asked fairly often, I thought it would make for a great "Ask the PIG" post for all of my subscribers. The short answer is no, bank foreclosures (...
09/05/2014
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“If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is higher there too.” –Maya Angelou This is probably one of the best quotes I’ve read in a long time, and it’s so apropos when it comes to entrepreneurship. As a real estate agent, I have witnesse...
08/25/2014
Real estate investors who feel like they may have missed out on the big foreclosure opportunity of the last few years should think again. According to a recent report by Esther Cho on DSNews.com, the shadow inventory at Freddie Mae & Fannie Mac out paces their REO inventory 6-1. While at the s...
08/21/2014
I admit that I am not an expert at a lot of things. Rather than being a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none, I decided long ago to be a master of a few things, while remaining downright awful at pretty much everything else. Some of my shortcomings include singing, dancing, drawing, or fixin...
08/04/2014
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Read More Don’t Let Appraisal Derail Your Sale – 5 Keys to Getting the Contract Price Posted by Professional Investors Guild on Jul 21, 2014 in Blog | 4 comments You got a great deal on the house from a motivated seller through your creative marketing strategies. Your team did an incredible job ...
07/29/2014
[facebook][retweet] FIVE THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT REAL ESTATE INVESTING, PART 5 – “Marketing is Way More Important than You Think.” A few months back, there was a viral post making its way around Facebook in which people were sharing 10 things that people “might not know” about them. Inspir...
05/20/2014
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There is no such thing as an overnight success story. We all love to believe that they exist, if for no other reason than to leave us with the hope that one day success will also find its way to our doorstep. This possibility, regardless of how remote, keeps us hanging on; shuffling our way thr...
05/19/2014