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Real estate investors have a reputation across much of the US for being risky. Now, as investors, we’re likely to laugh at comments like that, because we know that it’s really only risky if we’re uneducated and have no idea what we’re doing. Calculated risk is far less risky, in my eyes, than com...
08/23/2007
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I’d love to see statistics on the number of investment properties that the average real estate investor owns these days. I would guess that very few investors ever purchase any more than one or two properties in a lifetime. But, why? As I talk to investors, I regularly see two reasons why: They g...
08/21/2007
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Indianapolis has now moved out of the top ten for the number of homes in foreclosure in the United States and is now number 15. We’re actually down 6%, according to RealtyTrac’s recent postings. Sadly, the news isn’t good for other areas of California, Ohio, and the Northeast, where home-owners a...
08/17/2007
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For real estate investors & home-owners, mold can be a serious problem. But, the biggest problems really come from people’s ignorance in dealing with mold safely and appropriately. That’s why Land Chasers has asked Nathan Whittlesey of Midwest Environmental Solutions to spend some time sharing so...
08/16/2007
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Today, I spent some time talking with a new investor about getting started in investment real estate. He asked for some ideas on where and how to start. Of the numerous questions I asked as we talked, the discussion revolved around two questions: How much money, in cash or credit lines, do you ha...
08/14/2007
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Today’s post is the second of our series on mold. Land Chasers is always looking for ways to better educate our real estate investors and bringing on Nathan Whittlesey from Midwest Environmental Solutions has already proven to be a great thing for our investors. He’s given us all some great infor...
08/09/2007
Says who? Forbes.com. According to their article on Housing Trends entitled Most Affordable U.S. Real Estate Markets, Indianapolis, Indiana tops the US for affordability. Why Indianapolis? Median home price: $112,500 Median household income: $60,383 According to Matt Woolsey, "Only 9% of San Dieg...
08/08/2007
Here's a few little ditties for all of our readers: 1. I found an application called Lending Club, where Facebook users can borrow and lend money at good rates without using banks. Some users appear to have even received better rates with Lending Club than they have with their local banks and cre...
08/08/2007
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As a birddog and a realtor, I spend an incredible amount of time on the phone with sellers of investment real estate here in Indianapolis. I sort through so much garbage in a day’s time, it is unreal. As I’ve said repeatedly, everyone’s got an “investment property for sale”, but no one has a clue...
08/07/2007
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I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about mold problems through the past year and then came across a discussion about it on Biggerpockets forum here the other day. Understandably, this is a big concern for investors and homeowners, and knowing what to and not do is a big deal. So, I’ve asked Nathan W...
08/02/2007