All posts by reinvestor

  • After You’re In Contract… Should You Flip or Hold?

    Which is the best real estate investment strategy?  Buy and hold?  Fix and flip?  Wholesale? Interestingly, a lot of business takes place before you ever need to decide.  No matter what your exit strategy, the lead generation,...

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  • Why do so Many Real Estate Investors Fail?

    Real estate investing is not easy, but there is a huge amount of real estate investors who never buy a house or lose money when they buy a rental. Many investors are scared to fail when they...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • 7 Common Elements Tenants Seek Out in a Prospective Rental

    Tenants come in all shapes and sizes. They have many differing wants, needs and desires. These wants, needs and desires will often translate into the type and location of properties they wish to live in, as what...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • 4 Ways To Start Small As A Real Estate Investor

    I speak from experience when I say that taking that first step is one of the most significant and common obstacles for a new or part-time real estate investor who is looking to get started. Most people...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • 8 Simple Tips for Managing Contractors Without Losing Your Mind

    Contractors are difficult to deal with. It’s just the nature of the beast. But if you are a landlord, or any kind of real estate investor, dealing with those in the construction trade is part of daily...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • 3 Free Image Editing Programs For Amazing Real Estate Photos

    We all know how important pictures are. They do value 1,000 words – maybe even more. But sometimes we don’t have the best camera or the best light and we have to do our best with what...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • Wall Street moves into commercial lending for investment properties

    A new breed of nonbank commercial lenders has cropped up that has changed the way investors are purchasing single-family homes for rentals.  In the past, investors often used cash or borrowed from a hard money lender. A...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • How to Buy a Foreclosure That is Not Yet For Sale

    Over the last couple of years writing this blog and seeing many investor questions on discussion forums, I see a question pop up over and over. “How can I buy a foreclosure that is not for sale...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • SEC Raises Limits for Investment, Helps Real Estate Crowdfunding

    Real estate crowdfunding boomed in 2014. Now, new SEC rules for Title IV of the JOBS Act have made crowdfunding even more attractive to real estate deal sponsors. Gene Trowbridge, CCIM, principal in Trowbridge Taylor Sidoti LLC...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • What is Short Sale Fraud and How to Avoid it

    I have bought a lot of short sales in the last ten years as rental properties or flips. Short sales can be terrific deals and provide instant equity, but the FBI is cracking down on short sale...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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