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Owner financed real estate is still relatively popular. So who is it for? What are the advantages it provides? What traps are there to avoid? Seller financing has been a common way to facilitate real estate transactions for several decades, and has been used in various forms for far longer. It comes in and out […]

What makes a good tenant a happy tenant? This is a question everyone asks when real estate investing. After all, when you have great tenants who pay on time and take care of your investment property, you want to keep them. Plenty of property managers and owners find themselves befuddled with a good tenant goes […]

What are the most important concepts associated with content creation and online marketing that real estate investors need to understand? From coast to coast, and small to big, it’s clear that content strategies are capable of separating the most successful investors from the rest of the pack. Accordingly, a properly run content and marketing strategy […]

Real estate is typically associated with large moves and transactions. So how can “going small” help real estate professionals realize more success? So what are some of the small tasks that real estate pros can make, for big results? Blog Publishing a real estate blog everyday can be one of the best moves real estate […]

While the federal government contemplates increasing home-financing rates, the Fed has stated that it will likely raise rates when unemployment falls below 6.5%, so now is the time to refinance your home. There’s a program the government created a few years ago called the Home Affordable Refinance Program®, commonly referred to as HARP, which enables […]

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages were unchanged this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.58 percent, the same rate as this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered between 3.58 percent and 3.83 percent before settling at the current rate. “Rates were on a roller coaster […]

Shirleen Holt’s relief at returning to renting is typical of many former homeowners. No more fixing leaky faucets; no more time-consuming projects. A marketing consultant who recently moved to Ashland, OR, Holt expects to own again, but for now she is thoroughly enjoying the renter’s life. “When something goes wrong, I just call the landlord,” […]

There are endless stories of bad tenants circulating on the Internet, but a recent plea has to make real estate investors think twice about what they are doing. Accordingly, a real estate investor recently sought the assistance of an attorney to sue a “bad” tenant because they wanted to break the lease early. While understandably […]

Here’s something that many Americans — including some of the smartest and most educated among us — don’t know: The official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is extremely misleading. Right now, we’re hearing much celebrating from the media, the White House and Wall Street about how unemployment is “down” to […]

Liquidity is essential for those that plan to go big and bold in the field of real estate investing. You can essentially start out with nothing, or several million, but at some point there can be big advantages to additional funding. With the right funding partner, you can capitalize on more opportunities and increase returns. […]