by Steve Cook
For the last few years, most places in the country have been experiencing tremendous appreciation in the values of real estate. For the longest time I talked about how my house went up in value and, daily, I hear many others talk about how their homes have appreciated in value. Well, I have […]

by David Whisnant
One of the strategies that is in almost every real estate course involves finding a torn-up and ugly property at a cheap price, pay someone $300 to clean out the personal belongings of the prior owners (if you even do that much), and then resell it to a homeowner as a “fixer-upper” with […]

by Nancy Chadwick
If it’s done correctly, a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) can be the next best thing to an appraisal in approximating the value of a property. The purpose of the CMA is to analyze data from properties similar to the subject that have sold recently in order to project the realistic price at which […]

by Nancy Chadwick
How Builders Evaluate Land
Some builders search for property strictly by geographic area. Others search for parcels that would enable them to reach particular buyer sub-markets (housing type, price range, lifestyle, age group). Either way, builders begin the investigation by casting the net into their areas of markets of choice and sifting through potential […]

by Thomas Lucier
The most common mistake that many beginning real estate investors make is that they pay too much for property. Fact is overpaying for property is often cited as the number one reason why so many newcomers fail to make it as profitable real estate investors. That’s because most beginning real estate investors are […]

by Ben Innes-Ker
Go to just about any town or city in the country and you’ll find real estate entrepreneurs and investors like yourself working far more than they should for the return they are getting. And this despite all the promises of “fast cash” and “easy money” that sold the courses that got them into […]

by Gerhard Cronje
It is no secret that attorneys deal with clients on a daily basis who have a “House Problem”. It still amazes me to this date how few investors are going after this niche market for real estate deals. Now, I do not want you to think that this is the “Holy Grail” of […]

by Vena Jones-Cox
This one of those questions that must be answered by another question, to wit: what’s a good deal? And this is not a facetious question, because the answer depends on:
1) Your exit strategy.
2) Your financial resources.
3) Your skills.
4) Your goals.
5) The risk and hassle involved in a particular property.
So let’s say this: I’ll […]

by John Cash Locke
Back in about 1963 the market in Las Vegas was overbuilt with new homes. The builders were going crazy trying to figure out how to sell these new houses. Terms were being used like: the market is flat, the economy is in the toilet and the housing market bubble has burst. A […]

by Russ Dalbey
At one point of another, you’re probably heard that “marketing” is the key to successful business. “If you’re not marketing, you’re not in business.” Or, perhaps more harshly . . . “If you’re marketing your business, you’ll soon be out of business!” But something you may not realize is that “marketing” is not […]