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Creativity is the key to making lots of money in real estate. After all, we want to be able to make money no matter what, so we need to come up with many options to make this happen in any economy and environment. This is where I like to look at one of the easier techniques known as “wholesaling.” Wholesaling is the art of finding a seller who is in a bit of a state of emergency. The state of emergency or distress can be many different things. It can be foreclosure, divorce, death, military move, and there are many others out there. The challenge here is to find them, or in fact make them find you.

The basics of wholesaling are fairly simple. You simply find a good deal from a distressed seller who needs to get out of the home as soon as possible. When you find this deal, you have many options to choose from. You can rent it out and make a couple extra bucks a month, rehab the property and resell it, lease options, etc. You can also do what I like to do and wholesale the property. You simply get the rights to the property and sell it to another investor for a more than you have rights to the property for. This does a couple of things. This insures that you will be paid on the front end of the deal at the closing table and you do not have to do any of the rehab work on the property. The investor that you sold it to will be the one that is taking on that responsibility. So, you do not have to deal with any of the contractors involved or any rehab period, all you have to do is get your check at closing and move on to the next one.

Wholesaling is great and fun and some even call it addictive, however I will add this word of caution. Make sure you protect yourself in your deal. The last thing you want is to find a good deal, and show other investors and they go behind your back and cut you out of the deal. So make sure you protect yourself. Get out there and get those deals and make lots of money. Anybody can do this. The only thing stopping you is YOU!


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Terry Burchett is known for his real estate savvy and has shown many people how to make loads of CASH in real estate. To find out more, check out his website at http://www.twholesaleproperties.com

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/the-short-sale-is-it-for-you.html http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/the-short-sale-is-it-for-you.html Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500
The technique that is used and in fact needed quite a bit is the “Short Sale.” The idea of the short sale is simple. If there is not enough equity in a property such as a foreclosure, for example. What is needed, is for you to negotiate with the bank where the deed is being held and see if they will take a lesser amount than what the actual owed amount of the mortgage is.

Ok, I know you are already asking yourself, “Why would they do that?” Well , I will tell you. In this day where it is easier to buy a house and there are many programs which facilitate this both Government and Bank there are many properties that cannot be afforded with a conventional loan where both interest and principle is paid. It is too much to handle. So, what is becoming increasingly popular is the “interest only” loan. This is a loan where instead of paying into your mortgage, you only have to pay and keep the interest paid on the loan each month. This helps people afford much bigger houses with much less money. The only problem with this is that if your mortgage is $200,000 dollars and you do interest only, after a year in ownership, you still owe $200,000 nothing has come off of the price of the loan. Hopefully your house has gained equity and now it is worth $250,000. Not very likely, but it does happen.

These cases are the reason for the short sale. The bank would rather sell to you at a discount the property and take a small loss, then have to hold it and not be able to sell it for many months and take a huge loss. This is where we the investor can cash in. So just because you see a property that looks like nothing can be done, does not mean that is the case. Submit your offer to the bank and see what they say. They may surprise you. The only thing you have to lose is nothing and you can gain the property at your price to make money with. So get out there and get your goals met and remember this. The only thing stopping you is YOU!


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Terry Burchett is known for his real estate savvy and has shown many people how to make loads of CASH in real estate. To find out more, check out his website at http://www.twholesaleproperties.com

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Of course if you read the title of the article, you obviously know what I am going to be talking about here. It is simple and if you missed the title…..it is Foreclosures. While I know many people know about foreclosures, it is still not being used to its full potential. This market is incredibly huge and while trends of buying new homes and easier programs to get into homes continues to happen. This problem will continue to grow in strength and will not decrease.

Open your local newspaper or go to your local county courthouse and you will find hundreds if not thousands of real estate being foreclosed on. The best part about this strategy is that every month a brand new list comes out with just as many if not more real estate to choose from on the foreclosure list. These properties are anything from land, to single family residence. Even commercial properties get in there such as an apartment complex or office building. There is so much property being foreclosed on on a given month that there is no way you can cover it all by yourself. What this means, is that there is enough to go around for everybody to make money with these.

So, get out there and get your local newspaper or go to your county courthouse and get involved. When you do, you will see the money that can be made with this very simple strategy. Anybody can do this and a creative mind is a must. So get out there. The only thing stopping you is YOU!


It is so easy. Check out the list. Hundreds even thousands of real estate properties are being foreclosed on every month. Where are you when this happens. If you are in the right place, you can make a lot of CASH. The only thing stopping you is YOU!


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Terry Burchett is known for his real estate savvy and has shown many people how to make loads of CASH in real estate. To find out more, check out his website at http://www.twholesaleproperties.com

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/using-other-real-estate-investors-to-find-your-next-great-deal.html http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/using-other-real-estate-investors-to-find-your-next-great-deal.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500
This is where it is smart to get creative. Anyone can drive around and look for houses to try and invest in, but it seems that there should be an easier way. Well there is. You can get your next GREAT deal from another real estate investor. Hmmm…..Are you sure, don’t they charge finders fees? Well….YES I am sure and NO there will be no finders fees or assignment costs when doing this simple strategy.

I am sure you drive around your local neighborhood and see the many signs that say, “We Buy Houses.” This is what investors do to market themselves or brand themselves if you will. Instead of driving around looking for deals they simply market themselves and get the deals coming to them. How can we benefit from their marketing? I’ll tell you how. The next time you see one of those signs, take down the number and give them a call. What can it hurt. Just try it. No, we are not trying to sell them a house, but who cares. The only thing I am going to ask them is “what do you do with the deals you don’t take?” Sounds simple enough, and you might be surprised at the response. Usually they will say something to the fact of nothing. This is where you come in and let them know your info and you would be interested in those. They will call or email you with those they cannot use and most of the time they will not ask for anything in return.

Now, I have given you a way to benefit from sign marketing, but how about we make it even simpler than that. I cannot give it to you any easier than this. Pick up your local newspaper and go to the real estate wanted classifieds section of the paper. There, you will see anywhere between 7 and 15 maybe even more “We Buy Houses” listings. Wow, now all you have to do is pick up the phone and call all of them. Can you believe how easy that is? Just ask them the same question from before and see what happens.

They pay for the marketing and you get the deals. Crazy how easy this concept is but how little it is utilized. I have given you the tools and how to use them. Finding your first deal should have just gotten a lot easier with this method. Remember real estate investing is fun and should be fun. Use these tools and grow your business. The only thing stopping you is YOU!


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Terry Burchett is known for his real estate savvy and has shown many people how to make loads of CASH in real estate. To find out more, check out his website at http://www.twholesaleproperties.com/

Source: http://www.articletrader.com ]]> http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/why-you-should-be-investing-in-foreclosures.html http://www.articletrader.com/finance/real-estate/why-you-should-be-investing-in-foreclosures.html Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500
Why is this number growing and not getting smaller? It is simple, interest rates and finance companies are doing everything they can to get folks buying houses. They give many programs that allow for the below average individual to qualify on new special criteria.

There is a long standing myth out there that says, If people own homes, they will care more about their neighborhood and their property and they will take better care of it. While this may actually be true. The banks and government are doing so much to get people in houses today that they are overlooking the fact that just because they can get someone in the house with little required criteria. It does not mean that they can afford the house or the payments, taxes, insurance, etc. Are you starting to see where this trend can benefit you?

If you do not see it by now, let me tell you. It is simple folks, There are hundreds even thousands of preforeclosures in your local newspaper wherever you are right now. No joke, test me on it. I dare you, what have you got to lose besides your own debt. Investors know this, that is why they are sifting through the many listings and picking the property they want to buy. Shouldn’t this be you? I think so.

If you can be creative and realize you do not need a lot of money to invest in this market, you can make a lot of money. Again, I emphasize it does not take a lot of money on your part to get involved with this. All you need is to be creative and you are ready to go out there and get those deals.

Anybody can do this. It does not matter whether you have money or not. This is also a great thing for stay at home Moms. Mom can make a lot of money and not have to worry about child care. It does not matter whether you do this part time or full time. There is money to be made. There is BIG money to be made. Go get it! The only thing stopping you is YOU!


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Terry Burchett is known for his real estate savvy and has shown many people how to make loads of CASH in real estate. To find out more, check out his website at http://www.twholesaleproperties.com/



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