Where is the most productive place to work for real estate investing? Technology and the world of business has changed dramatically over the last few years so is working from home really better than getting a highly trafficked storefront or is there an even better option for real estate investing pros? Today many are attracted to real estate investing not just for the vast amounts of money to be made but for the freedom it
Lenders are announcing a new foreclosure halt. So time to give up on real estate investing for the season or is it a unique opportunity to hone in on motivated sellers? Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a several major mortgage lenders have announced that they are suspending foreclosure evictions for the holidays. This might have some real estate investing companies closing up shop for the year but the real innovators should recognize the unique chance
Newly released statistics show housing inventory dropping to a 4 year low in October. So does this mean real estate investing is about to run out of steam due to a lack of deals or does it promise faster flips and rocketing home values? Anyway you look at it lower home inventory levels ought to be a great thing for real estate investing when you consider the large number of foreclosures on the market were
While speculative real estate investing may not be much safer than hitting the casino it is certainly nice to know that the area you are investing in is rising in value or is predicted to do so. You should definitely lock in profits when you buy but why not take all the extra cushion and income you can? One great indication of rising home prices today is new construction. Areas seeing the most new construction
There are a lot of things you can do to improve your marketing, make it more attractive looking and reach more people without breaking the bank. However, here are 2 reasons your marketing isn’t working right now and that no increase in spending or finding better real estate investing deals will improve until you fix them. 1. Selling The Features Not The Benefits This can apply to both wholesaling and flipping houses to end retail
Real estate investing may be appealing for the vast amounts of money that can be made and the freedom that it can provide but it is about much more than that. The opportunities that you have to be involved in real estate investing today and to really take it to the top level are a privilege. A privilege that thousands, in fact millions will never ever have. A privilege that many generations have fought for
Last week the federal government moved in to shut down hundreds of online ads, will your real estate investing business be the next target? The Deputy Inspector General of TARP announced that it has shut down 85 Google advertisers and 125 advertisers on Bing and Yahoo. Following this lead Google and Yahoo announced that they have since suspended accounts for 900 other advertisers in the last week. This crackdown on suspected scam companies who are
You have probably already heard the saying ‘the money is in the list’. However, building your opt-in list of prospects for your real estate investing business is one thing, maintaining high email open rates and profiting from your list can be something quite different. Low email open rates not only mean that your messages are not getting delivered and that you are losing out on real estate investing opportunities but is often a precursor to
It is great to see so many real estate investing companies taking advantage of blogging to grow their businesses. Many of you have probably heard of the benefits of guest blogging and have wondered how to attract others to provide you with content. However, publishing guest posts on your real estate investing blog can do a lot more damage than good if you aren’t careful. Perhaps the biggest threat that guest blog posts hold for
MSNBC and 24/7 Wall St. just published a list of 10 cities with the fewest underwater homes. Could these be great markets for real estate investing? You might think that areas where there are fewer underwater homes and likely fewer short sales and REOs may present fewer real estate investing opportunities. However, when you take a look at all of the numbers you will also find a number of these cities have some of the
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