HUD Homes–Saving Big Money with HUD Foreclosures
If you are in the market to buy your first or next home, a HUD home could potentially save you tens of thousands of dollars on the purchase price. While buying a HUD Home can save you a lot of money,...
View ArticleHow Much is a Great View Worth?
The Cliff in St Maarten Depending on what state or country you live in, you might have a different opinion of what a great view is. For some, the ideal living quarters is a house or condo next to the...
View Article5 Places To Stash Your Cash When Purchasing a Home
Individuals, couples or families that are ready to buy a home have often saved for many years to have the opportunity to live “The American Dream.” Accordingly, it is important that the money set...
View ArticleHow Does the Making Homes Affordable Program Work?
The Home Affordable Modification Program, which aims to stabilize the housing market and help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages, was introduced in February 2009 as part of Obama’s...
View ArticleIs Our Economy in a Foreclosure Freeze?
As if the sub-prime mortgage crisis followed by a collapse of the housing market wasn’t enough. Behold the foreclosure crisis sparked by Jeffrey Stephan, head of Ally’s (formerly GMAC) foreclosure...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Buying a New Construction Home
You’ve been hard at work, soundly managing and saving your money. You have a good credit score, and you’ve amassed enough cash for a down payment on your first home. Or, perhaps you’re looking to sell...
View Article10 Most Expensive Cities to Buy a Home in the US
Between February and August of this year, Coldwell Banker studied average home prices in nearly 300 markets where the firm operates. The firm tracked the average prices of four bedroom, two bathroom...
View ArticleThe Interesting Process of a Real Estate Auction
Many people are familiar with the concept of a foreclosure auction. In most people’s minds, such an auction works like so: A property that has been seized by a bank due to delinquent payments is...
View Article6 Unexpected Expenses New Homebuyers Should Know
When first-time homebuyers finally close the deal on their first home, they are often so focused on the price of the home and the mortgage, that they forget about the other expenses involved with the...
View Article5 Tips to Invest Wisely in a Second Home
Clark Howard says, “Second homes are the best deal in a distressed real estate market.” And that’s especially true right now when housing in many vacation-home destinations has bottomed and mortgage...
View ArticleIs Flipping Houses Investing or Speculating?
A few days ago I wrote an article entitled, Real Estate or Stocks: Which is the better investment? In response, Enough Wealth wrote a comment worth reading. Of interest here, Enough Wealth wrote: The...
View ArticleHow To Buy A HUD Home As An Investor
My sister and I recently bought an investment property together. It’s a HUD foreclosure that we plan to rehab and flip over the next several months. I asked my sis if she would write a series of...
View ArticleHow to Start Your Real Estate Investing Journey: A 5 Step Plan
Photo: thinkpanama No doubt you’ve seen the late-night infomercials of snazzy looking gurus sitting by the ocean talking about how easy it is to get into real estate investing – even if you don’t have...
View ArticleOur Rehab and House Flipping Story (Part 2)
The rehab is now underway on our investment property. As you might recall, my brother and I bought a HUD home that we are flipping. The plan is to have the house on the market over the next few weeks....
View ArticleDR 030: How to Invest in Real Estate [Case Study with Brandon Turner]
This is the twenty-third day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday I shared my own asset...
View ArticleDR 076: Is a Home a Good Investment? The Numbers Will Surprise You
It’s a hotly debated question. Is it better to buy or rent? We covered this question in detail in Podcast 59. Many argue that buying is best because on average homeowners have a higher net worth than...
View ArticleDR 079: HUD Homes–Saving Big Money with HUD Foreclosures
If you are in the market to buy your first or next home, a HUD home could potentially save you tens of thousands of dollars on the purchase price. While buying a HUD Home can save you a lot of money,...
View ArticleDR 088: 3 Key Ratios to Evaluate Real Estate Investments (#1 is All You...
Recently a number of listeners to the podcast have asked about evaluating real estate investments. They want to know how much rent they would need to charge for a specific property to make it a “good”...
View ArticleDR 104: Rags to Riches and Back Again–Interview with Million Bucks by 30...
Is it possible to build $1 million in net worth in 10 years starting from scratch? In today’s interview with Alan Corey, author of A Million Bucks By 30, we’ll learn exactly how one man did it. I...
View ArticleThe 1% Solution–How to Determine if a Rental Property is a Good Investment
When I first began looking into real estate investing, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what criteria I would use in selecting which property to buy. I have built many Excel spreadsheets with...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....