Mortgages 101
Finding the perfect mortgage is like finding your dream home; it takes lots of work. You may find that you have a few questions about mortgages. Buying a home can be a very stressful time, but through a little education, you can understand every step of the process in securing your financing.Dont ... more...

Location, Location - NOT!
Untold Secrets of Buying and Selling Real EstateOwning a home can truly be satisfying. However, with the financial pressures of today's world, getting good value is crucial. These days I am much savvier about buying and selling homes than I was when we bought our first of eight houses. The ... more...

Home Buyer's Hidden Costs
Home buyer's who purchase a home without a real estate agent (or sometimes purchase through an inexperienced agent) can find out too late they don't have enough money to close and move.Top 10 Costs Home Buyers Miss:1.) Property Taxes and AssessmentsHome buyers often need to set up an escrow account ... more...

No Money! Does It Really Matter? (Free E-Books)
You can use the sellers existing financing for part of the purchase price. Buying "subject to" you only have to fund the money for the sellers equity! You can get a cash buyer and do a simultaneous close or flip your deal to the buyer for a cash assignment fee. You can sell your contract to another ... more...

Should You Use a Lease/Purchase (Rent to Own) Approach to Sell or Rent Your Home?
Have you ever dealt with bad renters? Late payments? Stains on the carpet? Calls late at night about a stopped toilet? Sometimes being a Landlord is not a fun game, especially when you have a nice home and bad tenants.Have you taken advantage of the recent low interest rates and refinanced your ... more...

What Should You Know Before You Take Out A Loan: Five Factors to Keep in Mind
If you have reached a point in your life at which you want to take out a loan for a car, for education or to purchase a home, you will want to seriously consider what should you know before you take out different kinds of loans. Indeed, there are a number of factors you need to take into ... more...

Hard Money Lenders -- "No Money Down" The Easy Way
Would it help you as a real estate investor to be able to "Close For Cash in Days," even if you're tapped out financially?Hard money lenders are perhaps the best way to get 100% financing with easy qualifying, money for fix- up, and fast closings.So what can hard money lenders do for you? Hard ... more...

9 Home Buyer Traps and How to Avoid Them
No matter which way you look at it buying a home is a major investment. But for many homebuyers, it can be an even more expensive process than it needs to be because many fall prey to at least a few of the many common and costly mistakes which trap them into either:-paying too much for the home ... more...

Defining Common Banking Terms
Banking is one of the most important industries in the world today the economy of every country in the world flows through the various banks and financial institutions that exist in the world.There are times, though, that some of the terminology that's used in banks and the banking industry might ... more...

Organize Your Move With A Moving Checklist
Moving is a chaotic and stressful time. Theres so many things to arrange, having utilities switched, signing up the kids for a new school, scheduling the movers, packing the house. With all the other things you do its not easy to find the time to get everything done!Using a checklist of tasks, ... more...

Your Home Equity Can Work for You
"Use your home's equity to pay off your debt. It's easy and simple, no closing costs!" Every time I turn on the television, commercials bombard me telling me to take out a home equity line of credit. People are using their dream homes to pay for even bigger dreams, like a "debt free" lifestyle and ... more...

Conventional Financing For Wholesale Deals
This info is very important for both new and experienced wholesalers, AND buyers of fixer-uppers, to carefully read and understand. We learned it painfully, hopefully you won't have to :-)Often times we are asked by investors about using conventional financing for their investor deals. In other ... more...