Financing Collectibles for Fun and Profit
With the advent of the internet and especially auction services like those provided by Yahoo and E-bay, serious collectors have much larger arenas in which to buy and sell their wares. This provides the opportunity for quick discovery of hard-to-find items that previously might have taken years to ... more...

Negotiating A Short Sale The High Road to Huge Foreclosure Profits
Buying foreclosures can be extremely profitable for real estate investors. However, most of these homeowners are mortgaged to the hilt. They have no equity, and big loan payments. In fact, many actually owe more than the property is worth!Most investors will walk away from these deals because ... more...

Buyers Closing Cost
Buyers, borrower, closing costs can be divided into two categories. Nonrecurring closing cost and recurring closing cost.Nonrecurring closing costs on a one-time charge paid upon the close of escrow. Recruiting closing costs are peeping items that the buyer pays advance to help offset expenses ... more...

Five Sure Fire Way to Secure Your Financial Future
You can be poor when youre young, but you cant be poor when youre old. That was the tag line used some years ago in a financial services television commercial.Truer words were never spoken.I was relatively poor when I was young. Just about everybody I knew was and it was kind of fun. We lived an ... more...

First Time Home Buyer Loans Made Easy
When it comes to firsttime home buyer loans, a little research can save you thousands of dollars over the life of your mortgage.A wise consumer selects a mortgage lender prior to shopping for a home. You see, firsttime home buyer loans can end up costing you a lot more than you bargained for if you ... more...

Zero Down Real Estate Investing
Zero down? Why would a seller want to walk away from closing with nothing? Well, they wouldn't, and that brings up the most important point about real estate investing with no downpayment: The seller almost always needs cash at closing, but it doesn't have to be YOUR cash.A Zero Down ExampleI'm ... more...

Get your Dream Car Get a Car Loan
Youve probably spent years thinking that your dream car is out of your reach. But have you though about a car loan? That car youve always wanted could be just within your grasp!America is a nation of car owners. With over 133 million cars on the road, that means that there are 1.24 cars to every ... more...

What To Expect In Closing Costs On A Home Purchase
Many are taking advantage of this years low mortgage rates to purchase a home. Pent up with excitement, many families, who have scrimped and saved for a down-payment, jump for joy when the mortgage lender finally approves their application. But, they should realize that theres a whole new set of ... more...

Luxury Condos In Laguna Hills California
If you could choose to live anywhere in the country, where would it be? You may dream about living on the beachfront in Miami watching the waves crash from your bedroom window. You may wish you lived in Las Vegas and could watch the bright lights flashing on the strip. You may want to live in ... more...

High Profit Real Estate Investing--Make a Good Deal Every Time!
Knowing what a Good Deal is Is the Key to Success in Real Estate.Dear Investor,Take this little survey: The most important key to Real Estate Success is:1. Finding Motivated Sellers2. Funding Your Deals3. Negotiating4. Knowing a Good Deal when you see one.Yes all of them are important. And if you ... more...

Real Estate Investor Question: Rehab and Sell, or Rehab and Keep?
Here's another awesome question I received from my discussion board. The question; Why bother keeping property after it's rehabbed? Why not sell it after the rehab and GET PAID!Of course, the first questions that you must answer is how emergent is your need for quick cash? You can likely ... more...

The Rising Foreclosure Rate
While the number of new mortgages boomed between 2000 and 2003, foreclosure rates also hit record highs. Conditions have improved somewhat since mid-2003: over the last two years the foreclosure rate has flattened. The delinquency rate has also improved slightly with the number of delinquent ... more...

Student Loan Consolidation - Save Money, Pay Less, Spend More
Save Money, Pay Less, Spend More on What You Want? Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Well, if you'll spend a few minutes learning about student loan consolidation, you'll soon be armed with enough information to make some really good decisions and help you achieve all of the above, and ... more...