Things to Consider Before Buying a Condo

Posted April 30th, 2009

Before you rush right in and sign all the paperwork that will make you a condo owner there are many things to consider. Before you commit to buying a condo it is always a good idea to check out, in depth, the state of the property and the association.
Before you make a final decision, take [...]

Cashing Checks From Real Estate Investing

Posted April 29th, 2009

I just closed on a nice deal today. Over $25,000 on one house without putting up any cash or credit. It was a Foreclosure Deal that I got from the public records. I am not telling you to brag, what I want to do is to tell you what you need to do when you [...]

Light Fixtures and Indianapolis Real Estate

Posted April 27th, 2009

When buying a home, there are many factors to consider, least of which is lighting. What kind of lighting does your Indianapolis real estate have, and what should you look for in terms of quality and desired effect? Lighting is key to a happy and livable home, and with all the options available, it never [...]

Portfolio Sale-Leaseback

Posted April 26th, 2009

By Ethan Fry, Staff Writer Source: CPM
Portfolio sale-leaseback transactions will become increasingly prevalent for companies looking to increase flexibility and limit property ownership, according to results of a survey released by CoreNet Global’s Applied Research Center.
“The real big difference between single-property sale-leasebacks and portfolio sale-leasebacks is more in the flexibility it provides the company,” Eric [...]

A New Home Or Resale, Which is Better?

Posted April 25th, 2009

When deciding if you should buy a new home or resale home, you will likely hear a number of opinions about which one is better. Each home has their own positive attributes so it all comes down to individual needs. Before making a decision, you should look at the benefits of each to determine which [...]

Turn Panic Into Profit in 2009

Posted April 24th, 2009

Every segment of the economy has taken a beating over the course of the last year or so. Consumers are afraid to spend money, borrow money, or even go to work. The “irrational exuberance” of years past has been replaced by fear, trepidation, and a sense of foreboding. You, too, may be considering whether real [...]

Floating Retirement Homes

Posted April 23rd, 2009

Imagine a floating retirement home that includes accommodations for two with ocean view, all meals, co-ownership in a cruise ship, a membership to a Golf and Country Club, monthly Bahamas cruise and annual cruise to the Caribbean. Sound too good to be true?
Now offered by Waterfront Lifestyles International, this is the latest concept for Florida’s [...]

Cemetery Plots As A Practical Real Estate Investment

Posted April 21st, 2009

Many years ago, in one of his many flashes of investment brilliance, my father decided to purchase four cemetery plots; one for each of the members of my immediate family. Many years later I decided to check on the value of the two remaining plots and I was very surprised at how much they had [...]

Benefit From Orlando Foreclosures in a Down Economy

Posted April 20th, 2009

There are many homeowners who are in danger of being foreclosed upon on their homes and the number of foreclosures is only going to continue to increase throughout the rest of 2008 and 2009. The reason why is because of two trends that are linked to one another that is going to simply compound the [...]

Orlando Short Sales - Techniques For Profiting From a Bad Housing Market

Posted April 19th, 2009

There are many real estate investor trainers that teach the power of short sales. With record foreclosures expected to continue, it pays to learn how to do them. However, what many of these trainers are not telling you is how to actually get paid on these short sales if you aren’t the one buying the [...]