27
Oct
Buying a foreclosed home is often a way for both the mortgage provider and owner occupant or investor to settle the property deal amenably. There are a lot of mortgage programs which favor first time home buyers when they purchase a foreclosed home, especially if the home needs to be rehabbed (FHA 203(k) mortgage loan.) […]
19
Aug
Investment realty is defined as a licensed real estate company specializing in dealing in real estate for investment purposes – either flip, fix and flip or long term investing, like buy and hold. One of the questions I get asked a lot from new real estate investors is if they should get licensed as a […]
13
Aug
One of the questions I receive a lot from new or experienced investors alike is how to buy properties for passive income (buy & hold) with no money of their own, credit or bank financing. Real estate financing, especially for investors, is not what it used to be. Banks have put limits on how many properties […]
28
Jul
‘House Flip’ is a common definition for re-selling a property for quick profit, which has been purchased at below market price and improved to increase its value. House Flip is different from long-term investing, also referred as ‘buy and hold’, whereas the buyer purchases a property and rents it out for passive income. Learning the process of flipping and the […]
22
Jul
Diving into the real estate investing industry can be confusing, especially if you are new to the business. The first thing you may want to do is apply for a loan to begin purchasing real estate. As you research, the term “hard money” loan may come up. What is hard money? Is this type of […]
26
May
Real estate investing for women is a niche within the broader real estate investing category. Why is it a niche? When I started out in real estate in 1987, I was fortunate to work for one of the most prestigious real estate companies in Honolulu, Hawaii, named Dolman and Associates. The founder and broker-owner was […]
02
Apr
Housing Market 2015 – this is definitely the year of the real estate recovery. Nine years after the housing bubble reached its highest point and four years after real estate prices bottomed, we are finally seeing a steady recovery. Prices had started to sharply increase towards the end of 2013, but some areas of the country still […]
18
Feb
Online real estate is definitely the “new” way of doing business. Either you are looking for training, or creating a virtual investing platform (where all your business can be run remotely via a computer,) or for up to date training, the trend to online real estate as a creative and time-saving way of expanding your […]
14
Jan
Property search is an essential skill as an investor and the better you get at it, the more successful (and profitable) you will become. There are 2 main components to property search: how to find that ‘golden nugget’ before anyone else does and how to get these properties directly from the source. I always say that […]
11
Nov
Commercial Real Estate Investing is an ever changing and multifaceted investment medium. The same investment strategies, such as short sales, REO or buying notes, gain and lose position in the same manner that stocks or bonds gain or lose their position. For this reason as an investor, in order to thrive in this business, […]