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How to find deals to Flip for Quick Cash

24. November 2009

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How to Find Deals to Flip for Quick Cash Have you ever been fishing when the fish just weren’t biting? During those times, it doesn’t matter what you are using for bait. When they are biting, they will bite on just about anything. Finding deals to do a wholesale flip is just like [...]

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How to handle a Closing for a Wholesale Flip

24. November 2009

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Question: “What’s the best way to handle the closing for a wholesale flip?” Answer: “The short answer is to let the title company handle it. Your job as a real estate investor is to find the deal, get it under contract, and then get the property sold. Focus on finding deals and getting [...]

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What types of Properties can You Flip?

22. November 2009

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Question: “Can you only do flips on houses that needs a lot of work, or you can do those on newer homes five years or less? “ Answer: “There was a famous direct marketer, the late Gary Halbert, who once asked an audience at a seminar he was leading an interesting question. He [...]

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Should a beginning investor buy a multi-unit property?

16. November 2009

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Question: “What is your feeling about multiplexes for someone just starting out? Answer: “I think for people that are starting out in general, I would recommend single family homes. The advantage of multi-unit properties is you can hopefully buy it for less money per unit than you would have to pay for a [...]

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Are you a Lemming?

15. November 2009

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Do you remember this TV advertisement for the Apple Macintosh from 1985? In the advertisement, it shows people stepping off a cliff like lemmings. One of the great advertisements of all time. Have you ever felt like one of those guys stepping off the cliff when it comes to investing? Just about every time [...]

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What do you do when the banks won’t lend you money?

13. November 2009

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It seems that just about every investor I talk to is looking for more money. Here’s a question that came up… Question: “I want to buy a property, but I can’t get the money. What do you do when the banks won’t lend you money, and you don’t have cash to work with?” Answer: [...]

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Is now a good time to buy rental properties?

13. November 2009

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Question: “Is now a good time to buy rental properties? How do you see the real estate market? Answer: “To answer that, I’d like you to take a look this video of Steve Jobs in a 1984 video launching the Apple Macintosh. I love the memories that came up of actually using the Mac [...]

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