If you use Bandit Signs in your real estate investing at all, then today’s tip will be a tasty treat… At one point or another we’ve all had those lovely, goldenrod, coroplast investments of ours removed or cut in half by the “sign police”, right?  (FYI “sign police = code enforcement)  And occasionally you might [...]

So I recently ran across some footage from our last KISS Flipping Intensive event in Vegas.  I get requests for this kind of stuff all the time, so I thought I’d post some of it for you. Now just to be clear, this is from a handful of clips I grabbed on my Kodak Zi8 [...]

Hey, it’s time for some more Reader Mail! This one comes from the little survey thingy in the sidebar of this here blog… “My biggest real estate investing question *right now* is why would an investor use a purchase contract when an option contract doesn’t have the same requirements of us as investors? Is this [...]

Recently I had the opportunity to connect with St. Louis real estate investor Joe McCall, who’s been an acquaintance of mine for a few years now, and a long-time understudy of my buddies Steve Cook and Shaun McCloskey.  But to be honest, I’ve never really known what Joe’s particular REI niche was until now. So [...]

Before we jump into today’s tip, I want to let the cat out of the bag that in the near future I’ll be co-hosting a unique REI training workshop with fellow wholesaler & REI blogger Alex Joungblood. I recently crossed paths with Alex and we hit it off nicely. We have similar backgrounds, both in [...]

(Contributor: Dyches Boddiford) Yes, hard money lending is less risky than owning real estate! Think about it.  Done properly, your loan will be secured by real estate worth much more than your loan. Personally, loans I make are no greater than 60% of the fixed up price of the property. And if there is much [...]

So here’s a handy tip I ran across the other day — it’s from my personal Short Sale Sherpa (and also one of my best friends on the planet) Shaun McCloskey… It’s simple, sneaky stuff to help keep your vacant houses break-in free while you’re trying to rent or sell ‘em.  It may not work [...]

So, as you likely know already, it was signed into law on Nov. 6 that not only extends the $8,000 stimulus tax credit for “first-time” home buyers until next spring, but also provides a $6,500 tax credit for some current homeowners who buy another home. While a lot of folks are interested in taking advantage [...]

So I know this may be a little controversial, but I think it’s a question worth asking… Of what actual value are “Wholetale” investors? I’m talking about folks (like KISS Flippers, for example) who quick-flip houses in as-is or near as-is condition to retail buyers.  What value does this kind of investor really bring to [...]

So here’s one undeniable fact for anyone in the real estate biz: Access to the Realtor’s MLS = Power. MLS of course stands for “Multiple Listing Service”, as in the big, honkin’ database of real estate information Realtors have access to. And in case you’re wondering, no, I’m not talking about the real estate listings [...]