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How Does Interest Rates Affect New Home Sales and Wheres The Best Place To Build?


These real questions on new home starts and interest rates on real estate are answered by a US Master Builder and myself after receiving them from readers of my e-book, "Residential Development Made Easy."Question 1.

The Real Estate Market In Spain: Making Profits Out Of Sand


The Real estate market in Spain keeps gaining momentum and is of a vital interest among overseas investors. Property prices in the country continue growing at rapid pace due to a sustainable development in many areas of the mainland and the islands.

Ten Myths Of Real Estate Investing


Is real estate investing only for the wealthy? Can you buy with no money down? Do you have to know the "right" people? Let's answer by looking at some of the myths of real estate.1.

Realtors - Self Promote Your Way To Success


Okay, so we all can agree - listings are the lifeblood of the real estate industry. And if the keys to selling them are location, location and location, then the challenge in getting them is self-promotion.

How Real Estate Investors Use Mortgage Note To Purchase Properties


Many of you may not be aware of the various ways notes can be used. The average person's understanding about notes is that people create them because they are desperate to sell a property.

Should You Accept A Full Purchase Offer For Your Note or Not?


You could be facing a dilemma when considering payout options on selling your mortgage note! To accept a full purchase offer or a partial purchase offer is not always an easy decision.Sure, to take the full purchase option is an easy decision to make if you're holding a second position note on a property that doesn't have any equity after you add the first and second mortgages, but what if that's not your situation? Full purchase payouts can be good if your primary concern is to just get out of the note and be done with it.

Why Are Mortgage Notes Discounted Anyway?


When real estate note brokers purchase partially paid notes, they pay the note holder a discounted price after factoring in the time value of money, the payer history, and property condition.If  there is still a significant period of time left for the payer to make payments, the future payments are not worth the same amount in current dollars.

A Crash Course On The Payout Options Available To You When Selling A Mortgage Note


Okay, let's take a look at the typical payout options:Full Purchase - The investor buys the entire note. This alleviates the seller of the responsibility to collect payments in the future.

Yes But, How Do I Evaluate Buying Undeveloped Land And Get Into The Business?


These real questions on buying undeveloped land are answered by a US Master Builder and myself after receiving them from readers of my e-book, "Residential Development Made Easy."Question 1.

Real Estate Investment Requires A Team


I had a hard time at first with real estate investment. One of the reasons was that I tended to be a "lone wolf," trying to do too much myself.

The Great Real Estate Bubble Quiz


You hear it asked on the radio, in the newspapers and on TV."Are we experiencing a value bubble in real estate and is itready to burst?"Do you have an answer for that question? Do you have a guess?Yes, I know the so called experts are lining up on both sides of the question.

Master Builders Ask, Do You Know What Design/Build or Design/Construct Means? You Should


These real questions are answered by me and US Master Builders after receiving them from readers of my e-book, "Residential Development Made Easy."Question 1.

Escrow Accounts - Are You Paying Too Much?


Money in escrow is "dead money". It doesn't earn interest for you and it doesn't reduce your mortgage interest payments.

Make Money As A Slumlord


Be a slumlord? Okay, I got your attention, now the truth. I really don't recommend that anyone endanger their renters with unsafe housing.

Property Investing - Port Melbourne Life on the Edge


Property investing prices pick up following a cooler winter last year. Susannah Petty Reports.

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