Archive for the Tag 'flipping houses'

Should an Investor Become a Realtor?

As an investor you can flip, wholesale, and buy creatively. As a realtor you can do the very same things. But at some point in the negotiations, you must simply disclose that you are realtor. No big deal.
Investors are governed by the state, federal, and local laws. Realtors are governed by the board of Realtors. [...]

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Your Office - Faxes, Software, and Phones Plus a $30,000 Tip

In this article let’s discuss setting up your office with printers, faxes, telephones and cell phones. What to get when and where.
My virtual assistant (va) always saves me a lot of time and frustration with software programs I do not know how to run, so I can do what I do well, which is wholesaling, birdogging [...]

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The Formula For Buying Foreclosures

With all the foreclosures occurring, now is a most advantageous time to buy and invest in houses. But how do you know what is a good deal and what is not. Well if you want to rehab, wholesale, landlord or bird dog these guidelines and specifics will help you.
Lets start with what is actually a [...]

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Close Great Deals, Avoid Skinny Deals

Often the new, and occasionally the seasoned investor will close on a marginally profitable house deal or flip which only sets them up for bad buying habits. This should be avoided. There are many reasons to not do marginal or skinny house deals. Let me share a few.
If an investor finds themselves in the rut [...]

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This Out of State Wholesale Deal Nets This Investor $7,500! You Can Do it Too!

Some months ago, I purchased a house with no money down as a wholesale house deal from the wife who lived in Nevada but whose husband lived over seas in Venezuela. In investor slang, we call it missing or absentee seller. I have been in real estate investing for years but this was a new [...]

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Success Story - $14,000 Net in 23 Days, Flipping a Wholesale House

Some months ago, a seller called me in response to a postcard mailing saying that he was looking to sell a single family house. And yet he was waiting for his son to move out of the house and said it would need a lot of work.
Over the years I have purchased many wholesale house [...]

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What Office Equipment to Buy to Start Your Home Based Business

Running a home based business can be a great way to save the expenses of a brick and mortar office. A few things to realize, which is mostly to keep expenses low. Even home based business can find themselves burdened with too many expenses. Keep it tight, lean, and mean.
Some items you must spend a [...]

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How to Bird Dog House Deals - The Top Five Steps to Birddogging

To earn $1000 to $3000 in a weeks time is as easy as finding an vacant house. Tired of working for other people and want to start your own business. Bird dogging is the single quickest way to start making your fortunes. This is how I started and you can do it too.
1. Find the [...]

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How to Negotiate With Seasoned Investors to Buy Your Flip Or Bird Dog Deal

Ever wonder how to set up the terms for a seasoned investor to buy the house deal you just found. So many things can go wrong before a deal closes slowing or stopping you from getting paid. In this article we will cover one sure fire method of getting someone with honest to goodness cash [...]

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How Start Your Investing Career Part I

So you want to be an investor. You have chosen a great business. I have been at it for over seven years and really enjoy it. The first thing you want to do is read and learn all you can about investing. Then you want to pick what type of investor you want to be.
Do [...]

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