It’s Time to Crank Up the Old Marketing Machine

It’s Time to Crank Up the Old Marketing Machine For the past few years deals have been plentiful for real estate investors; so plentiful in fact many of them felt that they no longer really had to do any marketing. Foreclosures and bank owned properties were everywhere. A lot of real estate investors have had their pick of great deals. All they had to do in many cases was to cherry pick bank owned properties right off the MLS.As the supply of foreclosures and REOs begin to decline, these … [Read more...]

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MLS for Real Estate Investors

Looking for the MLS for real estate investors?The Multiple Listing Service, known by the acronym MLS, is a database controlled and owned by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Technically, only licensed real estate agents who are also active Realtor members have access to the MLS.  For several reasons, the NAR does not want to allow non-Realtors to get complete access.So how does a real estate investor like you get access if you are not a Realtor? Here are 5 ways:  Redfin.com - … [Read more...]

Should You Get Your Real Estate License?

Should You Get Your Real Estate License?One of the most common questions I get is: “Should I get my real estate license?” It seems like a simple question, but the truth is it’s not a yes or no answer. It’s actually a yes and no answer.The Inside Scoop on How it Can Help  and HurtLet’s start with the No’s first.Do NOT [...]Read the full post here... … [Read more...]

Our Deal of the Year

The following is an outline of our deal of the year, and the events occurred over 30 days and shows that solving problems and being creative is more important than having a lot of money.   I chose to outline the event chronically as the deal evolved, because it shows how investors can earn large profits by being flexible and keeping their eye on the prize.Day 1:While performing my daily scan of the Fresno MLS I identified a 10-Unit apartment building listed at $220K.  The pictures and the … [Read more...]