Questions to Ask When Securing Hard Money Funding Hard money funding is growing in popularity. This is great news for people wanting to invest in real estate, but for those who are only familiar with conventional funding, there may be a lot of questions currently unanswered, preventing them from going ahead with securing hard money
4 Shortcuts to Start Investing in Real Estate
With more Fix N Flip TV reality shows currently airing every day, and hundreds of thousands of people spending tens of thousands of dollars for a Fix N Flip “workshop”, it’s safe to say that real estate investing is a very popular and growing interest in America. People claim to be making millions of dollars
Interest Rates Vs. Affordability: What’s the Real Worry?
We’ve all been hearing about the historically low interest rates for the past few years, and lately we’ve been hearing interest rates are on the rise. However, national average interest rates are still just under 3.7% for a 30 year fixed-rate loan and 2.95% for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage. This doesn’t sound too threatening, so
Home Buying: A Hugely Difficult Decision Made Easy (er)
“Buying a house is the biggest investment you’ll ever make.” You’ve heard it all your life, but what house do you buy? When and how do you buy it? How do you ensure it is a good investment? When the time comes that you’re financially ready to purchase a home, many are faced with more
Forget flipping houses — these retail investors flip mortgages
It’s 9:30 a.m. on a recent sunny Friday, and 60 people have crammed into an airport hotel conference room in Northern Virginia to hear Kevin Shortle, a veteran real estate professional with a million-watt smile, talk about “architecting a deal.” Some have worked in real estate before, flipping houses or managing rentals. But the deals
The HUGE Real Estate Market You Aren’t Taking Advantage Of
The Real Estate industry is very competitive, this is no secret. Prospecting used to mean cold calling locals and knocking on doors. However, this is no longer the case, with the vast advancement of technology focusing on connecting people throughout the world. International real estate sales accounted for over $104 billion dollars this past year,
Spending the Most on Home Improvement, Ever
Recent reports from Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, show customers have never spent more than they have in the past 3 months (CNN Money). Besides surging Home Depot’s stock prices higher, this also provides more fuel to the increasingly strong real estate market. Why is this such a good sign? Home Depot
Real Estate Investing Tips for Entrepreneurs
Sep 28, 2015 Investing is without a doubt the best path to financial wealth. Unfortunately, there is very little taught about this topic in our school system. Entrepreneur’s on the other hand, are always looking for different ways to achieve better results. Many of these like-minded people will end up investing in Real Estate, one of
Here’s How to Reach Today’s Mortgage Borrowers
Times are changing. Millennials are rapidly entering the mortgage borrowing marketplace and they do business differently. One major difference is their mode of communication. Whether it’s social media, email, or text, millennials tend to be more compatible with different modes of communication than the original snail mail and phone call. Technology is constantly changing, and
2016 Real Estate Expectations
We as real estate minded people are always trying to predict the future. No one wants to buy at the height of the market and everyone is scared the rates are going to rise. The more people you ask and the more research you do, the more opinions you’ll hear. So, what are the real trends
