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Motivated Sellers

November 2nd, 2007

A motivated seller can be a real estate investor’s best friend.  Motivated sellers are those sellers that are looking to sell their home quickly.  These sellers are often not very much concerned with the sale price of the home.  Instead, their main objective is to sale their home as quickly as possible.  Investors can make [...]

Working With an Interested Buyer

November 2nd, 2007

As the “for sale by owner” seller, you will receive calls from people asking questions about the home for sale.  When you have a potential buyer who saw the house a couple of days ago and is calling again because they wish to talk more about the house or maybe they want to come by [...]

Why Should I Choose A Real Estate Investor And Not A Licensed Realtor?

November 2nd, 2007

Whether you are buying or selling real estate, you might have some questions as to the kind of professional that you should use to assist you.  In either the case of buying real estate or selling real estate, you can choose between a real estate investor and a licensed realtor.  Each of these people has [...]

What Not To Do Before Purchasing A Home

November 2nd, 2007

Buying a home is a huge undertaking.  There are many people that dive into the process headfirst without first stopping to make sure that everything is in order.  Buying a home is one of those things that’s great when everything goes according to plan, but can be detrimental with even the slightest slip up.  There [...]

Using a Multiple Listing Service

November 2nd, 2007

The Multiple Listing Service is the largest list of homes for sale.  The real estate associations in all fifty states sustain it, which keeps it the largest listing of home for sale.  It works so well because most real estate agents use it and most buyers use real estate agents to find their new home.
 
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Commercial Real Estate Investment

November 2nd, 2007

Commercial real estate investment is not as prevalent as residential real estate investment.  This is due in part to the fact that commercial real estate investment is riskier than other kinds of investments.  It also calls for an increased amount of cash outlay.  The rules involved with commercial real estate investment makes it slightly more [...]

Tips on Negotiating for FSBO Homes

November 2nd, 2007

Negotiating with buyers is probably something you don’t do every day, but you do a certain amount of negotiating in your dealings with co-workers and family.  American buyers as a rule are poor negotiators, where as the foreigner sharp their negotiating skills to a fine art.  Because Americans are poor negotiators, often times they will [...]

Tips For Avoiding Foreclosure

November 2nd, 2007

You’ve been dreading the day for weeks.  You knew it was coming, but you felt defenseless against it.  You’re now at the point where you can’t ignore the foreclosure process any longer.   Unless you want to end up homeless and out of thousands of dollars with nothing to show for it, you should act as [...]

Things To Do While You’re Getting Ready To Move

November 2nd, 2007

There’s no easy way of putting it: moving is a big undertaking.  There are many things that you have to do when you are getting ready to move in addition to the obvious tasks of finding a place to live and packing your things.  Some of the smaller things that you have to do when [...]

The Sales Contract

November 2nd, 2007

Once you have a pre-qualified or pre-approved buyer who has agreed to the asking price, you will want to fill out a sales contract with his signature.  As a rule the real estate agent would handle this detail, but since you are the agent for the “for sale by owner” home, you will be handling [...]