tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293141312009-11-14T05:11:49.821-08:00Real Estate Bird Dogs, Wholesaling and FlippingMark Schwartzmarkvschwartz@gmail.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29314131.post-23862239162522781702009-10-16T09:52:00.000-07:002009-10-16T09:52:32.206-07:00

The New World of Foreclosures The foreclosure market has changed a lot in recent years. Not only are there a ton of foreclosure deals out there right now, but even the way that things work has become very different. It's not that the process has really changed, but more that people are discovering different ways of doing things that they didn't know about before. You need to learn about all

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One of the first steps involved with being a real estate bird dog or actual real estate investor is to GET READY and start to look and play the part of a professional. Looking like a professional will take you a long way in advancing your real estate birddoggin. We will be covering what you should do with your new professional image later. Plus, there are already a ton of posts on this blog

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If you are interested in creative real estate investing, the wholesaling of houses can be a good option to make money through real estate. For carrying out the wholesaling effectively, you will have to keep many tips in mind. You must know what all to be done and what not to be done. Wholesaling houses can be quite simple if you know the various aspects of wholesaling process. For starting with

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The following blurb was sent to me by Ron LeGrand.  Ron has and is one of the most active real estate investors and real estate marketing gurus out there.  He is part of a group that is trying to protect the rights of Real Estate Investors from our politicians that are trying to destroy our livelihood."Washington is changing the rules of the game for real estate investors.""The biggest problem

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For all you real estate birddogs across the nation and particularly here in the Seattle area, I want to share a recent posting I read on being a birddog for real estate investors. For those of you that are sitting here wondering what a birddog is, they are people that go out and track down properties that investors buy. For a fee of course."Birddogging is a grey area. Technically only licensed

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This was sent to me by an associate of mine that recently started her education in real estate investing."Hi MarkI just recently took an active interest in learning some basics about being a real estate investor. I am sickened by the amount of fraud that is pushed to beginning investors as "education." There is a lot of slick information packaged as "my free book" or something similar. All of

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Here's kind of a quiz for all of you to see how you would answer the following set of questions from a guy I know that attends the local REIA-WA. He attended a seminar where Than Merrill was selling a wholesale training package, which he did not buy. Anyway, what solutions would you offer??******So, I didn't buy Than Merrill's $2,000 wholesale training package, but I did get some ideas for

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This is something you will truly want to share with others, and it is NOT real estate related.Something has come up (yesterday in fact) that I feel you will benefit from and will truly want to share with others.TamPogo.com is a F*R*E*E program that millions will join by the end of the year. Read the letter below and you can use it for your advertising once you sign up with us. Would you like to

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Real Estate Bird Dog TrainingThere are a few things that you must learn in order to be successful at real estate investing. The fastest way to achieve maximum success in real estate is start from a level where you don't have to invest much cash into finding your way. Becoming a real estate bird dog teaches you how to find properties, locate buyers and put the whole process together.In today's

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I get asked on a regular basis by new real estate investors, and real estate bird dogs looking for deals, if investing in HUD (Housing and Urban Development) repossessed homes is a good strategy. I will be review in this posting what my opinion is and what I tell them….Most HUD owned homes are in my opinion priced too high. There seems to be a high demand for HUD homes because investors think

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I am frequently asked by people how to make their fortune in today’s difficult real estate environment. With the market’s decline due to the economic crisis there are once in a lifetime opportunities to be had. For those that really know what they are doing, a financial killing can be made in foreclosure, REO and Short Sale properties. But where do you start? Read this article and you’ll be

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In the last post we discussed the difference between an “as is” appraisal and a “subject to” appraisal. We also talked about why real estate bird dogs need to be familiar with them.The question is: why would real estate investors want to get one type of appraisal versus another?If a house you are buying is in move in ready or livable condition an investor may want to get a conventional loan.

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How Can Real Estate Bird Dogs Use Appraisers?An appraiser is a person we should have on our real estate team who helps us to know the value of a property. As a real estate birddog you will not need an appraiser very often, but there are times when you will (flipping or wholesaling). You can also learn a lot from them on how to assess the value of properties which is extremely important if you

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Amazing, I have heard a lot of the sad stories over the years ranging from Real Estate investors not being able to find sellers or buyers, to those who have spent a fortune on Real Estate Education. It seems to point to one of my biggest concerns for beginning real estate investors which seems to be that the only people making money in the Real Estate industry are the sales people (better known

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One of the biggest pains that real estate bird dogs express is to have the necessary buyers lined up before finding the property and doing this without having to spend any money. If you listen to and believe all of the hype from most of the real estate gurus this is possible. Many a real estate investor (from beginner to advanced) falls prey to the real estate gurus constantly pounding you to get

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No matter what level of real estate investor you are you need to know some of the creative financing techniques in order to either take control of a property or to gain ownership of it. Real Estate Birddogs need to continue to learn so they can advance to the higher stages of real estate investing."Creative Financing Discovery"By James Nsien2creative financing Creative financing is a term used

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Real estate birddogs need to be careful about the promises made to distressed homeowners. If your property locating campaigns target homeowners facing foreclosure you should never, ever say that you will be able to help them avoid foreclosure. You can say you will try to help them, but you can never be certain that you actually will be able to. Don't make promises that you are not 110% sure

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I receive a lot of questions from real estate birddogs about properties that require repairs that are so extensive that they cannot estimate the repairs neeed. This is a common problem that we can all face no matter how experienced at real estate investing we may be.As a real estate bird dog you want to either refer to the property to an investor right away, let the investor get control of the

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There are a number of myths about foreclosure. Some are based in fact but many are simply foolishness.With this post we hope to clear up some of these myths with some foreclosure information that you can count on. So read on to learn what is true and what isn't.1.The Myth: The bank wants to foreclose on your home.The Facts: The bank rarely wants your house, what they want is to be paid back with

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An interesting question about how to find probate real estate investment properties was posed to me yesterday. Properties that are in probate are yet another source for real estate bird dogs to locate properties to sell to investors.Question: I am interested in exploring probate as a way of finding properties. I got a copy of the Daily Journal of Commerce and see that there is a personal

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What are the Options of Homeowners in Foreclosure? By Jarad Severehttp://www.ewiezine.com/ezine/articles/OptionsInForeclosure.htm 1. Reinstate the Loan.You can call your bank or lender and ask them to reinstate the loan. You may be allowed to reinstate or make the loan current by paying a lump sum or making scheduled payments to your lender over

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The following comments highlight the need for real estate investors to be market conscious as well as specific deal conscious. Market dynamics (population and employment) should play amajor role in ones research regarding where to invest. Just because it is cheap doesn't mean it is good.The following story was told to me last night at the REIA Washington meeting. It is an eye opener.+++++++

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There are legal and illegal ways for Real Estate Birddogs to flip properties for profit. Obviously, you want to follow the legal pathway to flipping houses for real estate profits.The following article comes from Bill Bronchik. I thought it to be a good overview of the legal ways property locators can flip houses.**“Flipping” is the buzzword of the year in real estate - flipping books, flipping

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