Investing in Residential Real Estate

Rent or flip: Your guide to investing in residential real estate. Provider: Coldwell Banker, JME Realty Feed Type: Informational [report]

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"Illegal" Flipping and Lender Seasoning
There has been a lot of negative press and misinformation lately about double-closings. Many people have been indicted recently under what the press has labeled "Property Flipping Scams." Misinformed lenders, real estate agents and title companies will tell you that double-closings are now illegal. In fact, they are nothing of the sort.
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Double Closings: The Quick Facts
A quick explanation of double closings.
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Rentals Are Not Forever
When is it time for an investor to sell a rental property?
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Case Study: Preforeclosure Search
Yesterday morning, I went to my database and pulled up the public notice links for my particular state. I had an investor who is ready to buy, and I needed a hot new deal. From the public notices for the county of my choice, I copied and printed the foreclosure notices, and then went through highlighting the addresses. Sometimes both the legal and street addresses are given. Sometimes, just the legal address.
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Getting Started
A few years back I attended one of those seminars given by a self-proclaimed real estate investment guru. It cost a lot of money and taught little while it tried to sell me on their next seminar. I was excited about investing in real estate but also frustrated and lost. Maybe you've had a similar experience.
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Foreclosure Auctions
At the end of the pre-foreclosure period, homes that have not had their loan reinstated or that have not been sold to third-parties are put on public auction. There are good buys to be found through auctions, but many properties will not sell this way and will actually be bought back by the lender to become an REO. The reason for this is that often there is not enough equity in the home. The bank bids on the home to avoid losing too much money.
08/28/2008 01:05 AM

Finding Preforeclosure Properties
Foreclosure is the legal process by which an owner is deprived of his interest in a property due to default on loan. When the mortgagor/owner of the property fails to comply to the terms of a loan and defaults on payments, the mortgagee/lender will file a Lis Pendens (Notice of Default).
08/28/2008 01:05 AM