How to Get Started with Foreclosures

January 21st, 2010

Getting involved with foreclosures can be a profitable venture because in almost any area of the United States there is an ample inventory of real estate foreclosures—in some areas more than an ample inventory, maybe even a glut As a result, of course, some real estate investors are having a field day buying and selling these properties at a profit.

Calculating the Value of Foreclosures

January 15th, 2010

Any real estate investor who wants to purchase foreclosures should bear in mind that banks don’t necessarily list their REO (real estate owned) property at discounted prices, and in fact, could be asking too much.

Do You Understand Time Value of Money?

November 30th, 2009

In this article, I want to acquaint you with the concept of time value of money and show you why it is important when real estate investing.Time value of money is the concept of measuring the value of money over time because it is essentially a fact that money does not remain static and over time does change value.

The APOD and Rental Property Performance Evaluation

October 21st, 2009

An income-and-expense statement for real estate commonly used by investors as a guide to evaluate rental property performance is the annual property operating data, or APOD.

The Misconception of Zero and Other Unrealistic Vacancy Rates

September 11th, 2009

During their real estate analysis of rental property, regardless of what real estate investment software is being used, the tendency of some real estate agents and investors is to use the vacancy rate the owner has been enjoying during his or her tenure as landlord.

10 Things to Look for When Buying Investment Real Estate

June 11th, 2009

Once you make the decision to buy real estate investment property, there are a number of factors to consider and at least 10 things you want to look for. In this article, we’ll examine what those ten things for real estate investment property are along with a brief explanation.