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Mark Walters - ArticlesDistressed Properties and Foreclosure HomesSuccessful foreclosure investors look at lots of properties before finding profitable buys. That's why you must have a powerful and ongoing marketing plan to keep your pipeline full of opportunities.
Drive those leads to a local telephone number even if you are not local to them. The prospect list that you... Home Seller Capital Gain Tax ChangesI am sure you are aware of the U.S. tax regulation that allows homeowners to exclude a certain amount of capital gain from their income tax.
It works like this: If you sell a home that has been your primary residence for two out of the last five years you can... Foreclosures Rentals Drive Rents DownThe U.S. housing market is in a world of hurt. Bank owned homes (REOs) exploded to three-quarter of a million in the month of July, 2008.
For real estate investors, watching the number of foreclosures grow generates emotions much like those experienced while attending a slasher movie. The number of homes... VA Foreclosures Can Be Profitable InvestmentsJust like any other lender, the Department of Veteran's Affairs expects buyers to whom they lend money for property to pay their mortgages on time until the debt is paid off. Sometimes however, like any other lender, the VA is forced to take back a home through foreclosure.
The VA insures... Homeowners Face Negative Equity BreakoutIf you bought a home in the last five years there is a one out of three chance that you now owe more on your mortgage loan than your home is worth. Yipes! Could that possibly be true?
That bad news comes from Zillow.com. Zillow.com is the online service that offers... How to Buy Real Estate For 31-cents on the DollarWould you buy homes if you could get them for 31-cents on the dollar? I mean, would you pay $62,000 for a home worth $200,000?
I know that sounds crazy, but I also know it's happening right now, today!
"Fortunes are made when blood is in the streets." You've heard that one,... Outlook For Home Prices - DimInvestors, don't expect home pricing to increase anytime soon. Recent events indicate that real estate values will stay flat or even decline further.
Why the gloomy forecast? Let me count the reasons:
1. The FHA has banned down-payment grants that have traditionally been paid for by home sellers.. That is a serious... Motivated Real Estate Seller NegotiationWhen it comes to being successful at real estate investing the term "motivated seller" is the key to the bank.
When you see the words 'motivated seller' next to a name on your list, it can seem like you've just been given a gift from the gods. Sellers who come... Average Retirement Income CrisisThe average retirement income for baby boomers is projected to give them a near poverty level lifestyle. That's shocking!
I just don't get it. People in the U.S. seem so intent on spending ever nickel earned today without a thought to how they will finance their retirement. Warnings to our aging... Agriculture Investment in a Hungry WorldETF exchange traded funds are you doorway to agriculture investing in a world crying out for more food.
As the world population grows, so will the demand for food. That easy too understand, especially when you learn that the World's population will increase from 6.6 billion now, to a United Nations...
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