No Money Down Real Estate Investing

It’s true there hasn’t been a perfect real estate investment system made yet. But that does not necessarily mean you require a huge amount of cash and excellent credit to get you started. The following are some guidelines for cash constrained investors, who wish to begin investing in real estate to generate fund flow.

Possession a property isn’t necessary to profiting from it. You could be a retailer, if you were investing in real estate. Retailers buy property on the spot and sell gain for a quick deal of gain.

This is a risky deal, but the rewards are high. Retailers need funds for a quick spot offer and some credit.

Dealers on the other hand trade in contracts, not homes. They seek properties at a good price and negotiate a purchase agreement with their owners. They now sell these purchase agreements to retailers, thus doing a profitable deal in the process. This deal is done by assigning the contract immediately.

Generally, the only investment needed is enough earnest cash to ensure the deal is his! A smart dealer can now sell the contract for around 2000 or 3000 dollars and the deed was never in his hands!

Using the method of double closing for making better profit.

A dealer can earn a better profit margin in what is called a double closing, than in a simple contract assigning. On the other with contract assigning the possibility always exists that the deal could fall through ultimately. The dealer is safe because he has the contract sales income already in his pocket. On the other hand the retailer as he purchases the contract is anxious whether the deal will not come through, or not, and will take this into consideration when naming his price. With a “double close” deal the dealer takes more of a gamble, as if the deal doesn’t come through he receives nothing. But, then, also with a bigger risk come a bigger reward!

You do a double closing when the dealer sets up a purchase agreement or contract with the home owner. Now the dealer and retailer get into an agreement where the retailer accepts to purchase the home, from him at a higher cost and deposits the cost in escrow. Now, the home owner hands over the deed to the dealer and signs it, and the dealer signs the deed to the retailer. The procedure is complete when the loan documents are signed by the retailer. Then the home owner is paid the price he quotes, and the difference goes the dealer. Notice the dealer entered into the deal with no cash and no check was made about his credit.

A Scout is another type of real estate “flipper,” who requires no money or credit. He dose not deal with actual contracts or properties, but he gathers information. Scouts are at little or no risk compared to dealers and have no credit or cash worries. They are gatherers of information regarding properties in distress and pass on, for a price, this knowledge to retailers and dealers interested. You can say that scouts “walk the beat” for investors in real estate. On top of it all they are paid very well by investors!

The Scouts collect the following information:

-The owners name and details about contacting him.

-The price quoted.

-Mortgage information and if payments are up to date.

-If the property has any liens on it

-A photo of the home.

-Information regarding the owners reason to sell.

-Investors pay scouts around 1000$ for valuable information.

Finally, these are some ways to profit from real estate without significant investment. But the success is not for free and easy to achieve. Above all, you must make an investment of your time and work hard. Your brain will always be your number one asset.

Written by: JB

Date Written: 16/07/2008

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