Commercial Real Estate Investment Articles

[Editor’s note: The real estate short sale can be a useful and very powerful technique for turning “no equity” deals into big profits. In a short sale, you negotiate with the bank holding the mortgage and get it to accept *less* than what the seller owes.]

You can make a profit from the deals you find, even when the deals aren’t a fit for your real estate business. Here are five tips to make sure you get paid for your time.

It amazes me how many people start investing in real estate, only to fail when the going gets tough. As soon as people discover they can’t get rich in a week or two, they are on to the next “guru” secret. It’s the same as weight loss–everyone talks about it, many try it, but few succeed.

[In IRS Definitions for “Real Estate Investors” (Part One), Diane defined real estate dealer status and real estate professional status and the related tax planning. In Part Two, she’ll discuss real estate developer status and related tax issues.]

As a general contractor turned investor, it has been my goal to teach people as many ways as possible to get the highest quality work and results for the lowest possible price. Bringing up the value of an investment property and creating equity are two major factors in building wealth.

In order for you to succeed at finding and marketing great real estate deals, you have to be accountable for your efforts. Since you may not have a partner to keep you on track, we have designed a log to help you.

As a general contractor turned investor, it has been my goal to teach people as many ways as possible to get the highest quality work and results for the lowest possible price. Bringing up the value of an investment property and creating equity are two major factors in building wealth

As a real estate agent and broker for 20 years, I’ve found my knowledge and use of notes to be my most valuable tool. I did the tenants and toilets game for what seems like 100 years. I sort of backed my way into paper investment. I learned to use real estate notes in my investing, and mortgage buyers became a valuable resource.

[In IRS Definitions for “Real Estate Investors” (Part One), Diane defined real estate dealer status and real estate professional status and the related tax planning. In Part Two, she’ll discuss real estate developer status and related tax issues.]

[Editor’s note: The real estate short sale can be a useful and very powerful technique for turning “no equity” deals into big profits. In a short sale, you negotiate with the bank holding the mortgage and get it to accept *less* than what the seller owes.]

Are you a newbie attending a real estate investing club? Learn the rules before you attend.

As I travel around the country giving seminars and training classes on Rehab 101, I often am asked if I have a favorite home repair technique. The first thing that comes to mind is Bondo. Yes, the same Bondo body filler that mechanics use to repair dents on wrecked cars.

By definition, a real estate investor puts up some money and “invests” it into deals. As a real estate “entrepreneur,” I prefer to avoid tying up any of my cash in my real estate investments. In fact, I prefer to collect some of my profits on the same day I buy a house.

Having run a real estate club since 1994 with 650 members Colorado Association of Real Estate Investors] and having spoken at more than 50 clubs around the country, I have a few observations and insights. If you want to get the most out of a real estate investment club, follow these five rules…

You can make a profit from the deals you find, even when the deals aren’t a fit for your real estate business. Here are five tips to make sure you get paid for your time.

As a real estate agent and broker for 20 years, I’ve found my knowledge and use of notes to be my most valuable tool. I did the tenants and toilets game for what seems like 100 years. I sort of backed my way into paper investment. I learned to use real estate notes in my investing, and mortgage buyers became a valuable resource.

It amazes me how many people start investing in real estate, only to fail when the going gets tough. As soon as people discover they can’t get rich in a week or two, they are on to the next “guru” secret. It’s the same as weight loss–everyone talks about it, many try it, but few succeed.

After searching the market for the perfect piece of real estate, you have found property that will satisfy your needs and give you future opportunities. It is now time to be concerned about protecting yourself from the risks involved in property ownership.

I’ve gotten so many comments from readers that I decided to compile the best 100 tips into a series of articles for CRE Online to publish over the next six months leading up to the Creative Real Estate Online Convention. I will be at the Convention for the third year in a row, and I truly hope you will too. It is a GREAT event!

A compilation of the recorded documents relating to a parcel of land, from which an attorney may give an option as to the condition of title. Also known in some states as a “preliminary title report.”

The “due on sale” clause is probably the most talked about, most feared, and most misunderstood topic in real estate investing.

The “due on sale” clause is probably the most talked about, most feared, and most misunderstood topic in real estate investing.

[This article is Step One in the series “10 Steps to Subject to: Get Paid to Buy Pretty Houses in Nice Subdivisions.”]

[This article is Step One in the series “10 Steps to Subject to: Get Paid to Buy Pretty Houses in Nice Subdivisions.”]

If you had the chance to start over again, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently the second time around? This question cuts to the core of the essential lessons of a lifetime of real estate investing. Here is my six-part answer to this question.