Commercial Real Estate Investment Articles

As a real estate investor, you MUST understand the power of coupling real estate transactions with real estate paper. By combining the two, you have the ability to out-negotiate, out-maneuver, and outsmart your competition.

We founded Creative Real Estate Online because we wanted to educate people about the variety of different ways to do real estate deals. Consistent with our CRE Online philosophy, there is no ONE correct way to invest in real estate.

How many times have you heard someone say, “It takes money to make money”? I’ve heard that saying all my life, and I still hear it today. And there was a time when I didn’t know any better and believed that saying.

Let’s start with the basics. The concept of a “Buyer’s Briefcase” is to have the right forms necessary to “sign up” a transaction at your fingertips at all times. It’s kinda like a salesman with his order pad. When someone wants to give you the order, you need to be ready to sign them up!

Whether you’re new to real estate investing or an experienced investor, you can win the real estate investing game.Educating yourself about real estate investing options and successful methods is the only proven way to succeed and achieve long-term financial security. No “get rich quick” scheme can do that for you.

The most important thing we can do to improve our income, net worth, and our lifestyle is to do things today that will result in additional income in the future. Indeed, fortunes are being made by those who recognize needs when they exist–and then go about finding ways to fill those needs.

It happens all the time. I’m driving down a road I haven’t been on in months, turn the corner and BOOM. There it is–a vacant house. Hmmmmm….this could be interesting, but I’ll need to do a little checking before getting my hopes up.

Why are there so few good notes out there to be found? Perhaps those of us who have been teaching the secrets of “paper” for the past several years have created more knowledgeable note buyers in the market today than ever before.

I constantly see questions like, “Will this method work for me in my state?” Or, “I like this technique, but I’ve never seen this kind of opportunity in my area.” Or, “Is this really legal?” Somehow, people are more ready to disbelieve than to believe! All that any of us who teach creative techniques are really trying to do is pass on what we’ve learned.

Interest rate yields are up from last year–slightly. Last week Friday, August 8, 1997, Three-Month Treasury Bills were yielding 5.14%. One year ago, the yield was 5.00%. Six-Month Treasury Bills were yielding 5.21%; one year ago, 5.11%. Stretching it out, Ten-Year Treasury Notes were 6.24; last year they were actually slightly higher at 6.54.

This article provides general background information for residential real estate investors to make reasonably informed decisions about the merits of using a mortgage broker to arrange loans for purchases, sales, refinances, cash out transactions, rehabs or construction projects, as well as for personal

As of April 1, 1997, all fifty states have adopted the Limited Liability Company or “LLC.”The LLC is relatively new to the U.S., and most states have adopted LLC laws only within the past ten or fifteen years. Essentially, the LLC is a cross between a corporation and a partnership, with all of the bells and whistles of both.

Why is it so hard for some people to ever get started investing and improving their financial position, while others can attend a seminar, read a book, or listen to a home study course and jump right in and do something? For some people, there is never a right time regardless of what they want to do.

Along with the continuing changes in tax legislation, came a benefit for IRA contributions: The non-working spousal limit of $250 was raised to $2,000. Although an additional annual contribution of $2,000 doesn’t appear to be much, it works out to a very large amount over time considering that note returns are between 8% and 12%.

As I discussed in my last article [Fast Cash and up to 75% Yield with No Competition], most of the major lenders on manufactured housing dropped out of the market in the early 1990s. Today we are beginning to see the benefits of that corporate retreat.

I recently opened the morning paper and staring me in the face was a half-page ad by one of the local banks. The caption, in large bold letters read: The Perfect Cure

A recent question asking, “Where do the pros invest their money?” triggered the idea for this article. I would like to share a couple of deals we just did, and I hope it gives you some ideas. This is a simple system we’ve been using for years with excellent results.

This is a glossary of common terms used in loans and lending. Please note that some of these terms may also have other meanings in other real estate related contexts.

Here are some practical tips I have learned from doing lease options over the years. Lease options are great, except when the sellers decides not to live up to their end of the bargain.

Real estate paper investors can obtain well-secured high yields by investing in tax lien certificates and their Texas and Georgia counterparts, deeds with a right of redemption. Interestingly, tax lien certificates are not only extraordinary paper investments, but also extraordinary foreclosure investments.

A man named Mark was calling from Florida saying he wanted to sell me a mobile home note. The note was secured by a mobile home just a few miles from my house. He had managed to get my attention. By the time I got off the phone, I had learned all kinds of good stuff.

As the saying goes, “Happiness is a positive cash flow.” Empty rental units do not produce positive cash flows. What vacancies do produce are sleepless nights, gray hairs, and negative cash flows.

Here are the top ten reasons to incorporate your real estate business.

I hate evictions! I used to have to evict problem tenants, and I dreaded every minute of it. I know what it’s like to have rental troubles, and I know if you had been there with an offer in your hands at the moment my troubles seemed overwhelming, you would have picked up a fairly decent property. Cheap.

If you’re new to real estate investing, “flipping houses” is one of the best ways to get started making money in real estate. It’s extremely low risk, and you can do it with very little or no money down.