Commercial Real Estate Investment Articles

Terry L. Vaughan has been investing in real estate for over 30 years. He has taught, advised, and inspired over 20,000 real estate students and investors throughout the country.

Telemarketing is the most under used and under rated technique for finding discounted real estate notes. You can get the telephone numbers of most note holders by sending your diskette to TeleMatch (800) 523-7346 or (703) 658-8300. For a very nominal cost they will add phone numbers to your list of note holders.

Understanding real estate law–especially as it relates to entity selection and the tax code–can be the difference between just making money from your investments and making a lot of money from your investments.

Todd Beitler is a recognized foreclosure expert, guest lecturer, and industry consultant. He has been quoted in and recommended by many top media sources, including The New York Times and The Miami Herald among others.

Several years ago, a friend and I sat down and decided we were going to write offers on single family houses listed with Realtors. In fact, we were looking for a way to increase our production. We weren’t happy with the volume of transactions coming our way. So we decided to make something happen.

The explanation of “market value” in this article applies to single family houses only. Different methods apply to apartments and other commercial real estate.

The foreclosure process creates three sets of real estate investing opportunities: the “Default/Pre-Foreclosure” phase, the “Auction/Sale” phase, and the “REO” phase. This article discusses the risks and the rewards of each opportunity.

One of the strongest strategies that experienced real estate investors use to maximize their profits is to invest in foreclosures. If you choose to learn about and apply these strategies, big profits await, putting you way ahead of the typical real estate investor.

One of the best-known methods that many real estate investors use to increase their earnings is to buy properties in need of repair, fix them, and then sell them at a profit. The successful rehab specialist makes a profit because the increased value of the repaired house is far greater than the purchase price and the cost of the repairs.

If you have done a number of real estate investment deals, you have begun to amass the experience needed to effectively use more powerful strategies that give you new and more profitable options and approaches for investing in real estate. These are not strategies for beginners.

When most people think about real estate investing, they think about dealing in traditional single family homes, apartment buildings, or commercial real estate like office buildings and shopping centers.

If you are new to real estate investing, you may have heard about programs that say you can make money even if you have no credit. You may have read that you can become involved with real estate investing with no money down.

If you are new to real estate investing you may be overwhelmed by the options and choices you have seen or heard about. And you may be concerned that you do not have the money or credit to get started. You may even wonder if real estate investing is for you.

When it comes to marrying real estate investing with the ability to help people, nothing matches the strategy of using lease options. Lease options allow you to make money through real estate investing while helping people achieve the dream of home ownership.

CRE Online is a sound and proven resource for the expert advice and guidance you need as you begin investing in real estate. We are dedicated to educating you so that you will achieve financial independence while minimizing your mistakes. There is absolutely no reason why you should not be able achieve the results you desire.

Scott Britton has been successfully buying, selling, and investing in single family houses and mortgages for over 20 years. He writes and publishes The University of Real Estate Letter from his home office in historic Jackson, Mississippi.

Real estate investing offers so much potential to investors. Why not take advantage of all that real estate has to offer you? Learn how to “stack” the odds of real estate success in your favor.

Lonnie Scruggs owned, rented, and managed his own rental properties for 24 years. He became a burned-out landlord, sold all his rental properties and started investing in discounted notes.

If you implemented the simple plan outlined in Part One, your buying machine should be coming to life. Now… let’s add some momentum and kick it into overdrive…

If you are not satisfied with the quality or volume of real estate deals coming your way, check out the following…

My ad read: “Mobile Home For Sale–Will Finance,” and the phone was ringing off the hook. Some of the callers didn’t even bother to ask what the selling price was or the interest rate. Most of them were interested in only two things: “How much down and how much a month?” These are the type of people that will make you rich if you understand notes and seller financing.

I know from long experience in buying houses, that beginning real estate investors can make good money quickly on assumption deals. I have found this to be one of the easiest and quickest methods of buying and selling a property in weeks, days, or even hours.

Let’s continue exploring some of the concepts basic to an understanding of discounted notes (aka discounted paper). This article explains the difference between interest and yield and how the time value of money affects yield.

This method is well suited to very short term quick-turn deals. As seller financing goes, it is a very simple technique. The investor offers a small amount of the cash to close the deal, with the remaining amount due a few months later, with no interest and only one lump sum payment. You can buy a lot of houses with this one technique.

I have purchased many houses for a 40% to 60% discount. In a recent four-month period, I purchased three houses for a 40% discount and four houses for less than half price. If you will take a little time to learn what to do, you too can cash in on this unique situation