Done right, flipping fixer uppers is perhaps one of the easiest ways to get into real estate investing. Usually you want to get in and out of the property as quickly as possible, because every day you own a house has costs associated with it. Interest on ...

Some real estate secrets are right out there in the open for everyone to see. The second secret below, for example, is simply to make low offers. Real estate agents and others will argue that you just waste everyone's time because low offers just aren't a...

The benefits of home ownership are written about and talked about again and again. Home owners get to build equity by buying instead of renting. They get a tax deduction for the interest paid on mortgage loans. They get even more equity from appreciation ...

The exclusionary rule need to be thrown out! This body of law basically says that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in a criminal prosecution. The idea is that this will prevent the police and the justice system in general from illegally searchin...

If prices have dropped where you live, you may wonder if you should sell your home now. That depends on a lot of factors, of course, like whether you have to move for your job, whether you are upside-down on the mortgage, and whether you plan to buy anoth...

You probably already know how to find a real estate agent when you want to sell your house or other real estate. All you have to do is put a "for sale sign" out and wait for the phone to ring. But how do you find the right real estate agent for your prope...

Wholesaling real estate can be a great way to get into real estate investing without much cash. It is also very low-risk when done right. But contrary to what many real estate gurus say, you can't necessarily do it anywhere. It will work best where there ...

What are FSBO homes, and can you really make money flipping them? First some definitions. "Flipping" refers to buying and selling real estate for a profit over a short period of time. Some "flippers" are looking only to make money from buying low and rese...

Anyone can buy real estate with no money down. All you have to do is offer a high enough price and make sure the seller gets some cash at closing (but not yours). Do that and someone will say yes to your offer. The problem, of course, is that just getting...

A real estate purchase agreement is not a rough guide to a deal. It is a contract specifying exactly what legal obligations each side has. In other words, be sure it says what you want it to say, and has everything you need in it. Normally, if...

To invent new products, you need to know how to generate new ideas - lots of them. Then you look them over and pick out the good ones. Here is one of the many simple techniques for coming up with ideas for new products.New Products From Old...

New or not, the economy isn't an interesting subject to most people. Probably it wouldn't have been interesting to Jack, either, so we talked about classic cars and the internet. My wife and I met Jack in a hot springs pool near Canon City, Colorado, wher...

Why is there cheap real estate? Is it just that some sellers don't know what their property is worth? Sometimes this is the case, but only rarely. More often a seller is willing to sell for less because it means selling faster or more easily. In other wor...

The real estate closing was at the title company. The seller was nervous, because she had to do it without her husband, who had moved months before to start his new job. I was a new real estate agent, young and inexperienced. The buyer was a grumpy old ma...

The first two tips for flipping a house are not about what to fix or change. They're about time and money. Specifically, they are about how time costs money, and about how to determine how much to pay for your "flipper" in the first place. Read thes...