http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com I just got off the phone with John, a student of mine. My conversation with John was thought provoking and exciting and I thought you needed to hear the same powerful information I just shared with him. But, first I have a few questions... Do you... http://www.financealley.com/article_11766_33.html 10th October 2005 If you really want to make a wealth of money in real estate you must learn to leverage a small amount of your resources to control a lot of property. One of the techniques I like to use is Subject To financing. Although some states are attempting to pa... http://www.financealley.com/article_11765_33.html 10th October 2005 We have become very concerned by the number of readers writing to us asking how to determine which are the wholesalers(*) that can be trusted. Why are we concerned? Because when we dig a little deeper, we realize that they are buying properties based sole... http://www.financealley.com/article_7340_33.html 31st August 2005 So many of you have been telling us that you're ready to get started investing, but "you can't find any deals! and what are the steps and secrets to finding great deals?" Some of you have even written asking us if there still ARE any deals left… OF COURSE... http://www.financealley.com/article_7333_33.html 31st August 2005 If you invest in real estate, you need cash to buy houses. Even if you have a full bank account and great credit, you'll eventually run short on funds - or short on time to obtain a loan - for the next deal. Private lending is the answer. It is a bottomle... http://www.financealley.com/article_7329_33.html 31st August 2005 We probably answer this question for someone a couple times every week. The problem is that they don't have a good formula for determining the most they can pay and still make a profit – so they're scared to make any offer. Here's what we use for single f... http://www.financealley.com/article_7324_33.html 31st August 2005 If everyone always did everything they said they'd do, we'd all be a lot richer. Unfortunately, tasks are overlooked, and the ball is often dropped. If you want to have successful closings, you must have strong "follow-up" skills to catch problems early i... http://www.financealley.com/article_7319_33.html 31st August 2005 One of our investor students told us of an interesting probate deal or "adventure" they're working on now and while it's a good story, it also illustrates lots of the ins and out of probate or estate issues and purchases. The Seller (we'll call him Sco... http://www.financealley.com/article_7314_33.html 31st August 2005 That's an obvious question – we all do! So what is the trick? So much time and money is spent on systems updates, roofs, and structural issues, that many times there's nothing left for what really makes the sale: what your potential buyers see. And more i... http://www.financealley.com/article_7310_33.html 31st August 2005 Things have been going great here at Investor Wealth Academy, and we are very excited about some major developments coming down the line for us later this summer. More on that later. Last Friday I was on the phone with a perspective client of ours. ... http://www.financealley.com/article_7298_33.html 31st August 2005 One of the things that distresses us about our industry is the amount of wrong or incomplete information available to investors. Some myths block what otherwise would be a great deal, while others would have you believe that a bad deal is actually great. ... http://www.financealley.com/article_5891_33.html 19th August 2005 This info is very important for both new and experienced wholesalers, AND buyers of fixer-uppers, to carefully read and understand. We learned it painfully, hopefully you won't have to :-) Often times we are asked by investors about using conventional ... http://www.financealley.com/article_5890_33.html 19th August 2005 Q: Hi Lou, I have a property under contract that I want to resell/flip as-is to a rehabber/renovator, but I may have to purchase it quickly and simply record the Quit Claim Deed, without using a closing attorney or waiting for a title exam. I need your ad... http://www.financealley.com/article_5889_33.html 19th August 2005 So you wanna buy pre-foreclosures? or at the courthouse steps? So many people ask us about this. Here's our '30 second seminar' on it. If you're going to buy PRE-foreclosures--after the seller is behind on her payments, but before the lender's auction dat... http://www.financealley.com/article_5888_33.html 19th August 2005