How to Obtain a Private Mortgage due to Traditional Lender Denials-Guest Blog by Mr. Parker

       

Mr. Parker is a financial writer associated with the community of “Mortgagefit.com”. He has written more than 500 articles on loans, money-saving tips, foreclosure, mortgage, budgeting, bankruptcy, insurance and so on. He is also a Kindle publishing enthusiasts and associated with various forums and communities. 

How to Find an Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent

The most important person on an investor’s team is a great Real Estate agent.  Real Estate agents can play a huge role in getting a deal, losing a deal, over-valuing a property and many other factors that can make you money or lose you money.

Purchasing Multi-Unit Properties With Little or No Cash Down-An Interview With Ben Leybovich

Ben Leybovich has been successfully investing in Real Estate since 2006.  His area of expertise is creative finance and acquisition methods of income-producing real estate.

How Being a Real Estate Agent Gets Me More Deals

There are a lot of questions on the BiggerPockets Forums on if it is worth it to have your Real Estate license.  I have been a Realtor since 2002, when my father got me in the business.  My father has been a Realtor since 1978 and he has always had a few rentals and done many fix and flips.  When I first started in the business I loved doing fix and flips, but wasn’t so keen on selling houses to strangers.  I sold enough houses to get by, and focused on the flips since those were much more fun.  I always thought it would be smart to buy rental properties, but I was young and not very good at saving money.

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A Positive Attitude: How it all came Together Perfectly when Buying a House

As many of you who have been following my blog know, I am purchasing a new primary residence.  In fact, the sale was official as of July 18th, and I have been moving ever since. 

Why the 2% Rule can get Beginning Investors into Trouble

The 2% rule has been discussed quite a bit on the forums and in blog posts.  Since I am a new blogger (I wrote my first article for Bigger Pockets last week on buying HUD homes), I figured it was okay for me to add another opinion on the 2% rule.  What peaked my interest was seeing a comment in one of the forum posts that said the 2% rule is great for beginning investors, because it helps keep them out of trouble. However- I think the 2% rule actually does a lot more harm that good with new investors.

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Buying a HUD Home: The Ultimate Investor’s Guide to Getting a Great Deal on a HUD Home

For those of you who are members of Bigger Pockets, you may have noticed I have become a guest blogger for them. I wrote my first article last week and it was published on the Bigger Pockets blog on Sunday.  I am not allowed to post the entire article on my blog, but I will post a link on Invest Four more to any articles I write for Bigger Pockets.  My goal is to post one article a week for Bigger Pockets and another separate article every week for my blog as well.

My first article for Bigger Pockets was on HUD homes, since I am a listing broker for HUD and I know HUD very well. This article is full of tips and tricks for investors looking to buy a HUD home and has a few extra tips I included that are not in my investors guide to purchasing HUD homes. I hope you enjoy!

Buying a HUD Home: The Ultimate Investor’s Guide to Getting a Great Deal on a HUD home

Are We in Another Housing Bubble?

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How to Make Big Profits from Real Estate without Paying Taxes

There is a very simple way to make a lot of money in Real Estate putting very little money down and paying no taxes on the profit.  This strategy can be used by anyone, but very few actually do this because it takes quite a bit of planning and work.