Today’s Real Estate Investors: A Vital Force in America’s Communities

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I read this article the other day and thought it worth sharing. I feel more strongly than ever that today’s real estate market is bringing the best opportunity to profit from real estate than at any other time in history….. …Hurray for real estate investors! Tamera Aragon

Here is what Steve Berkowitz, Chief Executive Officer
of Move Inc, wrote in his recent article.

Many homeowners might be flinching at the latest home price reports may not be in a grateful mood right now.

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Niches That Bring Your Riches:Buying Mortgage Notes

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Mortgage notes are loans created when a home is sold. Private mortgage notes are funded by a home seller rather than a bank or lending institution. They are also known as cash flow notes, seller financed notes, owner financed notes or seller carry-back notes. Mortgage notes where the seller is behind on payments may be sold at a discount. This means that the mortgage note buyer (you?)  will pay a discounted rate for the loan to the current mortgage note holder and, in turn, will then receive all future payments made on the loan by the mortgagee.

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Niches That Bring Your Riches:REO’s (Real Estate Owned By The Bank)

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The third and final stage of foreclosure happens when no one purchases the house at the auction, forcing the bank to buy the property back itself. Remember the bank didn’t want the house back, but the property was the collateral for the money lent to the homeowner. The property now becomes Real Estate Owned, it’s owned by the bank. Go here to go to the beginning of this series.

Why is this a good niche to Consider?

  • Below Market Value – One of the prime benefits of buying a REO property is most REO properties are available at below
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Niches That Bring Your Riches: Purchasing Property From Estate Filing Bankruptcy

Petetion to File Bankruptcy

I am currently doing a series on my blog covering a little about each of the types of niches you could consider when investing in real estate.  Go here to go to the beginning of this series.

Purchasing property from a bankrupt estate can be a road to long-term gain. The process takes firm resolve and a large measure of patience.

However, today the number of bankruptcies is staggering. Therefore the pot is full of leads. Look at these numbers ….there was 1,367,006 bankruptcy filings in just the past 12 months and another 1,641,127 in pending status.

  • What is Chapter
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Niches That Bring Your Riches:The Short Sale Solution

I am currently doing a series on my blog covering a little about each of the types of niches you could consider when investing in real estate.  Go here to go to the beginning of this series.

The term “short sale” isn’t actually a niche in the same way as others are. It’s actually a strategy for purchasing properties with no equity in pre-foreclosure. I’m listing it as a separate niche because though you will fall into situations where a short sale is necessary when dealing with pre-foreclosures, and should know how to handle a short sale when … Read the rest