Tag: 123flip.com/blog

Squatting in Foreclosed Homes on the Rise? + MORE

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Flipping Houses Exposed Book Released – flippingjunkie.com Find out what happenedI’ve finally put together the numbers for the deals that we flipped just after the 34 weeks of posts showing everything we were doing…So what made me finally make the numbers public?This is awesome…I’ve been meaning to put together all of those 34 weeks of posts into a book so that they could be read more easily, wherever, and whenever you want… Continue Reading On flippingjunkie.com » How to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time – zillowblog.com   Now that the real estate market is picking up...

Using Pinterest For Rehab Tips and Tricks + MORE

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Rentals Spotlight: Atlanta – zillowblog.com Looking for a place to rent in Atlanta? From studios to single-family homes, take a look at the rentals we found on the market in this city. $600 – $700 873 Charles Allen Dr NE, Atlanta GA For rent: $695 per month Relax on the porch in this pet-friendly studio apartment, located in Midtown just blocks from Piedmont Park… Continue Reading On zillowblog.com » How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ I really like small multifamily properties, and I talk about them an awful lot. Several months...

Prices Are Way Up: April 2013 State of the Real Estate Market + MORE

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Step 7 – “Love to Hear Your Clients Going Tweet Tweet Tweet”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence – geekestateblog.com/blog/ Last Week we Discussed … Step 6 – “Ready, Set, GoDaddy”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Today we introduce the first of 3 Social media Giants, Twitter! Please don’t comment, or email regarding the additional 267 Social Media Outlets we could have chosen (Keeping in mind that Facebook & LinkedIn are next)… I know there are lots of wonderful and exciting places to suck up your time at work, but since we are just starting out, let’s just focus...

@Zillow Roundup 3-29-13: Look Outside + MORE

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How to Invest in Real Estate with No Money – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ In typical fashion, I couldn’t get to sleep. I had consumed enough caffeine to wake a sleeping bear and was stuck staring at the ceiling, waiting for my dreams to start – to no avail. As was the tradition most of those nights during college, I flipped on the television in an effort to numb my mind enough to try again later… Continue Reading On biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ » House #42: Staging Pictures – 123flip.com/blog The WI-2 House is completed and listed for sale… The project went very smoothly and it...

Value Creation in Real Estate + MORE

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House #47: Final Analysis – 123flip.com/blog We closed on the sale of The Divorce House today… This was a pure wholesale deal — I never even saw the property! The buyer was the same investor who purchased The Retail House and plans to hold it as a rental. Given that I never saw the house, there’s not much I can really say… Here are the final stats and financial details: Timelines Here are the key timeline milestones: Purchase Offer Date: 2/7/2013 Purchase Closing Date: 2/25/2013 Rehab Completion Date: 2/25/13 Sale Listing Date: 2/28/2013 First Sale Contract Date: 3/6/2013 Final Sale...

Rising Costs and Tight Credit Slow New Construction + MORE

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The Biggest Mortgage Mistake Consumers Make – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News, AdviceBy Scott Sheldon Despite the technical rigors of qualifying for a loan today, there is something more ominous lurking in all mortgage applications that most consumers wouldn’t think twice about. Specifically, we’re talking about the eligible funds for the mortgage transaction… Continue Reading On realestate.aol.com » My Books Are Here! – 123flip.com/blog Click Here for More Info or to Order the Books I’m thrilled to announce the release of two books I’ve been working on for much of the past year: THE BOOK ON FLIPPING HOUSES: How to Buy,...

Dig This Trend: Steamy Hot Tubs + MORE

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Begin As You Mean To Go: The Letter of Intent – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ Nothing perturbs a transactional attorney more than when a client delivers a letter of intent and a draft contract that bear little to no resemblance to one another. Though letters of intent are non-binding in most jurisdictions, parties who rush headstrong into signing a letter of intent (LOI) miss a critical opportunity to work out key legal terms in addition to those terms that include a dollar sign… Continue Reading On biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ » The Biggest Mortgage Mistake Consumers Make – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News, AdviceBy Scott Sheldon Despite...

House #39: Final Analysis + MORE

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What Is an REO? – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News, BuyingBy Diana Olick REO is one of those terms that you hear a lot lately but can’t quite place. And for people of a certain age, it calls to mind a certain 1970s and ’80s rock band. Alas, that’s not the REO of which we speak. So what is an REO? CNBC explains. What is an REO? REO stands for Real Estate Owned… Continue Reading On realestate.aol.com » House #39: Final Analysis – 123flip.com/blog We closed on the sale of The Rent-Back House today… Nothing more to add about the project...

House #46: Pre-Rehab (VIDEO) + MORE

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Visiting Austin for SXSW? You'll Probably Want to Move There – realestate.aol.com Filed under: News You’re in Austin, Texas, rockin’ out at the South by Southwest music festival. You’re soaking up the sights and sounds, the people and the parties, of the “Live Music Capital of the World.” You’re falling in love with the city. And in a year’s time, you’ll be moving there. Well, that’s what local Realtors are banking on, anyway… Continue Reading On realestate.aol.com » House #46: Pre-Rehab (VIDEO) – 123flip.com/blog My Milwaukee partner, Marty Boardman (FlippingPhoenixHouses.com), did it again…here’s his walk-through of The WI-4 House that...

Houses #44 / 47: Under Contract + MORE

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Step 4 – “Be a Star on YouTube”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence – geekestateblog.com/blog/ Series Intro: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 1 – Branding: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 2 – Branded Contact Info: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence Step 3 – “Aces in Their Google Places”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence “Places Everyone, Places” “Lights, Camera, and…… Continue Reading On geekestateblog.com/blog/ » The Perfect Path to Developing Real Estate – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ Many real estate professionals want to...

House #45: Video Walk-Through + MORE

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House #45: Video Walk-Through – 123flip.com/blog My Milwaukee partner, Marty Boardman (FlippingPhoenixHouses.com), is an awesome videographer…here’s his walk-through of The WI-3 House that he shot last week when we were in town: Continue Reading On 123flip.com/blog » Where’s the Wealth in Real Estate Education? – biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ As a beginning or budding investor, you learn from real world experience that this business will expose your weak spots of know-how. This translates to lost opportunities, lost deals, and smaller paychecks. The goal of BiggerPockets, of course, is to give you an open forum of knowledge, unmatched in the real estate investing world,...