Real Estate Investing Strategies: 2009

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Wholesale property | Fixer Upper Property Deal in Pompano Below $50K





1931 Ne 1st Terrace

Pompano Beach, FL 33060

3 Bedroom

2 Bathroom

CBS

1201 Under Air

Desirable Kendal Green community. Needs updating. Recent sale in July 2009 at $106k. Rents between $1000 to $1200.

$48, 500 Cash Or Hardmoney only

Call Julian 954-658-3242

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

How to Get Free One Way Backlinks Virally

One way backlinks is one of the best and most effective ways to get high positions in search engines and milk these positions for targeted traffic. But getting quality one way links is a big job.

Free Traffic System is a new project that helps you to get top quality one way links for free - unlimited number of one way links, because you build as many as you need. Moreover, Free Traffic System has integrated a brand new concept of viral marketing, rewarding its members with bonus one way links.

Before getting to the viral part of the project, it is important to explain where exactly you are getting these backlinks. The backlinks are built inside real blog posts, not in the footer or blogroll - in the very body of the real, unique blog post. This is the most safe way to build one way links, because you give real unique content to the visitors in the blog posts and search engines will always welcome it - search engines were created to help people in finding quality information in the Internet.

You get backlinks from relevant sites that belong to real people in different niches. Natural, safe and smart way to build backlinks for free. You submit one article to Free Traffic System and it converts into up to 60 top quality one way backlinks! And - unlike traditional article marketing - no one will delete your backlinks from the article, like they do when stealing your content from article directories.

The viral part of Free Traffic System is simple - they reward people for bringing others into this free project. You are receiving a BONUS backlink on every 3rd post that people whom you referred to Free Traffic System are making. This means you get bonus backlink on article No 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, etc. of all people who got into the system via the affiliate link.

As every article can be republished on up to 30 sites in Free Traffic System, this means that one article with your bonus link equals to 30 backlinks from Free Traffic System. 2 articles = 60 bonus backlinks, 3 articles = 90 bonus backlinks. And this is in addition to the unlimited backlinks that you can build inside Free Traffic System yourself.

And the final perk of the viral strategy. If you add at least one WordPress blog to Free Traffic System, they instantly increase the number of bonus backlinks by 7%.

So, in Free Traffic System you get:

- free backlinks that you build yourself
- viral bonus backlinks for affiliating people into the project
- viral bonus backlinks for adding your blog(s) to Free Traffic System

With this free backlink building power targeted traffic from search engines becomes just a matter of time.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

How You Can Build Wealth Through Short Sale House Deals

When a home owner runs into financial difficulty, there is the possibility of reaching an agreement with their bank to put the property on the market as a short sale house. The sale of a property by an owner in financial hardship before the property reaches the point of complete foreclosure is known as a short sale. In the case of short sales, home owners will see less adverse impact on their credit rating than they would if the bank proceeded with a full foreclose on the short sale house.

As a general rule, when there is a house on the market, the current home owner needs to repay the bank more than the present market value of the property. As a consequence of this situation, the bank will usually sell the home at a significant discount following an agreement on the house. It is necessary for the bank to sell the home at a discounted price, to recoup the outstanding mortgage and the short sales home costs. This means there is a deficiency between what the owner’s outstanding mortgage and the sale price. Ultimately, the short sale house option remains a better choice than foreclosure for distressed owners.

As the current economic crisis has escalated, the number of home owners choosing short sale over foreclosure has increased. If you are involved in real estate investment, the increase in short sale homes is an opportunity for investors. Structuring deals that bring together sellers and buyers of short sale homes can be very profitable. Someone with experience of these short sales home deals can transform this distressing situation by securing a buyer for the homeowner and creating a profitable deal on the property.



During 2008 there were 2.33 million property foreclosures. This saw some 860,000 families lose their homes. If the possibility of foreclosure is looming, then the short sale house agreement can help these desperate owners. This is a solution that people are turning to in droves – creating opportunity for those real estate investors that know how to structure profitable deals that benefit all parties. There is no doubt that those facing foreclosure have some tough financial decisions to make. The home agreement provides sellers with the best possible outcome in light of the difficult situation they are faced with before a property goes into foreclosure.

Short sale houses are usually sold at a discounted rate. While banks are usually able to forgive the remaining mortgage debt, this is not always the case. When you understand how to put together a short sale correctly, you can create and fund short sales home deals with transactional funding. In this way you could be providing financially struggling families with a better solution and alternatives when the threat of foreclosure is looming. Your deal could dramatically improve the future financial outlook of a distressed home owner and their family.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

How to Use Transactional Funding & Proof of Funds Letters in Real Estate Investment

If you are interested in purchasing Real Estate Owned (REO) or short sale properties, then you need to understand the basics of transactional funding and proof of funds letters and how they relate to your real estate interests and activities. Essentially, the transactional funding refers to the funds borrowed for a very short period to transfer a property from the current owner, to the transaction coordinator, then to the new owner. Proof of funds letters are used to help secure financing and smooth the way for the real estate transactions you are involved in.

Transactional Funding

The use of transactional funding allows the short sale process to take place smoothly. The basic premise for the loan is that once the original owner is ready to sell and the buyer is ready to take over the property (usually with a standard mortgage), there is a short term loan needed to faciliatate the transfer period. This means that the transactional funding is a loan that exists for just a few hours, before being recovered when the final property owner pays for the property.
The two separate transactions that place on the day of settlement create a unique situation known as a double closing. Lenders like these loans as the lending period is typically just several hours. If the transactional funding lender ensures that all the other financing for the transfer of the property is in place, this makes this short term loan delivers a relatively low risk opportunity for a profitable outcome from the provision of the short term loan.
Transactional funding works not only for the short sale scenario described above. A savvy investor can structure the use of a short term loan to easily carry out purchases of real estate owned (REO) properties, or any other real estate transaction that is based around a double closing.

Proof of Funds Letters

When purchasing property, the buyer must provide some form of evidence that they have the funds to cover the property acquisition - this is where a proof of funds letter becomes useful. This document that the investor can use to indicate to the parties involved in a real estate transaction that you have pre-qualified to purchase the real estate.

The proof of funds letters are used to demonstrate that investors have the financial resources or means to fund a property transaction. They indicate to the other parties that your funds are legitimate and can be used for the purchase of the property. This type of document is particularly useful if you are involved in short sale transactions and REO purchases that are structured with a double closing or when using transactional funding. They can also be used for other transactions that require documented evidence of your financial resources.
The proof of funds letter is generally provided as a bank, security or custody statement, stating that the investor or property buyer has funds for the real estate purchase that are obtainable and legitimate. Using this letter, the buyer/investor is able to secure any necessary additional funding or to assure the seller that they have the means to fund the real estate purchase.

To achieve success in real estate investment, it pays to fully understand the different options available to you and how to use them to maximum advantage. Transactional funding and the use of proof of funds letters are two added 'tools' in your investment toolkit. Once you understand how these financial opportunities can be used to the best advantage, you'll be on track to achieving financial security through real estate investment.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

How To Build a Buyers List

Here are some tips and resources that I use to build my buyers list.

Social networking sites:
Create profiles on these sites and network with other investors, join investor groups and include links to your web page.

Facebook
Twitter
myspace


Classified ad sites:
Post ads on these sites for investor specials, handyman specials, etc. You don't need to have a property currently under contract to do this. Include links to your webpage to join your buyers list.


Craigslist
Backpage
Kijiji

Blog Sites:
Create a free blog using one of these free services and write about what's going on in your market and the great deals available. Include links to join your buyers list.

Wordpress
Blogger
.
Local REI Club:
Go to the rei club meetings and network with other investors and collect and give out your business cards. You can then add these investors to your buyers list

Essential tool: Opt-in Form & Autoresponder

If you have a website or you're using a free blog service you need to have an opt-in form and autoresponder in place to be able to collect your buyers contact information and email them once you have a property under contract. The most simple service to use is aweber. You can use aweber to create a form and simply copy and paste that code in your website or blog to collect you buyer's information. You don't need any technical skills to do this as it's extremely simple. Aweber will provide you with video tutorials that will walk you through step by step. You can also use aweber to stay in contact with your buyers so that they will know immediatly that you have a property under contract to sell to them.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Transactional Funding JV Oppurtunity For Reo and Short Sales

Do you have a real estate deal lined up but you are unable to access the cash to get the deal closed? Maybe you don't want to pay the high fees associated with getting a hard money loan to flip your reo and short sale transactions. What if you can get transactional funds and proof of funds letter. How many deals do you think you can do then? Would an extra two deals a month help? Maybe you need to do five or more deals? Who knows, but times are tough and if you got burned with foreclosures in the real estate meltdown there is a way to benefit in these tough times. I want to extend to you an opportunity to make money in these tough times.

Let me help you to help yourself. I am a real estate investor that's been enjoying the benefits of using private money to flip properties and want you to enjoy the same benefits. Jv with me to close your deal or deals using private money for 30 percent of the profits. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity contact me and I will send you a JV agreement so we can get started.

To your success in 2009.

Monday, January 19, 2009

How to Locate Private Money to Flip Short Sales

In different areas of the country, real estate investors are having difficulty getting financing for their deals. Some hard money lenders have gone out of business and the funds that were easily available are no longer around. As a matter of fact the hard money lenders who actually still have cash available now require a down payment to use their private money. You have to put up more of your money plus credit and still have to pay up to fourteen percent plus other holding costs to flip properties. This process has stopped a lot of investors from doing deals.

There’s a great strategy out there that some investors have adopted because of the shortage of private money. They have found companies on the web that allow them to use private money to do double closings. The strategy I’m referring to is using private money to flip short sales and bank reo properties. Even though the market is suffering there are still “A” credit buyers out there that are looking for deals. They are intelligent to know that it’s a buyers market and so they are picking up properties with equity that’s twenty percent or more below market value.

By using private money you can pick up these properties cheaper than the average buyer because you’re using cash. So even though your end buyer with conventional financing may be able to pick up an property that’s twenty percent below the market you can come in and get it for about 40, 50 and in some areas 60 percent below market value as a cash buyer. You can then flip that property to your end buyer in a double closing transaction allowing you to make 10 to 50% profit spreads with Short Sales and REO’s. The double close is structured as an “A” to “B” then “C” to “D” transaction. The bank is the “A” seller; you the investor are the “B” buyer. This covers your transaction buying the property from the bank. The “C” to “D” process now makes you the investor “C” seller and your end buyer purchasing the property from you becomes “D”. This deal is structured so that if your end buyers financing doesn’t come through you are not stuck with the property. This protects you and the private money lender.

When you search the internet look for companies that provide private money with no up front costs. Most of these companies are charging up to four percent before they fund you the private money for deals. This can become very costly and eat into your profits. Things to look for are companies that allow you to use their private money and charge you about one percent plus a usual $300 admin fee with closing costs that is taken out of your profits at closing. This will allow you to work multiple deals at once.

Once you’ve found your private money funding source you can now start making deals to flip short sales. Here is an example of how a short sale flip with private money using the double closing strategy will work:

$100,000 Retail Value of Property
$50,000 Bank Accepts Your Short Sale Offer
$80,000 You Resale to End Buyer at this Price
$30,000 Your Profit at Closing
$1500 Your Cost of Funds (2% Plus $500)


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Friday, January 16, 2009

Insider Source For Private Money to Flip Short Sales

The Real Estate market has changed dramatically. Real Estate Investors that are making money have found a source of Private funds to flip their deals. If you're having problems getting hard money loans or you have to put a down payment to get a hard money loan then I have the answer for your problem. With our HSA program as a platinum member you have unlimited access to our private money to flip short sales and bank owned properties. This is the only source of private money that you don't have to pay any upfront fees or high points to use the private money. Once you become a platinum member and use our private money you will be charged 1% plus a $300 admin fee from your profits. Closing costs are generally about $2k using our recommended title company that's familiar with doing double closing. Here's and example of how you will use the private money to flip a short sale property to an end buyer.

$100,000 Retail Value
$50,000 Bank Accepts Your Short Sale Offer
$80,000 You Resale to End Buyer
$30,000 Your Profit at Closing
$1500 Your Cost of Funds (2% Plus $500)

Register for free by clicking here.



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