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Working with Contractors on Short Term Investments The other day, I was talking with a colleague who mentioned that he had a really fantastic deal on his hands. He was being offered hundreds of thousands of dollars just to find a buyer for several houses in a subdivision out west. I asked what was wrong with the subdivision, and learned that in fact, nothing at all was the matter. The finished homes were selling, and several under construction already had buyers lined up. Fact or Fiction: Long Term Investing with Someone Else’s Money? I have heard the “no money down” and “invest with someone else’s money” spiel so many times that I almost did not write this article. So often, it seems like these are just great, attractive tag lines designed to sell a real estate investing course or get you pay for someone’s “connections” so that you can make money without spending it. So let’s get one thing straight right now: You can make money without spending money, but you cannot make money for free. Spotting a Good Long-Term Investment Property One of the things that my clients most often ask me is very simple: “How do I spot a good long-term real estate investment?” While my answer often varies depending on the individual client’s personal situation, there are some things that nearly always indicate a good investment property. When Market Matters in Long-Term Real Estate Investing I have always thought that one of the best things about long-term real estate investing was that for all intents and purposes, you can do it in any market. After all, if you track the value of real estate investments over time in just about any locale, you will find that in the long term, the value of the vast majority of real estate investments will increase. Period. It’s a known fact. Long-Term Investing Using Subject-To Transactions A subject-to transaction is a real estate deal in which the buyer purchases the property subject to the existing mortgage. This means that they assume the current payments at the current interest rates and their payments, present and future, are subject to the terms of the loan. This is an extremely useful and valuable tool to have in your real estate investing arsenal, particularly in the current market when traditional lender-financing is hard to come by. Short-Term Investing for Long-Term Results In the last lesson, we talked about how important it is to not let yourself get caught in the trap of thinking that your long-term real estate investments will be nothing but a drain on you in the short term. Of course, you do need to plan ahead for the possibility that they could be a drain. 3 Fast Exit Strategies for Long-Term Real Estate Investments As we’ve already discussed, part of successful long-term real estate investing is having an effective way to get out of the investment – preferably while generating wealth at the same time. Sometimes, however, you need to get out of a long-term real estate investment fast, which can create trouble for a real estate investor who only planned for a calm, prolonged exit that could happen at their leisure. The Number One Mistake Real Estate Investors Make In Long-Term Real Estate Investing Long-term real estate investing has been around since the beginning of recorded history. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians invested in extended areas of attractive burial grounds and built amazing tombs that could be either used by a family or sold for a profit in an emergency, and even that was probably not the beginning of real estate investing. Planning for Long-Term Real Estate Investing When it comes to investing in real estate for long-term purposes rather than short term, you may think that there may not be a lot of planning involved. After all, how complicated can it be? You just pay for the thing one way or the other for the next 20 or 30 years, then sell it. Subject-to Investing for the Future If you wanted to buy 10 properties via subject-to transaction in a great neighborhood today (in Atlanta, at least) you probably could with little trouble and very low expense. However, once you had those properties, what would you do with them? Many people look at real estate investing as a short-term operation. Subject-to Timing A lot of my colleagues have been saying recently that the time for subject-to investing is over. As an investor who has done countless subject-to deals in all sorts of markets and economies, I find that viewpoint disconcerting to say the least. Dealing with "Toxic-Homeowner" Syndrome in Subject-To Investing Once you work with a homeowner to show them just how good a subject-to investing deal can actually be for them as well as for you, you may find that the homeowner becomes a little more demanding. Getting Started with Subject-To Investing: Finding the “Right” Motivated Sellers While many people understand the basics of subject-to investing, they may not really have a very good idea of how to get started on the process. Subject-to investing is actually pretty simple in concept, but many new real estate investors – or just investors new to the process – can easily get bogged down because this is not necessarily the simplest type of real estate investing to implement. Getting Creative with Subject-To Investing Bob is a real estate investor. He has been very frugal with his money and has had good results from the real estate properties that he has been investing in for the past decade or so. The Role of Creative Financing in Subject-To Investing When it comes to subject-to investing, a legitimate argument can certainly be made that the whole thing, from start to finish, could be considered creative financing. Making Subject-To Investing Work in Any Economy Many people think that subject-to investing and other types of “creative” real estate are only good when the economy is also good. They may believe that they need easy credit or lots of available money for down payments in order to insure that they will be able to make money on subject-to properties. Bulk REO Insights into the Reality behind Purchased Proof-of-Funds Papers If you pay attention to real estate investing trends, then you probably already know about Bulk REO Investing. This type of investing is huge right now – both literally and figuratively. Bulk REO investing involves buying large numbers of foreclosed properties (Real Estate Owned or REOs) from banks or other lenders. An Introduction to Short Sales Short sales are a great way to make money by negotiating with lenders to get discounts on properties. In many cases, you can buy properties for literally half the price of the property, which means that even if you sell at a steep discount, you can generate a great deal of income off of just one property. 3 Signs that the Time is Right for You to Be in Real Estate Investing You have probably heard a lot lately about how the time is “right” for real estate investing. The people saying this are absolutely correct. The state of the market currently is ideal for people who want to invest in real estate and get some real bargains on property.

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