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Getting Realtors To Help You With Your Real Estate Investing

Focusing on making money does not mean that real estate investors won’t have a need for competent and experienced real estate agents, actually we who are involved in real estate investing really need investment friendly agents. Contributing author Wendy Patton presents an article about using an often over looked real estate investment technique of lease options.

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Fugitive Scammer Extradited

“Operation Who’s House” back in November of 2006 was an investigation by the U.S. Attorneys Office into an  elaborate mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 17 properties in Broward County, Florida. The scam reportedly resulted in mortgage lenders issuing more than $10,000,000 in fraudulent mortgage loans.

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NO! Selling Real Estate (well) is NOT a Part-Time Job!

Whether your niche is real estate investing or if you are an agent, you will enjoy this article excerpted from my new book, Sell with Soul: Creating an Extraordinary Career in Real Estate without Losing Your Friends, Your Principles or Your Self-Respect

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Is There A Fear Factor In Mortgage Underwriting?

Are your loan commitments being lost to the fear factor?

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IndyMac Bank Shut Down By Feds!

IndyMac Bank’s assets were seized by federal regulators on Friday after succumbing to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures.

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Real Estate Agents Being Held Liable For The Condition Of Foreclosures

From the “I saw this coming a mile away department”…it has finally happened. Frustrated municpalities are beginning to chase anyone and everyone associated with a run down, neglected foreclosure that is adding to blight in their communities.

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The Power of Online Video

As CNN stated it started in an article it all starts innocently enough by you visiting YouTube for, say, a few minutes of football bloopers. Then you switch to funny dog antics, followed by goofy juvenile stuntmen. Before long you’ve inadvertently spent 30 minutes watching videos on your computer.

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The Battle For Transparency

“Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.” -Harry S Truman Apparently, I have roused the ire of the old guard. My forward-thinking marketing tactics have stirred up a certain level of disgust in some colleagues across the nation who [...]

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Stop Telling Customers How Great You Are And Start Showing Them!

If you’re in the business of satisfying customers, the only thing that matters is what you DO!

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Make it Happen!

I love Real Estate. I love driving around buyers, meeting new people at listing appointments, networking with my SOI and people I want to be in my SOI. Forging relationships is by far one of my favorite past times.

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