The Daily Real Estate Blog

We warned you this was coming! Frantic website and blog owners have been hitting up outsourcing platforms and freelancers this week in a panic after receiving notices from Google. Why? As announced a while ago on the FortuneBuilders’ blog Google has been making new changes to hunt down those spamming the web with masses of junk, spun content and amassing tons of junk backlinks. Unfortunately there have been many real estate investing pros who have gotten themselves caught up in these practices,... 

Check out the following 9 behaviors of the super successful. Many of these apply to real estate investors but perhaps just as importantly they can help investors better weed out the fakers from the real movers and shakers to determine who they should be working with. 1. They Carry Less Stuff They aren’t weighed down by a bunch of junk. They may have a gadget or two but actually enjoy their freedom. Plus they can buy whatever they need wherever they are going. Sometimes those trying too hard to... 

The recession and housing collapse has caused a major mind shift in the population, one that real estate investing professionals can’t ignore. It has and will change individual’s attitude towards home ownership and is changing the types of properties which will sell quickly and which markets will remain the strongest. What investors need to know… While many may think that recent events would leave a bad taste in the mouth of home owners and have generations swearing by renting, quite the opposite... 

We will likely see a much bigger push towards advertising on Facebook after the IPO. Combined with Bing’s inclusion of Facebook results in its search results it is clear that it is no longer about being on Facebook or not for investors, it’s about being the best. Most real estate investing companies still have their social strategies all wrong. This is good news for those reading this post that have a short window of opportunity to get ahead. Microsoft and Facebook have both broken character... 

Housing inventory is fading fast. Some areas are experiencing over a 60% drop in supply with REO listings plummeting 81%, meaning the rush to grab discounted deals is heating up rapidly. Investors who want a shot at low priced acquisitions for flipping need to move at lightning speed. True real estate investing pros will have specific criteria laid out for evaluating deals and have an intimate knowledge of their area so they can make offers immediately when opportunities arise. You’ll have to be... 

Even the most successful real estate investing superstars can fall into a slump now and again. Perhaps a kick in the backside in your persona life got you down, you lost out on the last couple of offers you made or you failed to implement systems and are feeling burnt out. Don’t let that keep you down. Shake it off, there are amazing real estate investing opportunities just around the corner waiting for you! 6 steps to reboot your real estate investing mojo in two weeks or less… 1. Take a Minute It’s... 

Looking for renovation companies, but afraid of choosing the wrong one and becoming the next horror story on reality TV? There are plenty of reputable renovation companies out there, though you may have to sift through quite a few others before you find them. Here are a few tips to keep you on track. As the real estate market rebounds again, there are many new renovation companies sprouting up as well as old hands getting back into the business. Don’t just take someone’s word for it that they... 

The multi-billion dollar mortgage settlement means fewer foreclosures & more homeowners and their families helped right? Maybe not! Since the giant $26 billion mortgage settlement was approved there have been reports of triple digit increases in foreclosure filings and bank possessions. But the money is going to be used to help people right? Well, the state of Ohio has decided to spend around a third of their payout, $75 million to demolish homes. Apparently there are 100,000 homes around Ohio... 

No doubt being a real estate investor, flipping houses, collecting large paychecks and running your own business as an entrepreneur can be, not just lucrative, but exciting as well. Hey, if it’s not exciting, then you should probably be doing something else! And while excitement is certainly contagious, at times, it needs to be managed. It’s natural to want to tell everyone about all the resources you have at your disposal to be a major player in your local real estate scene. But it’s... 

Does cold calling still offer the maximum possible ROI for real estate investing? Many have steered away from cold calling because it isn’t their favorite things to do but if 15 hours a week prospecting on the phone could land you $300k a year would you do it? Certainly new regulations and the death of the home phone has made cold calling more challenging for real estate investing but a recent study found it can still yield an average return of almost $400 an hour for real estate professionals....