The Daily Real Estate Blog

The peak home buying season of summer is right around the corner! Agents, brokers, entrepreneurs and real estate investing companies are all looking for that ‘edge’ to make the most of the summer in a buyers market. Here are some things you can do to get that ‘edge’ for your real estate investing company so you can take the lead and make the most out of the summer season…

While your ultimate goal may be to develop a global dominating real estate investing empire, starting with mastering your own local market can be a great first step. The world is a big chunk to bite off all at once and learning to take it down once niche market segment at time, starting with your local area can help give you the tools you need to go big effectively, not to mention providing a great income base to expand your real estate investing empire with. So where do you start and what types... 

Many new to real estate investing as well as first time home buyers choose duplexes, triplexes or even a fourplex as their initial buy. This can come with both pros and cons. Let’s take a look at a few of them… The Pros 1. It can pay for itself Even by buying a duplex as your first real estate investing move while living in one side can be incredibly powerful. With the right property and rental market the rent from the other unit can cover the entire mortgage payment allowing you to live payment... 

New April housing index data shows prices of REOs jumping 5.5% over the last year, while super-sized investment groups scoop up packages of properties for rentals. How long will individual real estate investors be able to compete? REOs have been in short supply in many parts of the country during the last year but the new free flow of foreclosures since the giant mortgage settlement could ease the competition a little. Still, the hottest markets threaten fierce competition for the best properties... 

Is your marketing ready to help you cash in big from the biggest real estate investing season of 2012? Summer is consistently one of the busiest times of the year for real estate. Many people wait until the summer to sell and go home shopping so that they can move ahead of the new school year. Your top competitors know this and have likely been planning their marketing campaigns for months. Some schools are getting out as early as the end of May this year. Are you ready? Expect a whirlwind of new... 

Those launching themselves into real estate investing now or at least finally getting ready to embrace the web and make waves online have the perfect opportunity to hit the internet running with a big bang in the next few weeks. Every day you delay in going live with your online marketing is a day less of leads and referrals. However, even if you don’t have your graphics and sales funnel perfected that doesn’t mean you have to lose out. Pre-launching is an awesome way to build readers, fans and... 

The most recently quarterly survey from the Fed reports banks loosening credit standards. So is subprime on its way back and easy borrowing poised to make leveraging a lot less hard work for real estate investing? Wells Fargo has apparently kicked its mortgage lending into high gear, swiping a large amount of market share as Bank of America tries to hide from more losses. Credit Unions have also cranked up the volume of their mortgage lending efforts in the last few years as bankers lobby against... 

There is nothing wrong with being creative with your real estate investing but know that crossing the line can mean much more than a slap on the wrist. Those accused of mortgage and real estate fraud now make up a huge percentage of those incarcerated in our prison system and probably outnumber the total prisoners in entire countries elsewhere in the world. The witch hunt and desire to make an example of individuals isn’t over by any means though. Unless of course you worked for a bank who participated... 

There may be a ton of money to be made from flipping houses and it may not be today’s investors’ fault that so many are losing their homes but what about the millions of displaced kids? According to recent stats an outrageous 8.3 million children are being affected by the foreclosure crisis. Between those who have already lost their homes, those in foreclosure now and those in rental properties which are in foreclosure these kids are having their lives turned upside down. Of course some families... 

Just as the real estate market and the strategies it takes to win at real estate investing have evolved so are the dynamics of the workplace. Whether you are starting out with one or two virtual assistants or have offices packed with full time staff supporting you, your management approach can make or break your organization. Take a look at today’s most successful brands and leaders and how their management and organizational structures are so much different to how you may have been managed at...