The Investor Insights

This month on The Investor Insights, we’re getting back to basics with real estate investing. Getting started in real estate can be a bit overwhelming, but I’m here to help you through the fear and on to your first deal. That’s why I’m talking about wholesaling. This is a low-risk; easy way to get your [...]

One of the biggest issues we investors are faced with when we first make the decision to invest in real estate is “which strategy should I choose?” It’s a complicated issue as there are literally hundreds of different strategies to choose from. I feel uniquely qualified to speak to this topic since I have tried [...]

I just read story on BusinessWeek.com about a Utah guy that’s being sued by the SEC for $145 million. Here’s the excerpt because you would think that I was just making it up.. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Utah man for falsely telling customers their $145 million would be invested in commercial real [...]

I admit the legislative battle over seller financing had me scared for the real estate investors who are seller financing residential properties. The House initially proposed that only licensed mortgage originators should be allowed to do seller financing transactions OR be limited to one transaction every 3 years. On June 23rd, the sponsors of that [...]

The government’s HAFA program that went into effect on April 5, 2010 should help shorten the length of time it takes a lender to approval a short sale. The HAFA program is an alternative for homeowners that do not meet the guidelines under the government’s Home Affordable Modification Program to receive a mortgage loan modification. [...]