Have you ever wondered why loan modifications are so hard to get? This video might shed some light on the true motivation for banks NOT to do loan modifications.  You’ll see how One West Bank (...

CNBC reporter, Diana Olick just released her real estate predictions for 2010. Highlights: More foreclosures Possible recovery in 2010 back half Commercial defaults will increase (yay!) 30 year ra...

Ahhh, the life of a real estate investing trainer.  It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Don’t get me wrong, I *love* the students that are soaking up the knowledge and out there mak...

I spent the day with my Mom Tuesday. She needed to run some errands and she doesn’t drive anymore due to macular degeneration and glaucoma that’s slowly taking her sight. I have to tell yo...

I got an email a few weeks ago from a customer who purchased a course I recommended and she was in a frenzy.  She said that she wanted her money back because she discovered the product is a “sc...

Here’s a cool, free, online tool to get a sense of market rents in any area. It’s hooked into Google maps so you can also drill down to the street level and get a look at the competitio...

HUD just published their Fair Market Rents for 2010. Download it here: http://www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html Fair market rents are used to determine such things as HUD rental assistance am...

Looks like the US Government is the only entity in history that can generate $4 billion in profits and still be in debt. The $4 billion came from the banks it “bailed out.” Wonder if th...

Here’s a comment I got from a reader today: Hi Susan, you are an outstanding professional that mean well and helping others is in your personality, your impacable reputation is priceless. But, b...

My friend Trevor at The REI Brain just posted some great info about the state of real estate in May 2009. Check it out! http://www.thereibrain.com/may-2009-local-real-estate-market-statistics-an...