Entries by dulce

Embrace the Mobility of Your Investor Lifestyle

By Linda Liberatore As you build your real estate investment portfolio, you dream of ending your 9 to 5 corporate job and the day your freedom begins. No need to go into the office. Now you can spend your days finding properties and evaluating progress on rehabs while managing your current assets. To operate as […]

Choosing the Right Neighborhood

By Marco Santarelli Classifying a neighborhood by “type”, or what many investors refer to as a “grade”, is typically nothing more than a subjective description. Although most people will have a general idea of what is being referred to, in my experience it is usually nothing more than a qualitative rather than quantitative description.  Because […]

Personal Service in a Busy Financial World

By Anita Woods Investing in property can be frustrating, especially when you’re always searching for good financing options that suit your time-frame as an investor. Having someone in your corner toprovide quality information and advice can help you reach your goals more quickly than going at it alone. Steve Bighaus’s clients know they can count […]

Land Trusts vs. Limited Liability Companies

By Randy Hughes aka Mr. Land Trust Recently I read an article by an attorney telling his readers not to use a Land Trust. He recommended titling your investment property in a Limited Liability Company. His reasoning was that Land Trusts are only a “deterrent” to a lawsuit and they do not provide “true” asset […]

MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES: Should It Be in Your Future?

By Tom K. Wilson One of the most common questions I get is: Which are better investments, multifamily properties (apartments) or single-family homes? My answer is, both, but not multifamily without experienced or qualified and experienced partners. A multifamily property is defined as 5 units or greater, and single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and four-plexes are […]

Five Steps to Raising Private Capital

By Jillian Ivey Sidoti, Esq. Many people assume that in order to raise capital all they have to do is go out and find potential investors to whom they may pitch their idea. However, the laws regulating the sale of any security are such that operating in such a matter would be illegal. Too often, […]

Meet the Future of Private Money

By Tim Houghten In the words of the great Bob Dylan: the times “they are a-changin,” for Sean Morsi and Ajay Mehra — CEO and CFO of MOR Financial, respectively — the notion of shaking things up has been woven into their company’s genetic code. It may come as a surprise to hear that an asset- based lender, known for utilizing […]

Vacant Properties = Motivated Sellers!

By Linda Pliagas Every profession has tools of the trade, products which help us get ahead in our industry. Thanks to innovative technologies, investors now also have a fantastic tool to zero in on neglected properties. Find Motivated Sellers is a new product that can help investors locate vacant homes around the country or right in their own backyard. Created by entrepreneurial investor Chris Richter, […]