Finding Real Estate Investment Deals

March 9th, 2007

Finding real estate investing deals is a very challenging aspect of real estate investing for new investors. So let me shed some light on this for you. The key ingredient that you need to be able to identify is seller motivation.

No seller is going ot sell you their house for less than market value unless they are extremely motivated to do so.

There are generally five main sources of motivation for sellers

They are:

Divorce
Job loss
Job Transfer
Illness
Death

Any one of the above can cause a seller to feel distress. It is by removing that distress from a seller that you you will find your best deals. So it is up to the investor to dig for signals that a seller is in distress. You can start your search at the courthouse, newspaper, by sending mail etc. Once you begin the process and identify sellers that are truly motivated, it won’t be long before they are calling you to buy their home. 

Good Luck

Rick Hernandez  Real Estate Investment Success Awaits 

How to get started in real estate investing.

March 6th, 2007

There are many different types of investment opportunities for real estate investors.  Investors today often choose from rentals, rehabbing, wholesaling, foreclosures, short sales, subject to, lease options, purchase options, auctions, tax sales, new construction, pre-construction, land development and various other methods for finding deals and making money with real estate investing.

That list alone can scare someone away with all there is to learn about the real estate investment game.  The good news for those desiring to learn how to be real estate investors is that you don’t need to know everything on the list in order to be successful and start making money.  In fact, most investors will only use one or two techniques through out their real estate investment careers. 

So where should you start if you want to invest?

First is to get a realistic assessment of your financial picture.  Most people are not in a financial position to begin purchasing mini-malls or doing condo conversions.  What is your financial position? Are you just starting out financially? Or are you one of the fortunate few that have the capital to invest in larger projects? Wherever you are on the scale is okay.  You can make money in real estate investing so many different ways that your finances will limit you somewhat, but they won’t take you out of the game.

Most people have just enough money to get them started by purchasing a few real estate investment courses, purchase advertising, and maybe even order business cards.  If you find yourself in this situation then you will probably best be suited for working on pre-flips or wholesale deals.  This is where you sell the property that you are going to buy to someone else before you actually buy it.

You can make money by simply finding deals for other investors. All you have to do is find a viable home and get it under contract. It will be up to the other investor to to rehab the house and sell it.   You don’t have to use your own credit, and you shouldn’t have to do any repairs.  The buyer will end up paying most of your expenses through the transaction.  This can leave you with a very hefty profit and fantastic R.O.I (return on investment) since you don’t have to use much money at all in these types of transactions if done properly.

This is a great place to start for most new investors. It doesn’t require a lot of capital and it can springboard new investors into larger investments because of the fairly large checks that can be earned from successful transactions.

The key is to find the right course.  You should find one that has a great guarantee just in case it doesn’t work for you.

To Your Success,

Rick Hernandez  Author http://www.29DaysToRealEstateProfits.com  The course that guarantees your success.