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Prepare Like a Pro Athlete for Real Estate Negotiations
Oct 6th
Have you ever listened to professional football announcers like John Madden?They’re always talking about players they admire having great “skill sets,” theones that help them win games for their teams. Well, as a real estate investor,you have to bring a great “skill set” to the negotiation table in order to winyour game.Below are some basic negotiating skills that you need to acquire or sharpenin order to...
Real Estate Investment Strategies to Accumulate Cash
Oct 3rd
Plenty of fancy words have been written about real estate investmentstrategies. But I want to cut to the chase in this article. No matter how fancythe language is, investment strategies boil down to two objectives:Buying real estate to accumulate cash.Buying real estate to build equity and wealth.Which strategy to choose depends entirely on you?your needs, yourpersonality, and so forth. Frankly, either choice is fi...
Working With Real Estate Agents
Sep 27th
Most likely, you already know that I advocate working with Realtors® in myBuyersFirstProgram. It’s the best way to achieve investment success. Of course,you should work with Realtors® who know what they’re doing; otherwise, you’rewasting your time as an investor (not to mention that of the buyers andsellers).In this article, I’ll give you some guidelines for choosing the bestRealtors® to work with in any...
Essential Credit Score Information for Real Estate Investment
Sep 24th
Your credit or “FICO” score is vital to your real estate investment career.It’s no secret that the higher your credit score, the better the chances ofyour obtaining loans and getting them at a lower interest rate. It keeps moneyin your pocket!Remember this essential fact: lenders are in the business of loaning moneyand loaning it at the lowest risk possible so they’re going to look hard atyour credit score ...
The Eight Essential Characteristics of Successful Real Estate Investors
Sep 18th
As we all know, attitude is everything in any kind of business. There’s theold saying “Attitude is altitude.” In other words, the more positive yourattitude, the higher you’ll fly in your investment career. Now, that saying isdefinitely true, but it’s also a little simplistic.Here’s a plain fact: you can’t simply think you’ll succeed and then do so.Thinking has to be combined with action! You have t...
Real Estate In Louisiana: Baton Rouge Is A Great Place To Live
Jul 18th
Buying real estate in Baton Rouge is a great decision; the town offers someof the best features and amenities of any city in Louisiana. It has apopulation of about 220,000 people and it is located about 80 miles northwestof New Orleans. It is also the capital of state and home to all the stategovernment buildings as well as the state’s largest university, LSU. Buyinginto the real estate market in this city allows...