Obama Administration Facing New Pressure on Foreclosures
According to Reuters, the Obama administration is facing stepped up pressure to provide more details about its efforts to help struggling homeowners stay in their homes. Although bankruptcy is one of the last steps that homeowners turn to in the foreclosure process, many could be avoiding foreclosure altogether if [...]
Dismal Foreclosure Numbers Could Be the Tip of the Iceberg
I recently read a very interesting article by Peter Roff and Thomas Jefferson. It again indicates that foreclosures and bankruptcies in the third quarter are continuing to climb. Although this is sad news for the millions of people in foreclosure or bankruptcy, it’s creating opportunities for [...]
Backwards Engineering Your Offer Price
When evaluating the investment potential of any income property there is one basic criterion that you must apply. That is cost versus income. Simply put, property income must exceed monthly costs by an acceptable amount or the property will not generate a positive cash flow.
By definition an income property means “a [...]
Reducing Your Closing Costs
Closing costs are the costs to acquire a property, apart from the down payment. Closing costs include items such as title insurance, transfer taxes, attorney’s fees, bank loan fees and other costs. “No money down” refers to the down payment, it does not does relate to your closing costs. It certainly [...]
Wisconsin Business School Predicts Foreclosure “The Perfect Storm”
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Business School call it the “perfect storm”. Home values are declining and unemployment is rising.
Authors of a new study at the business school say President Barack Obama’s foreclosure rescue plan doesn’t adequately address both problems.
The professors wrote a new recommendation that the [...]
Financing Your Property “No Money Down” – Part 3
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Bird-Dogging Properties
A very creative technique involves you acting as a “bird-dog”. If you are not familiar with “bird-dogs”, they are hunting dogs that point out birds hiding in shrubs and bushes for the hunter. As the bird-dog you find investments [...]
Financing Your Property “No Money Down” – Part 2
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Borrowing from Strangers
You should not solicit strangers to do these deals without legal advice. There are state and federal laws that regulate solicitation of money from investors. If you solicit funds from the general public you may be [...]
Financing Your Property “No Money Down” – Part 1
Purchasing almost any piece of real state involves a lot of money. Properties can cost hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. The purchase price can empty the bank account of even the wealthiest investors. The good news is that you can borrower [...]
Consumer Advocates Have a Message
Consumer advocates have a message for homeowners mired in foreclosure: Your situation is not hopeless. Even if your house can’t be saved, they say, there are steps you can take to lessen the fallout. “When people see the foreclosure (notice) come to the door, they just give up,” said Debra Voltz-Miller, [...]
Rising Unemployment Accelerates Foreclosure Crisis
Is the current administration on the right track. Before health care or any other programs, the administration needs to concentrate on incentives for companies to create jobs. The foreclosure crisis will never end until the country gets back to work. Just this week at the Mercury Marine facility [...]
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