Dec28th2006

Foreclosure and Preforeclosure as an Investment Op

Check out this link:  http://www.realtytrac.com/

user:  thecrandalls@comcast.net

pw:  Woollam1

Another biz idea would be to help folks in pre-foreclosure hang on to their house (and credit), help them sell it and then share in the equity from the sale.

Dec27th2006

2007 Investors Outlook … as Reported in the Mass Media

Here’s a bunch of stuff I found during a late night surf session:

Arizona is now the fastest growing state
And Flagstaff makes the list of growth forecast here
Also check out how much Washington state is on that list. 

But despite that, real estate in Arizona is protected to drop big time in the next couple of years.  This report shows opportunity in Albuquerque, Texas, and throughout the South. 
Details here: http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/invguide_realestate/index.html

Good info on strategies for slow growth markets: http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/real_estate/reguide_moneymag_getrich_0606/index.htm

Finally…here are market forecasts for all states (June 2006-June 2007).  Once again, Washington state shines.

Dec11th2006

Using Your IRA in Real Estate Investing

PENSCO Trust, Inc.

Some good education here on how to use your IRA, 401Ks, etc for Real Estate Investing.  This techniques offers some serious tax advantages.

Listen to the podcasts archived at http://www.penscotrust.com/education/webandaudioconferences.asp

Dec5th2006

Truth about Pre-Approval

The Truth About Pre Approval (.pdf)

Dec5th2006

Vegas, Baby. Vegas

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/rfs/

I just spent an hour surfing craigslist real estate listings for vegas. Wow…just from looking at those listings I can tell its a dynamic market there. And TONS of inventory. Looks like people are having a really difficult time unloading properties, so theres lots of incentives being mentioned (like big screen tvs, cash back on closing, no money down, etc.) Whether these are actually good values is hard for me to say.

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