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- Preserving the Equity of Your Rentals Continued
[Real-Estate:Selling] Turn negative cash flow houses into positive cash flow houses by selling them to your tenants. When you have a house that tenants won't buy for cash, or for which they cannot pay higher rents, trade negative cash flow for positive cash flow by selling on time and carrying the note. - Preserving the Equity of Your Rentals
[Real-Estate:Property-Management] If your rentals are losing equity every day and you don't want to sell, at least raise your rents. That's easy to say, but hard to do if you've got sub-standard property that you've been milking for cash flow. On the other hand, why not raise the rents and let the market decide what you should do. - How Free and Clear Homes Can Make You Broke
[Real-Estate:Selling] If you read "The Millionaire Next Door", you see that, when measured solely in terms of its investment value, the house you live in is a liability. If it were valued as a true investment, you'd see that you are getting virtually no return for paying interest, principle, taxes, insurance, and maintenance every month. If you had a rental property that consumed this much cash, wouldn't you sell it? Then why not sell your house? - Making Money With Real Estate With Nothing Down and Nothing a Month
[Investing] At one time I owned 166 single family houses that I had bought with a minimum down payment by taking title subject to the existing financing. From the first house I bought, I used only seller financing and avoided negative cash flow problems primarily because I couldn't afford to take anything out of my meager earnings to support it. That means that I had to find ways to buy highly leveraged houses that could support themselves with a little left over for me. - Use Options to Control Profits in Real Estate
[Real-Estate] A real estate Option is the most useful of all real estate tools when it comes to making money. Not only can it control future profits, but also current profits when used for that purpose. An Option is the ideal technique to use to avoid risks in this real estate market. Learn creative ways to use Options. - Staging and Selling a House So it Will Sell Faster
[Real-Estate:Home-Staging] Selling a house is quite different from selling just about anything else primarily because so much of the buyer/occupant's emotion is involved in the decision to buy. I like to watch all those house shows on HGTV cable channel because, even if the situation is staged by actors, there is a lot to learn about dealing with buyers and showing a house. - Finding the Most Motivated Sellers
[Real-Estate:Investing] Learn how you can tell if a seller is really motivated. It will save you a lot of time and frustration and help you get the best real estate investing deals. - Why Don't Managers Raise Rents?
[Finance:Leases-Leasing] Lack of cash flow is a common problem with a lot of investors who hire management companies. When you take 10% off the top of rents for management, that can make the difference between profit and loss for the year. The only way to make up for this is to reduce vacancy, turnover, and maintenance, and to keep rents at current fair market levels. - Use Property Defects to Negotiate a Better Price When Buying Real Estate
[Real-Estate:Buying] Every house has some defects or problems. Some are minor and some are major problems. You can save thousands of dollars by using problems with the property to negotiate a discount. - Learning New Ways To Do Business Creates More Opportunity
[Real-Estate:Investing] 2008 will create new challenges and many new opportunities for real estate investors. Learning new techniques and strategies will help you adapt to the changing real estate market.