Should You Set Up Your Real Estate Company as an LLC?

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business structure that combines some the features of a partnership and a corporation. Over the last decade, LLCs have become the preferred way for groups of real estate investors to structure their businesses. Why have LLCs become so popular today? Here are three reasons . . . They [...]

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Understand Real Estate Contracts, Forms and Agreements

Even if you’re new to real estate, you’ve already encountered lots of contracts and agreements that you’ve had to sign. Chances are that you’ve already negotiated . . . Listing agreements with realtors Contracts with individuals who have committed to buy your properties Contracts with sellers whose properties you intend to buy Applications for permits [...]

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A Short Course in Real Estate Ethics

“Do the right thing” is the ethical philosophy that most people apply as they navigate their personal and professional lives.  It’s a good starting point. But as a real estate investor or agent, how will you handle situations like these? You want to purchase a four-unit apartment house. The seller tells you that only one [...]

Check Out What Other Developers Are Planning Before You Invest in an Area

If you are planning to invest in a particular country, city or town, investigate whether other developers have plans for the area too. You should be asking questions like these . . . Are there large undeveloped tracts of land in the area that could interest developers later on? Is a big homebuilder planning to [...]

Nowhere To Go But Up: Lessons From The Phoenix Market

A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal detailed what appears to be a blossoming recovery in the ravaged Phoenix housing market. What the Journal found was a bounce-back that is reshaping the Phoenix market in some fundamental ways and, as always, there are winners and losers. Basically, the Phoenix market has hit bottom, and [...]

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Earning profits through Foreclosure & Short Sale

Recently, the real estate market has been seen as a black hole.   However, you will see that if you invest in the right type of property, you have the potential to earn very good profits with the added bonus of revitalizing neighborhoods. I am talking about short sales and foreclosures. Why Should You Invest [...]

Board Games- a smart way to understand real estate

There are numerous board games that make you learn different things. Most games are made to teach strategy, math skills and spelling. Others make you answer many trivia questions and present facts. Other kinds teach players how to buy real estate, run a business, rent properties and even banking. A good example for these games [...]

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Green education and its purpose in learning real estate

It’s obvious that the real estate business and all the industries related to it must undergo an immediate market transformation. In the past, working as a real estate representative was enjoyable. Every month, the agents used to have up to 6 contracts, 6 transactions, meetings with mortgage lenders and almost six home inspections. At the [...]

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Photography Tips for Real Estate Agents

As a real estate agent you should build an effective website for homebuyers and one way to do this is by taking beautiful and glossy pictures of the homes. One thing you should do is use the homes’ natural lighting because it does a better job of capturing all aspects of the home you’re selling. [...]

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