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Investing in Apartments: Taking Charge of the Takeover Process
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
The big day has arrived. You are closing on an apartment building and taking over as commander and chief. Whether the transition runs smoothly or runs into a brick wall depends on how well you ...
Starting A Business: What Makes An Entrepreneur Successful?
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
For entrepreneurs, success lies in their head. It's more about how they perceive and what thoughts they have about everything. For entrepreneurs, future is what they make it, and proper thinking leads to successful future ...
Investing: 7 Ways to Build Credibility with Your Peers
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
When you have no experience investing in apartment buildings, you may feel a little like Rodney Dangerfield in that you get no respect. When you also have no money it can be even more of ...
Costly New Lead Paint Laws Affect Apartment Owners & Investors
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
If You Rehab An Older Apartment Building, the EPA Wants You to Treat It Like a Hazard Zone
If you own an apartment house built before 1978, take note. New laws affect how you will ...
Investing in Section 8 Housing Has Been a Goldmine
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Investing in apartment buildings that offer Section 8 Housing is so lucrative it's been called "a license to print money."
Of course, we landlords don't really have the power to print money. But when Uncle ...
How to Grow Your Real Estate Portfolio Tax Free
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
One of the biggest tax hits you'll likely ever take is when you sell investment real estate. Although taxes are a way of life, avoiding taxes is also as American as apple pie. Fortunately for ...
How to Protect Yourself in a Lease/Option Deal
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Not everybody has enough cash stashed away to buy an apartment building.
At first, it sounds like a catch-22. To have a huge chunk of cash on hand you most likely need to sell a ...
Hard Money Can Get You Faster Deals, Bigger Properties
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
You've found a great property. But you need ALL CASH to close quickly before other investors grab the deal. And you don't have nearly enough money on hand.
Furthermore, your credit score is lower than ...
Comparative Sales Data: An Important Part of Property Investing
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
If you are entering into property investment, one of the most important pieces of information that you need to peruse is the comparative sales data. One should never take for granted that the pricing on ...
Transactional Funding and How it Works
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
If you are entering into property investment, chances are you have heard of quick flips in the past and simultaneous closings. These are virtually things of the past,(in the way they were at one time ...
Why You Should Build Your Portfolio With Assumable Mortgages
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
One of the most difficult and time consuming aspects of a real estate transaction for the investor is arranging financing. This is where knowing about and utilizing the benefits of an assumable mortgage can quickly ...
What You Need to Know about Purchasing "Subject To" Real Estate
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Investors looking to buy property are often skittish about properties that contain a "Subject to" clause pertaining to an existing mortgage. Most often, though, this is the reaction of newcomers to investing, and is based ...
What Do Toxic Assets Mean to the Small Investor
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Many problems arise with a failing economy and everyone feels the crunch. These financial hardships all have their own labels to then according to the circumstance. For business it is referred to as "cutbacks", for ...
The Pros and Cons of Non Recourse Loans
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
When it comes to looking for investments, probably one of the safest available is to invest in some type of real estate. One of the many advantages to investing in real estate is that it ...
The Pros and Cons of Non Recourse Loans
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
The Pros and Cons of Non Recourse Loans
There are no shortages of decisions to be made when it comes to real estate investment. Aside from all the purchasing aspects to be considered, there is ...
Taking a Stance on Gentrification
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Your whole thought is to purchase a house at a cheap price in a lower income neighborhood. You intend to fix it up and then maybe either rent it, or put it back on the ...
Using and Understanding Easements to your Advantage
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Using and Understanding Easements to your Advantage
When first becoming involved in real estate investing, there are many mixed emotions; excitement, apprehension, and a down right nervousness, based on whether you are doing the right ...
Absorption Rate and Why It Matters to Your Investment
By Dave Lindahl · 13 years ago
Absorption Rate and Why It Matters to Your Investment
Chances are if you are new to property investment you may be a little overwhelmed with all of the terminology that you are being faced with. ...