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January 14th, 2009 by Marco Santarelli Our economy has been in a recession for over a year. It contracted rapidly towards the end of 2008, and is likely to continue contracting through the first half of 2009 and probably beyond. What exactly is a recession? The generally accepted definition of a ...

Hi there! This is Mike Lautensack with Real Estate Wealth Today.com and if you were on our call Thursday night you were introduced to Coach Mitch and his incredible system for buying under priced tax delinquent real estate.  because the the overwhelming demand we are going to have a whole call wh...

Hi there! This is Mike Lautensack with Real Estate Wealth Today.com and I am sure you are aware that the world's financial markets are in freefall, mortgage markets are frozen and real estate prices are down 20% to 50% across the country.  Not a pretty picture right! Well there are real signs the...

4) Follow-up and Presenting Deals: Once your marketing has generated some leads it is time to present deals. You may want to meet with the potential lender in one-on-one meeting and lay out why your deal makes sense and how the investor is well protected and what return they earn. You also may wa...

If you are a real estate investor, or if you want to get started in real estate investing, having a steady source of mortgage money is absolutely essential to your real estate investing business.   In fact, having a good source of mortgage money will give you such an advantage in the post-credit...

100 Real Estate Investing Tips  Getting Started in Real Estate Investing  For those who are attracted to or fascinated by the idea of becoming a professional real estate investor, it is important to consider many realities of this business. Along with all the benefits that come from intelligent r...

Here is a sample of the great news... Sales of single-family houses in the U.S. dropped in November by the most in two decades resale prices collapsed at a pace reminiscent of the Great Depression, dashing speculation the market was close to a bottom Purchases of both new and existing houses drop...

Decide what type of real estate investor you want to be. There are a number of choices, or strategies, an investor may use to reach specific income and/or asset goals. The types of properties considered, the purchase price, the level and cost of rehabilitation, if any, are only a portion of the f...

For those who are attracted to or fascinated by the idea of becoming a professional real estate investor, it is important to consider many realities of this business. Along with all the benefits that come from intelligent real estate investing, there are also potential pitfalls that the inexperie...

  Here is an email question I received from one of my students and though it was very interesting questions and everyone might find the answer interesting and information. Question: “I was about to post some newspaper adds and radio promos for a seminar to raise private money for my real estate i...