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25 Things You Need To Know About The New Estate Tax Laws: by Joel A. Schoenmeyer

January 20, 2011

A little background: One of the few benefits of the federal estate tax system (from the taxpayer’s POV) is that it is accompanied by a step-up in basis. In plain language, that the value of the decedent’s property as of the date of his or her death becomes its basis. Basis is no longer the […]

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Real Estate Marketing with RSS by S. R. Daley

January 19, 2011

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an increasingly popular marketing method to syndicate real estate website content for clients and prospective clients. RSS enables distribution of website content to third-party websites and RSS news readers. Newsreader (or feedreader) use is growing rapidly. Newsreader software allows users to grab RSS feeds from various sites and display them […]

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How to Look for Private Money Lenders by Marko

January 18, 2011

Numerous entrepreneurs or real property investors new towards the process of gathering private funds feel that the quality of their business opportunity or company should be critical to acquiring private money lenders. The private mortgage lenders who go through this are smiling, since this attitude is so common and diametrically opposed to from the truth. […]

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Landlords: How To Get Better Rentals By Going Green By Steve Stillwater

October 13, 2010

Green living is increasing in popularity, and for good reasons. A green lifestyle is good for both the environment and your wallet. As a landlord, you may think green living concepts will not help you much. Perhaps you believe that renters will not appreciate the investments you have made in energy efficiency and water conservation, […]

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Title Insurance Cost

October 12, 2010

When you’re purchasing a home, the title insurance cost will be among the many small fees that you may not consider adequately. In most cases, the insurance is very affordable, relative to the purchase price of the house. The title insurance cost is usually around one-half of a percent of the total cost of the […]

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How To Use Social Media For Real Estate Investing by steven63

August 8, 2010

Every day, millions use social media for real estate investing to generate new leads, build relationships and find investors. For years, one of the biggest challenges investors faced was finding deals and getting more leads. No matter if you were investing in a foreclosure or a short sale, finding investors to buy your property was […]

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Know The Real Estate Investing Phone Skills by Nick Cifonie

August 6, 2010

It is important to master great phone skills in this business if you want to get good deals anywhere. Then this time, allow me to share to you some nice information about telephone magic. There are certain things you can do and some certain things you cannot do, if you are talking with Sellers on […]

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Co-wholesaling – The Strategy they didn’t teach you in your Investing Class Author: J. Jake Wiley

August 5, 2010

If you are just starting out in the Real Estate investing arena, you may have put your signs up, check craigslist, and FSBO.com for deals in your area. Chances are you may even have found a deal that will work for you based on the magic formula they gave you to use in your business. […]

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Learn How to Handle Tenants Who Pay Late By Alvin Clavines

July 27, 2010

You own and manage your own investment property, but your tenant had not yet paid the rent. Should you call? Should you email? Should you visit the tenant? What should you do if you have tenants who pay late? Well, the first thing that you should do is not to panic. One of the toughest […]

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Build Better Communities Through Real Estate Investing by Virtual

June 1, 2010

When you buy and sell properties, you not only become an active member of the real estate market, but you also contribute to the community as a whole. Your actions are an important link in the chain that binds the entire community together and also lays the foundation stone for future generations. As countries continue […]

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