The key to successful wholesaling is finding deals where nobody else is looking. Many new wholesale investors are tempted by the low hanging fruit that is foreclosures.  While the right foreclosure deal can be a home run they are also filled with competition.  By wasting all of your time searching for the same deals that...Read More

As any rehab investor knows quicks sales are essential for success. It allows you to maximize profits on the current deal and accelerate how quickly you can find the next one.  As great as quick rehab turnovers are not every investor knows how to achieve them.  It is not enough to hurry through a project...Read More

There are many stages to a successful real estate flip. Most investors feel that once they complete the work on the property their job is over.  In many respects the job is only just beginning.  You can do everything right from start to finish but you still need to get your property sold.  Selling for...Read More

Negatives rates appear to be increasingly likely in the US. How will it impact the real estate market? The Fed’s decision to raise rates in December 2015 could prove to be blunder of the century if the US follows Japan and Europe into a new era of negative interest rates. The Fed had indicated four more...Read More

Guilford is a rustic town on the Long Island Sound with a secret for anyone who's thinking of buying a house in Connecticut: this is where all the historic homes are. From the seaside cottages to the expansive groves of maple, Guilford embodies the best of New England, and if you appreciate calm streets, active...Read More

Buying a house used to be easy. You found a home you liked, applied for a mortgage and then paid it off over 30 years. That’s not the case in today’s market. Mortgages today are harder to obtain, and favorable terms are more difficult to come by. That's why many Americans are choosing to just...Read More

Someone must have forgotten to tell America’s wealthy that we’re in the middle of a housing crisis, because in this bear market, luxury properties are selling well. To the upper class, buying a house is like picking up a new set of golf clubs, and that’s good news for house flippers. Although we typically recommend...Read More

If you're buying a house, you're entitled to a “good faith estimate” when applying for a mortgage. However, sometimes these itemized rundowns of the estimated costs of a home loan aren’t made in good faith at all. They can be misleading, and they can bait a homeowner into paying thousands more than they had anticipated....Read More

Although financial experts usually advise buyers to avoid adjustable-rate mortgages like the plague, there are a few instances when choosing this type of home loan over a fixed-rate mortgage can actually be beneficial. If you’re buying a house in the near future and you don’t know which type financing you should be looking for, here...Read More

If you’re buying a house this season, you’re in luck. Due to the sagging market, lenders are giving new homeowners lower mortgage rates than they have for the past 10 years. However, you’re going to need to do more than just show up to a lender’s office if you want to minimize your interest. Before...Read More