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What Will $1 Million Buy You?

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:20:20 +0000

What will $1 million buy you across the country?

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Forbes has a slide show featuring properties across the nation which are selling for around $1 million. Some of the cities are Phoenix, Nashville, San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York, or course.

I think what is interesting is how many days the properties have been on the market which is a good market gauge.

It is not surprising that your million dollars doesn't buy you much in San Francisco for example. When you compare that property to the one from Dallas, it's almost a no brainer.

Here's the list of $1 million properties

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Mortgage Fraud Crackdown: 1215 Fraudsters Caught So Far

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:43:47 +0000

A mortgage fraud crackdown has caught 1215 fraudsters. The government estimates losses have been at $2.3 billion so far. What's more, some fraudsters have bankrupted whole companies, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Apparently, this crackdown is only beginning. The FBI is now investigating fraud activity in large institutions.

Stay tuned. This is getting interesting.

Read Authorities Reveal Mortgage Fraud Crackdown

39 Oregon defendants in US mortgage fraud probe (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Mortgage Fraud: The Government Is Cracking Down (zillow.com)
Mortgage-fraud crackdown nets 485 arrests (sfgate.com)

The Real Estate Wonk: Multitudinous mortgage fraud – Reporter …

The FBI, which Thursday announced hundreds of arrests for mortgage fraud nationwide, notes that the scammers are choosing from a long menu of possibilities in this uncertain market. For instance: Bankruptcy as a scammer tool. …

Publish Date: 06/18/2010 6:00

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/blog/2010/06/multitudinous_mortgage_fraud.html

New Twist on Mortgage Fraud | DoD Live

The latest mortgage relief scam to exploit financially strapped homeowners involves forensic mortgage loan audits. In exchange for an upfront fee of several hundred dollars, so-called forensic loan auditors, mortgage loan auditors or …

Publish Date: 06/17/2010 15:18

http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/06/new-twist-on-mortgage-fraud/

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How To Do a Wholesale Flip

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:16:05 +0000

Michael Jake walks us through a wholesale flip.

Many real estate investors are now interested in rehabs because of the hot foreclosure markets.

Michael shares the secrets such as how he reacts to pet smells. Pet smells will turn off regular buyers, but Michael smells opportunity.

This goes back to my father's real estate investing advice. "Find a property with a little something wrong with it."

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Deals in Las Vegas, Nashville, Phoenix

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:24:20 +0000

There are deals for savvy real estate investors in Las Vegas and Nashville.

Disasters tend to weed out the settlers who want to leave town and start over somewhere else. I have seen that first hand in Nashville. Get on Craig's List and look at the huge discounts in some properties that were flooded and most likely, will never flood again. (Shhh)

These investments are not for the faint of heart. There's a lot of work to be done and the new EPA guidelines about lead paint removal are kicking in. Some folks without dry drywall are throwing in the towel, literally.

Will some of those properties always be cursed? Hard to tell. Others can not get a building permit to rebuild, so beware. But there are opportunities.

Las Vegas and Phoenix, on the other hand will probably have another dip on prices coming very soon, according to the Bloomberg news.

Sales are down since the tax credit ended, which means there will be more inventory to move. That's inventory left over from the last housing bubble.

Read about sales plunge from bubble market- Bloomberg News

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Top 8 Weirdest Houses

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:04:51 +0000

Here is Popular Mechanics' list of the 8 weirdest houses. Actually, the list is 18 long, but the mag is giving us a tantalizing glimpse of some of the most interesting ones online.

They range from a sphere shaped tree house to the Gaudi-like Nautilus House, which is kind of whimsical.

My most fav is the Steel House, which is on a high bluff in Texas. Not sure how tornado resistant it will be since it's balancing on four skinny legs, but maybe that's just me.

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Real Estate Investing: Risks Vs Rewards

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:42:41 +0000

Real estate investing has its risks and rewards, we all know that. We wouldn't be doing it if we didn't believe it can create a much better life for us instead of the rat race of working for someone else.

Bigger Pockets as an excellent post about what those risks and rewards really are and it's kind of shocking.

Writer John Fedro goes into detail about why building a reputation is so vital for your career in real estate.

He also gives real life examples of some "straw buyers" in the Tampa market who got caught and their credit was ruined.

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How To Get a Bank Loan for Real Estate Investments

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:49:30 +0000

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ow do you get a bank loan for good quality real estate properties these days?

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Some banks are giving really good terms for such loans right now.

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Interest Rates Down to 4.63%,Thanks To Greece

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:41:39 +0000

Interest rates just went down to 4.63%, thanks to Greece.

This is very good news for real estate investors as well as the general housing market.

Why?

Markets are down in Europe because of turmoil in countries like Greece. Also it could be because of low inflation. But will inflation stay low?

Probably not, if history guides us.

However, it is a fluid situation and a roller coaster ride. Some experts think the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates down for a while. For how long, we don't know.

That means it's a good time to refinance.

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California Real Estate Examples of Shadow Inventory

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:26:32 +0000

Here are some examples of California real estate shadow inventory, thanks to Dr. Housing Bubble.

As you know I have been following him for quite some time and he really did predict the housing bubble correctly.

Today he is talking about a 672 sq ft Pasadena "condo" to which he is giving his Home of Genius Award.

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What Is Going On With Las Vegas Real Estate?

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:36:25 +0000

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What is going on with Las Vegas real estate?

Builders are building 1100 new homes even though prices have dropped 60 percent since 2006 and 9517 brand new houses are unoccupied with no buyers.

Why?

"They want new," says Brent Anderson of Meritage Homes.

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