Thursday, 4 October 2012

Real Estate Investing: How to Work with Agents

Its really a tough task to work with agents if they are not aware of your needs in real estate investing. You should make your agent understand what you are looking for, your investing strategy and your needs. While making him understand, you shouldn't forget that your agent also has some needs.

In the current market situation, retail buyers has disappeared and so real estate investors can earn huge profits if they work with real estate agents. Even if you don't like to deal with agents, you may not have a choice in certain locations.

When working with short sales, you can use the agent as a negotiation tool. There are certain rules and procedures to be followed in short sales and if you violate these protocols your offer might be rejected. Agents work closely with the banks and hence they can help you in closing more deals.

Once you establish a very good relationship with the agent, you can get more information from them and you can even take care of your business in the future without any assistance. Building relationships with an agent will help you reach your goals, enhance your career and add more value to your business.

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Setting Up A Legal Structure For Your Investing Business

These are the 7 easy steps to set up your real estate investing business legally.
  1. Verify if the business name you have chosen is available.
  2. Download the relevant application forms from websites.
  3. Pay the registration fee with your credit card because if you choose mail payment, the process takes more time. This fee varies for every state.
  4. Once you have paid, you will get a form with your filer number through fax or post.
  5. Complete the articles of organization by writing your desired name of LLC, address and name yourself as the registered agent.
  6. Send the completed form to your state and your credit card associated with that filer number will be billed to process your LLC.
  7. You can confirm the status of your LLC online itself. Type the entity name to see the filing status or contact the State office to know if your reques has been processed.
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Monday, 3 September 2012

Ethical Real Estate Strategies to Make Money

Real estate is a common topic to be discussed in which you can make more money within a short span of time. To earn more money in real estate, you need to find the ethical ways of investing in real estate.

Renovating / Renting: This is the most practiced technique of real estate investment. Buying a house below the market price, renovating and selling it for a profit when the market is at upswing is the most widely used tactic to earn profits.

Real Estate Agent: This is the safest way to earn money. You need not buy nor sell anything. Instead you can earn money in the form of commission by guiding people to buy and sell houses.

Buying Wholesale: This might look unethical if the buyer comes to know but you can make more money by buying wholesale.

Leasing: This is a method used by people who cannot meet the requirements for a mortgage. This is a sensible way of earning a great sum of money.

Flipping Houses: You need to have negotiating skills and a sound knowledge about home prices, repair and upgrade costs.

Consultation Work: This is another type of work in which you can offer advice to clients in buying and selling properties.

Buying land: Buying a vacant land and selling it when the market situation rises is also a great way of earning money.


Online and Offline Marketing strategies in Real Estate

In today's market situation, you must know how to market yourself online and at the same time you must know about marketing offline. To succeed in real estate, you must work hard both in online and offline marketing.

Offline Marketing


Offline marketing has evolved over a long period of time before the advent of computers and internet. People used Billboards, Ads in the press, radio and television, brochures and flyers to market themselves offline. To succeed in offline marketing

you can rely on books, magazines, billboards and you should also build a very good reputation in your local area. A direct mail campaign can also be used to market your real estate investment. You will only pay for the copies, envelopes and for the cost of mailing.

Online Marketing


Nowadays, investing in real estate can succeed only if you have your own website and devote time for online marketing. The easiest way to become popular online is by distributing freebies and offering discounts. Through online marketing, you can make your real estate operations reach a wider audience and they can even view the photographs of properties.

If you want to gain more knowledge about offline and online marketing strategies, you should find a mentor who is experienced in real estate marketing.


Friday, 24 August 2012

Real Estate Tips to Find the Perfect Neighborhood

Once you are eligible for a loan, you can start searching for a house and you should not skip scouting out neighborhoods before you start your search. You should carefully choose your neighborhood because it will create a great impact on your life every day.

One way to explore your area is to get in your car and roam around. You will get an idea about the area and you can even walk around and get more information from the residents. If you have children, you need to look for a neighborhood with plenty of children and parks, schools, restaurants, hospitals nearby. You should also consider the crime, family needs and the value of home in the future.

School district

Buying a house in an area with good schools is definitely a very good investment because you can sell it for a good price at some point in the future. Neighborhoods with good schools are more likely to attract buyers who have kids.

Crime statistics

Try to find the crime statistics of your area. You can even search on the web about the crime and other information about a particular area.

Consider your family

Apart from considering the number of bedrooms and an attached garage on the house, you should also consider the community nearby. Check if you have schools in walking distance? Is your workplace close to the house? Is it close to shopping malls, restaurants and hospitals? You should also research about how well the value of the property will increase in the near future.