Category Archives: Buying

Articles pertaining to buying foreclosed properties or HUD homes.

The Advantages of Investing in Single Family Rental Homes

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Bernie

We have talked a lot in these posts about how to invest in single family rental homes in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. I ask my readers to get a mentor first if they have not done it. I’d … Continue reading →

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Finding Good Contractors and Vendors

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Bernie

I had mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I will get into the details of finding and keeping good contractors and vendors. This post is about that. If you follow my articles you must realize that I place … Continue reading →

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The Power of Leverage

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Bernie

I talk about real estate investing with many people every day. If they are new, invariably they ask me, “How much money do I need?” So in this post, we’ll talk about that. If you Googled your way right to … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Single Family Rental – Income Approach

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Bernie

This is the second method of evaluating a single family rental home. We talked about the first method, Comparative Market Analysis earlier. If you are new to this blog, please read the page on Getting a Mentor first. When you … Continue reading →

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Comparative Market Analysis

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Bernie

In continuation of our discussion on estimating the value of a single family home, let’s dive into the details of the method called “Comparative Market Analysis” or “CMA/comps”. If you are new to these blogs, we are talking about investing … Continue reading →

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Estimating Market Value of a Single Family Home

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to these blogs, I suggest you visit the Get a Mentor page first. Real estate investing is vast and having a person you can ping is invaluable. Now, I have mentioned in a couple of posts … Continue reading →

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The Members of Your Team

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bernie

Real estate investing is a team sport. You cannot go far sitting in front of your computer and clicking. You have to deal with people. Your first team member is of course your mentor. If you have not read the … Continue reading →

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To See or Not to See – Before Making the Offer

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bernie

We will discuss tons of material in these posts but there’s no substitute to getting a mentor who has done this a few times. So go here to read about it and get one first. I mentioned before that as … Continue reading →

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Making the Offer on a Bank Foreclosure

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to the blogs here, please read the post on getting a mentor. For those who are following blog after blog, please pardon my insistence on this in every post. To me it’s crucial that people who … Continue reading →

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Setting Up the Search for Foreclosed Homes

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to this blog, please read the post on getting a mentor first. Let’s dive into the steps involved in buying a foreclosed house. If you want to read the broad steps, follow this link. I’m going … Continue reading →

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