Agents and Brokers

Should You Use a Realtor?
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Creating a Team
Because of the increase in required disclosures, inspections, and documents, it is becoming more difficult for an agent to do all the functions of real estate on his own. The need to create a team of specialists is becoming more necessary for success in the real estate field.
Creating Daily Success in Real Estate
The journey to a successful life should be enjoyed. True success comes from accomplishing the activities daily that will lead you to your ultimate goals in life.
Creating Referrals
We all want an office in which the phone rings continually with offers of referral business. Does having this type of office sound like a dream? It need not be such a far fetched reality, though it requires diligent work with clients. There are a few key steps to creating a great referral business.

Buying and Selling Land

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Getting Raw Land - Not a Raw Deal!
There is more to buying raw land than meets the eye and more than a few individuals have wished they'd had a second chance upon finding themselves duped, conned, misled, ill-advised, uninformed, oversold, undereducated and often unprepared. They realize, often too late, that a raw land purchase should be properly investigated, evaluated and negotiated using a logical and rational plan.

General Real Estate

The New EPA Lead Rule
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Ten Characteristics of Successful Real Estate Investors
In my years in the foreclosure and real estate business, I bet I've met over 1,500 investors. These people have been at all levels of knowledge and experience. Some have become amazingly successful, while others have lost steam or experienced drastic failure. I watched people who are successful and I've noticed that there are certain characteristics that come with real estate investing success.
How To Think and Act Differently
We are all born with some level of creativity. In some people it grows, in others it withers and dies. Here are some ideas on how to think a bit differently.
What If A Seller Calls With A Listed House?
It is common for a seller to call us that has a house listed with a Realtor. There are two possible options, one ethical, one that may get you into trouble, which one will you do?

Home Buying

Things to Know About Your Credit
If you are faced with poor credit, use these tips to raise your scores & increase your buying power.
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"Big Brother" is Watching YOU! New (BAD) Legislation Coming Your Way
Well, it seems that with everything you do right, there's always someone else doing it wrong, do it badly, or doing it illegally. Enter Big Brother... the "well-intentioned" leglislator who wants to get re-elected by passing a law that protects the innocent from bad people or from their own stupidity.
Flipping Is Illegal !!
Oh No! All this time you've been telling me I could make a killing buying & selling (flipping) houses and now you?re telling me it's illegal, Ron?
The Three-to-Five-Year Holding Plan (Military Strategy)
The issue at hand is whether buying real estate and having to sell it within three to five years would in fact be enough time to recoup and actually make a profit, while at the same time ensuring that when they did sell they would be relatively comfortable in knowing that they indeed would make a fair profit for taking the supposed risk.

Home Selling

Foreclosure- Don’t Lose Your Home to Foreclosure Like Octomom
Helping folks in Real Estate
Is it possible to help both a buyer and a seller and make a killer profit in a flipping transaction? Read on and see an example of how I did it last year.
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Simultaneous Closings Vs Option to Purchase
As a selling technique, which is better for you a Simultaneous Closing or an Option to Purchase to agreement? Here I show you the choices.
A Little Interest Pays Handsomely When It Comes to Selling Your Home
Regardless of whether someone is buying for the first time or he or she is a seasoned buyer if you are the seller you will want to make sure your property will show the best it can. The following tips will give you an edge over other sellers in what can be a very tight market.

Landlord and Tenant

Getting the Best Tenants
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Rehab Diary - Or Why Should I Listen To Ron
To Rehab or Not to Rehab.... That can be a tough question, until you read this Diary.
L.S.A.T - The Successful Landlord Aptitude Test
Twenty questions cover such issues as discrimination, credit checks, lease law, non-payment of rent, pets, renting furnished properties, acceptable deductions from security deposits, taxes, lease termination, landlord liability laws, and incorporation. Answers are included at the end of the test. The S.L.A.T. is fast and funny -- probably the most enjoyable exam you'll ever tak
How to Automate Your Collections
Having been a landlord since the early part of 1994, I feel fairly safe in stating I've tried almost every imaginable way of collecting monthly payments from my residents. I want to run through some of these methods and let you in on the pros and cons of each technique.

Mortgage

Taking Back a Second Mortgage
Foreclosure- Don’t Lose Your Home to Foreclosure Like Octomom
Real Estate Investors Solve Housing Problems
An investor can actually save a house from foreclosure.
Anatomy Of A Foreclosure
There are certain steps that Foreclosures follow in most states. If you are going to play the game, you got to know the steps.
"Big Brother" is Watching YOU! New (BAD) Legislation Coming Your Way
Well, it seems that with everything you do right, there's always someone else doing it wrong, do it badly, or doing it illegally. Enter Big Brother... the "well-intentioned" leglislator who wants to get re-elected by passing a law that protects the innocent from bad people or from their own stupidity.

Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Terms Explained: MAO & ARV
Real Estate Terms explained: BPO
Real Estate Terms Explained: LTV
Attracting Sellers: Getting Them to Call You
Liens or Judgements Make or Break the Deal

Real Estate Marketing

Attracting Sellers: Getting Them to Call You
Beware of Paranoid Realtors
Helping folks in Real Estate
Is it possible to help both a buyer and a seller and make a killer profit in a flipping transaction? Read on and see an example of how I did it last year.
Power of Networking
Equinox Advantage believes in the power of a great sphere of Influence!
What If A Seller Calls With A Listed House?
It is common for a seller to call us that has a house listed with a Realtor. There are two possible options, one ethical, one that may get you into trouble, which one will you do?

Relocating

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Easing the Transition to Your New Home
Tips to help you make a smooth move into your new home.