TECHNIQUE #9: ASKING BANKS From all that you learn about banks being the least creative sources of financing, you might also assume they won’t do you much good in promoting your new investing career either, but think again. It is precisely because they are so inflexible that they may inadvertently help you the most. Face [...]
TECHNIQUE #8: SEARCHING COUNTY COURTHOUSES Guess where all the deeds are recorded? Guess where it is public knowledge exactly who owns what in your county? Or any county? That’s right: the county courthouse. It contains a gold mine of informaiton that you, as a United States citizen, are entitled to obtain. And yet surprisingly enough, [...]
TECHNIQUE #7: ASK THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS Hopefully, you aren’t one of those people who believe that working with a real estate broker will add unnecessarily to the cost of buying property. The fact is that, quite often, for every dollar saved in commissions, you end up with ten dollars lost in profits. Real estate [...]
TECHNIQUE #6: EXPLORING THE NEIGHBORHOODS When you find such neighborhoods, you should make it a point to drive through them on a regular basis. Of course, You can easily start practicing this in the neighborhood where you yourself reside. Remember though, the emphasis here and now is to explore all the possible ways of presenting [...]
You may be surprised to learn that almost every sizable community throughout the United States of America has one or more “real estate investment clubs” which are specifically comprised of local investors in income producing real estate. Furthermore, you’ll be doing yourself a favor if you join as well. And be sure to attend all [...]
TECHNIQUE #4: YOUR OWN BUSINESS CARDS You really should have your own business card. Most people who work for themselves feel they couldn’t get along without them. Self-employed people hand them out to everyone they meet. They enclose them with all their correspondence. They tack them on public bulletin boards, and they leave a little [...]
If you are interested in viewing an example of an easily created and reproduced real estate oriented flyer, I suggest you purchase my text entitled “100% Financing When Buying Real Estate.” The idea of circulating flyers is as old as print advertising itself. In fact, among the first forms of print itself were flyers and [...]
