6 Things You Must Know With Real Estate Investing
Posted on February 28, 2010
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With real estate investing, it is vital you understand and are aware of how you are doing. There are several different facets that you want to be aware of in order to keep an eye on how your investing is doing. Here are six things free real estate tools can help provide you with.
1. Total leads
The first thing you must be aware of is the total amount of leads you are receiving each week. There are free real estate tools you can find on the internet to help you keep track of this information. Although it can become quite monotonous keeping track of this weekly, it is important you know this.
2. Where from?
The next thing to know is where your leads are coming from. You want to know where the leads are coming from so you can focus your marketing on that particular area. If you are aware of where your leads are coming from, you will be able to generate far more leads than you currently are.
3. Qualified prospects
You are going to deal with prospects on a daily basis. However, there is a difference between prospects and leads. Leads are people you are actually working with while prospects are just people you are talking to. Look for free real estate tools online that can help you keep track of how many qualified prospects you are receiving each month.
4. Total deals completed
In order to see how you are doing, it is important you keep track of the total number of deals you complete. Keeping track of the total deals can also help you judge whether your marketing techniques are effective or not. In addition, knowing your hard effort is being put to good use can keep your confidence up.
5. How much you make
Something many people already do is keep track of how much they are making off of sellers. Obviously, you are in real estate investing to make money. Therefore, you are bound to keep track of your earnings.
6. How much to acquire a new seller
While many people keep track of how much they are making, not as many keep track of how much it will cost to acquire a new seller. This is important to keep track of over time so you can be prepared for your next investment. This is especially true with how often the real estate market fluctuates.
There are a number of things you want to keep track of as a real estate investor. Looking on the internet for free real estate tools can help you stay organized and be aware of the details listed in this article.
Peter Vekselman
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Where is private money found for Real Estate investing?
I’m looking for a private equity type of lending outfit.
While I’ve heard about private mortgage brokers and such things like that - there is no evidence, none that I have seen, that they actually are out there (though I know they must be)
Being stranded out in the middle of Kansas is making it difficult for me to find any lenders who will work with me. I can work with a >60%LTV and rates as high as 22%, the problem here is my personal credit is bad news and I’ve not got any cash right at this moment here.
The right lender will make quite a bit of money with me as I don’t play games or come up with any stupid ideas. I simple haven’t found him/her/them/it (something/someone with enough brains to work with me) so far!
PS: I’m looking at rehab projects.. fix and flip type of a story.
wolfgang007,
I am not going to let bad credit stop me. Forget it!
Thank you Mr. Gee..
Don’t worry I don’t let being turned down bother me and I certainly won’t worry about what someone who can not spell "you’re" has to say
If you have bad credit, start saving every dime for years, you’ll have to pay cash. The wy housing rules are, your too risky, and probably will default.
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Look for portfolio lenders to work with. There are a number out there. There are a number if sub-prime lenders out there are well (lenders that sepcialize in people with bad credit) that can help you out. Try You did not say whether this was for private mortgage or for investment so I assume it’s for investment with the type of information you are looking for. Your local bank may have the answers you are seeking if you speak with a commercial loan associate. Don’t give up because of bad credit! There are too many options for people with bad credit!!!!!
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My cousin loans private money here in california.
Usually not for bad credit types though.
Bad credit loans are usually to people who have a house with equity. The play there is to give them such a high interest rate they have no chance to every pay it off and the loaner will eventually foreclose on the house.
The lesson here is if they don’t want to loan you money, you probably don’t want to find someone who will.
Sorry
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I am a mortgage specialist. I do know a gentleman who will lend only on the equity of the property. He will lend you 50% of the property value. He doesn’t even want to pull your credit. It doesn’t matter. He must be able to put a lien on 50% of the property. He must be in first place should there be other liens on the property. You must pay an up front fee. You must be able to produce an appraisal (doesn’t have to be a new appraisal). In the case of commercial property, you must provide rent rolls. In most cases, the people who use this option use it on income producing property where the income will make the mortgage payments and produce revenue for the mortgage holder. If you need further information, contact me at wwi_2@yahoo.com
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