Brandon's Blog

Buying homes without using banks....there is a fantastic new course out on the subject...and I highly suggest you check it out. The free newsletter is worth the cost of the course. http://www.HousingJerk.com      

Man, it is such a great feeling removing yard signs from the front of a home, and the lockbox from the front door.  Whether it is a new tenant is moving in, or a home has finally sold and you are on your way to the closing to pick up some loot, what a great feeling. It never ceases to amaze me ho...

Well, Being a Real Estate Industry Insider, probably most of you are familiar with Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad.  When I first read it 10 years ago, I was hooked.  Real Estate would be the only way out of the rat race. In 2001, I cashed in my 401K, took a huge hit, and turned the money into a hu...

Step#1:  Locate Prospective property to acquire.  Some of my favorite methods include buying bank foreclosures (typically called REO's), working preforeclosure deals, placing ads in local newspapers, using bandit signs with "We Buy Houses" and my phone number.  Step#2:  Make offer.  Be sure to us...

Buying, fixing, and reselling homes for can be extremely profitable.  When cash is tight, and your only source of financing is expensive private lenders, or Hard Money rates, there are some general rules of thumb that most investors can use.  Using Hard Money Lender  (points for borrowing 6 point...

Buying, fixing, and reselling homes for profit is not an exact science.  However, there are some general rules of thumb that most investors can use.  Using Conventional Funds, or Cash  (points for borrowing 1 point or less, and interest rates less than 8%)  ARV stands for After Repair Value, or w...

While many investors, or possibly better terms speculators, have ran for the hills.  REAL real estate investors are cashing in on fantastic deals every day in the United States. It really doesn't matter if the market is going up, down, or sideways, investors who have been taught how to properly b...

Getting your own site up and running may sound daunting.  Most of you may already have "a website". However, here is my question to those of you who "already have a site":  Does your website not only help promote you/your business, does it provide detailed content, articles, and links that may st...

I recently came across some videos that showed me step by step how to generate money using clickbank and affilliates on my own personal real estate investing websites. You probably already have a website setup.  If not, maybe I'll address that in the near future as well.  You can do all kinds of ...

So, you want to be a Real Estate Investor, but you haven't quite started yet?  You have looked at a dozen properties, talked to your mortgage company, spent thousands on education, sought advice from an Agent, and yet, you have yet to put one foot in front of the other. No Baby steps. Nada.  How ...