Investing Your IRA

HomeVestors® of America, Inc., the company famous for its “We Buy Ugly Houses”® billboards and America’s #1 Home Buyer, has named the top 10 markets for real estate investing in the fourth quarter and 2008. The fourth quarter rankings are as follows: 1. Dallas, Texas 2. Houston, Texas 3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4. ...

Here is part 1 of a 5 part series on short sales and foreclosures by Darryl Davis.  One of the most sough-after speakers in real estate, Darryl Davis has been a Master Trainer and Advisor for the past 15 years. He has been named one of the Highest Rated Speakers at the National Association Of Realtors® Convention for the past 9 years. ...

”You can run from the risk and hide your head in the sand or you can face the next phase of the real estate market…and steer your destiny in the direction of success.” Those are the words of Craig Rozema, real estate investment specialist, leading portfolio manager and author of the new book “The Next Hot Real Estate ...

2008 promises to be as good a time to invest in country real estate as any. Here are seven reasons why according to Curtis Seltzer, land consultant, and author of How To Be a DIRT-SMART Buyer of Country Property: 1. Panic pricing. Most economists are predicting that residential housing sales and prices will not pick up until 2009. Foreclosures ...

As part of his Real Estate Investing 101 series, Eric Bramlett sets out his bottom line for rental real estate purchase. Purchasing real estate with the intent of turning it into an apartment or a house for rent can be an excellent financial decision. When you buy a property with the intent of renting it, however, there are several factors ...

According to the National Association of Realtors®, several housing markets still showed double-digit increases in sales prices from last year despite the country’s overall real estate slump. Topping the list were Salt Lake City, Utah (21.9 percent increase), Binghamton, N.Y. (19.8), Salem, Ore. (16.7), and Farmington, N.M. (14.0). ...

Ki Gray is a broker in Austin, Texas and has some great investment ideas:    When people call me, typically one of the first requests they make is for a house in a "nice" neighborhood. And this makes sense to want a neighborhood that is safe and enjoyable. But there are some benefits to buying real estate in the rough part of ...

Here's a super article from Ralph Roberts, the author of Flipping Houses For Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, November 2006), coauthored with Joe Kraynak. Dontwanner (don't want her) is a term I often use to describe distressed properties-houses and other real estate that the owners don't want so much that that they're willing to ...