owner financing: Investor's Business Daily and Rickabaugh Have a Chat About Seller Financing - 10/03/08 08:41 AM
It's great to see that the media is increasingly picking up stories about my favorite topics. I had the privilege of being interviewed by IBD recently. You can read the article in today's paper: "Seller Financing Can Seal the Deal in Rough Market."
Here's the first couple paragraphs:
"Owner will finance."
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owner financing: Note Queen to Speak at Real Estate Investors Club of L.A. August 23, 2008 - 08/20/08 07:38 PM
Yeah, sounds kind of fancy, doesn't it? The reason I'm so excited is that I really love talking to people about investing in (or divesting themselves of) property in this market. My whole joy in life is putting real estate transactions together completely outside of and apart from the institutional lending
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owner financing: Buyer Wonders How to Structure an Owner Financing Offer - If the Owner Will Carry, What Should You Do? - 07/19/08 02:54 PM
If you're a buyer right now, it really behooves you to know how to structure a seller financing offer. In the live deal that I'm sharing with you below, the buyers specifically looked for properties that were owned free and clear (there was no mortgage on the property) and zeroed in.
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owner financing: Seller Financing and Mobile Homes - 07/16/08 07:41 PM
Bummer . . . well, I found out that my nice little seller financing strategies don’t work on mobile homes in parks when there is underlying financing in place (the seller still owes a bank some money). If the seller owns the mobile home free and clear, or if the manufactured
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owner financing: How Seller Financed Properties Help First-Time Home Buyers Get Their Piece of the Dream - 07/11/08 11:59 AM
A common buyer's lament: "Now that prices are coming down and it's finally a buyer's market, there's no more 100% financing, and even though I do have a 5% down payment, it's so hard to get a loan . . . what good does it do to have a buyer's market
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owner financing: Owner Financed Properties Gaining Popularity as Freddie and Fannie Face the Fire - 07/08/08 04:48 AM
"Will the seller take 5% down?" the agent asked me. "FHA is the only possible thing out there right now for my first time home buyer, but if your seller can match it, then we should be able to write an offer." This kind of conversation will become increasingly common as
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owner financing: Seller Financing: Coming Back Around - 07/04/08 06:47 PM
I was recently speaking with the managing editor of Inman News, exploring the possibility of becoming a columnist for them around the topic of seller financing and real estate notes as I believe the message to be very apropos. Creative financing is coming back around. Why not educate people about how
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owner financing: Seller Financing and Land Trusts - Secrets of Liquidity After PTSD - 07/02/08 02:58 PM
Trying to close a real estate transaction these days can be like trying to swallow an ice cube . . . it hurts a little, and if it gets stuck in your throat, well, let's hope it converts into liquid rather rapidly. You can sit around and wait, but wouldn't you
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owner financing: Owner Will Carry - Luxury Palm Springs Estate - No Bank Qualifying - 06/23/08 08:55 PM
What if we could get around the troublesome mortgage industry and put real estate deals together without bank participation? Seller Financing, OWC (owner will carry), can be the vehicle.
This estate has been seasoned with many warm and happy memories . . . perhaps its best and most auspicious feature. If
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owner financing: The Critical Element - Take the Risk Out of Carrying Paper - 04/14/08 09:16 PM
I met someone for lunch today who decidedly shuddered at the idea of seller financing. "Aren't there so many things that can go wrong?" Her expressed sentiment is shared by many: owner financing is inherently hazardous. But it doesn't have to be. It's all in how you set the transaction up
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owner financing: I'm Thinking of Carrying Paper - Can You Help Me? - 04/08/08 08:15 AM
Actually, there may be several ways that we can help you! Of course, we provide excellent service when it comes to standard real estate transactions, but you may have been drawn here because of our expertise in Seller Financing. You may be thinking of carrying paper. If you are a property
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owner financing: Become the Bank on Your Own Property — Double Your Income and Kiss Your Hassles Good-Bye! - 04/03/08 06:36 PM
How to Turn Your Best Investment into an Even Better One! DOES ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? “I would sell my property, but I can’t because . . .” “I refuse to pay all those capital gains . . . and I don’t want to exchange into another property because
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owner financing: What You Don't Know About Notes Can Cost You Listings, Sales and Closed Escrows - 04/03/08 06:34 PM
Dispel the 5 Myths of Seller Financing Are you tired of the Lost Sale and Expired Listings: Do you know that notes can get your clients cash now and get your escrows closed? Do you have a seller stuck on price?Do you have a buyer who can’t qualify?Have a property
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owner financing: The BOFS for the FSBO - 04/03/08 06:30 PM
3 MAGIC WORDS: "OWNER WILL CARRY" Whether you own your property free and clear, or you owe more than your property is worth, I am dedicated to showing you, the "Fiz-Bo" (For Sale By Owner), how to have the "Bo-Fiz" (Best Opportunity For Success) in today's market. If you're a
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owner financing: Financial Storms Offer Advantages to Sellers Willing to Carry Paper - 04/02/08 08:41 PM
I follow the work of guys like Bill Bonner, publisher of The Daily Reckoning: "While U.S. business still seems fairly solid, generally, the financial sector is hurting. The banks say they will cut as many as 200,000 jobs. George Soros, speaking on the BBC last night, said he thought
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owner financing: I'm Going to Carry, How Do I Create a Good Note? - 03/28/08 06:42 PM
Notes are often created in the image and likeness of their Creator . . . sometimes we can look and call that good. Sometimes the note isn't worth the paper it's printed on. When you decide to take back a note, you want an investment you can feel good about holding
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