investment rental property: Finding Hidden Profits Most Real Estate Investors Miss - 07/03/10 10:34 AM
This is a great article written by my business partner Merrill Beyer III. Enjoy! Did you miss our most recent  Lehigh Valley Real Estate Investor Group Meeting? No problem!  I have summarized below what I had to say about the opportunities for realizing Hidden Profits. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ But first, take a look at this un-hidden, very much in the open Real Estate Investment opportunity we at Significa are offering (go to www.significadeals.com for the details).  Here are the highlights: - $1,194/month Positive Cash Flow--that's after all expenses - Off-Campus Student Housing for LaSalle University - Located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, it's a … (2 comments)

investment rental property: Investors: One Mistake Is All It Takes - 06/17/10 08:16 AM

It was supposed to be a simple transaction.  Invest in property, rent it, and have the tenant pay the mortgage.  The young couple had allocated $52,000 of their savings to buy a detached single family house as their first investment rental property.  The couple's goal was to renovate the house, rent it with the help of a property manager, and then refinance so they could recoup their initial cash investment while keeping the house.  They were not into flipping property.
Their real estate consultant from a property investment company told them that the After Repair Value (ARV) was around $65,000, … (3 comments)

investment rental property: 33 Tips to Attract the Best Tenants and Get Them to Pay You More - 02/27/10 03:49 AM

33 Tips to Attract the Best Tenants and Get Them to Pay You More
By Tai A. DeSa, Significa Corporation
Good tenants come to you not by accident, but by design.  There are good tenants in every price range and in every neighborhood.  A professional landlord will attract quality tenants.  An unprofessional landlord will attract troublesome tenants.  If you are investing in property, then you should likewise invest time in learning how to attract the best tenants.
Below are some tips that may help you increase your investment rental property income by $600 or more a year, while also saving you time and … (19 comments)