Real Estate Investing News You Can Use
I’m probably a lot like you in that I try to keep up on the news that can affect us as real estate investors. A couple articles from last week were pretty good so I wanted to pass them along to you.
Here they are… let me know your thoughts in the comments area (don’t be shy… no more "lurkers"… just make a comment and say hi if nothing else!).
Real Estate Scams On The Rise Here…
So, do you think that real estate and mortgage fraud has gone down since the whole financial crisis and the vice grip tight lending requirements that have come about in the last year? Think again…
California, Maryland, Florida and a few other states have actually shown increases in mortgage fraud.
If you’re ever tempted to have to commit fraud on your mortgage application for an investment property you might want to reevaluate whether you should even be buying the property… or start to go out there and recruit private money lenders .
Check it out…
5 Great Real Estate Websites To Check Out…
There are a bagillion real estate websites nowadays… some of them with some pretty cool features that can help investors, sellers, and home buyers make more well informed decisions in the buying and selling process.
Actually, I’m in the process of buying a new house right now (for my wife and I to live in) and did my fair share of my own research online.
Here are 5 pretty cool real estate sites… some you’ve heard of… some you haven’t.
9% of ALL Homeowners Are LATE On Their Mortgage Bill…
That number doesn’t seem all that crazy when you look at it by itself… but when you consider how many homeowners there are in the U.S…. that number is pretty damn staggering. About 6% are more than 30 days late.
This not only shows you how much of a widespread problem this is… but it shows you the opportunity that investors have out there to help these homeowners get out of their credit mess.
… then get to work on helping these homeowners out of their situations with ethical real estate investing .
Thats The News Flash For Today…
Hey, my name is Trevor and I'm the founder of The REI Brain and a real estate investor since the age of 21. Right now, my focus in real estate investing is multi-family income properties and I have plans on moving more into the commercial real estate investment world in 2008 and beyond. 
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