There is a lot of benefit to focusing on smaller geographic areas. The practice allows you to control your marketing costs, project a bigger presence and select the type of properties that you want to buy. Targeting smaller markets also allow you to become an expert in that geographic location. Continue reading
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How do you know when a tenant is lying? Their lips are moving. Being a landlord has made me a bit jaded. Many of the neighborhoods where I own and manage rental properties are not what I’d call “apple pie …
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There are a lot of moving pieces to putting a good deal together. Proper funding can always be an issue. Whether you do 1 deal a year or 1000, there are times when cash gets tight. At Hard Money Bankers …
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Some days are better than others. This morning I got a text message from one of my tenants. The apartment building where they live was on fire. Â That was at 5:42am. After speaking with the tenant he told me that …
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The other day I got into an argument with Ian. He’s my business partner in our home buying company. Ian and I are about as harmonious as a shaved bear in a bee hive. It’s not uncommon for us to …
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Outraged does not begin to explain it. In less distinguished company I’d probably use some colorful language to describe my anger. I’ve absolutely had it with myself right now. And the reason for my intense frustration is the fact that …
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Let me start by saying, there is plenty of money to be made in any real estate market. No matter what the situation in the economy, in the local housing market, stock market, whatever, there is money to be made …
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In addition to lending money to our clients, we also offer to partner with them on rehab deals as a Joint Venture. Â This is one we are doing now in Annapolis, MD. Â We just put it on the market and …
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Let me start by saying HMB and our clients had a great year in 2011. Hundreds of properties were acquired, hundreds of loans were made, and plenty of profit was shared. It was a BIG year and we have you …
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A big part of our mission here at HMB is to be a valuable source of info on the world of real estate investing. Our clients are our lifeblood and if they aren’t doing deals, neither are we. So here …
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A client of ours recently foreclosed on a property in PG County, MD. He is an experienced investor himself and is happy to hold the property but would also consider dumping it for the right price.
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Many thanks to our guest blogger, Cornelius Henderson from Cooperative Solutions LLC, based in Washington, DC. Cornelius has a wealth of experience in wholesaling real estate and has provided a few very valuable tips in his post below. Don’t forget …
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By: Jeff Shiller, Esq. I know. Don’t say it. This is a stupid title and has no meaning. I can’t help it. This is my third post on staging and I’m out of titles. In my previous 2 posts (see …
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You may already be aware but the Exponential Wealth Exchange descends upon Columbia, MD starting this Friday!! (Event runs 3/18- 3/21) The HMB crew will be there in full force for all 4 days as a vendor. Come find our …
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By: Jeff Shiller, Esq. Are you ready to test your real estate knowledge? Both properties below were recently offered for sale. Take a look at them and answer the questions that follow: (Click to Enlarge) – Which property was being …
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As of the 4th quarter 2010, the nation’s best real estate market is…The Washington DC Metro Area!! (according to the S & P and Case Shiller Home Indices). From the 4th quarter 2009 to the 4th quarter 2010, the DC …
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Ok, let me preface this by saying that we don’t like to do this all the time and we can’t possibly do this with every loan but… We can easily close a loan in 3 days on the right deal …
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I hope you enjoyed the first part of this video and now that you’ve had some time to let it sink in, I think its time for part 2. If you need a refresher, you can view he video again …
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Have you had a recent successful real estate deal? We want to hear about it! Whether it’s a rehab/resell, wholesale, purchase of great cash flow property, land purchase, whatever. Just send in the following details to ben@hardmoneybankers.com and we’ll post …
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How can you get a pile of loot from the bank and not spend time in Club Fed? Easy – don’t get caught! I know I’m a smart ass – but all kidding aside, wouldn’t it feel like you robbed …
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