Real Estate Geek

This article is intended to be an overview of finding investment property below market value. There are several other articles that follow this article, but I wanted to touch on the major areas that can help you to find profitable real estate investments. Some of these techniques are easy, and some of them take time [...]

That’s right, if you can master this one simple principle in your real estate investing career, and have the fortitude to follow through on deals (even if they become sour deals) you will become a success in real estate. You see, many folks that I have talked to and tried to help to get started [...]

The real estate investor isn’t the only one that needs to be cautious when looking for a realtor, even home owners need to be weary these days. Not all realtors are created equal, and many of them just flat out stink. The best option for the real estate investor is often this: Become A Realtor. [...]

Finding a partner in real estate is tricky, tricky business, and not to be taken lightly. If you have read any of my previous posts, you understand the danger in choosing and relying on a partner for your investment properties. So for the most part, my recommendation is not to partner with anyone in real [...]

As an investor, or real estate agent, closing real estate deals are just not 1-2-3. There are many steps involved, and things going on behind the scenes. So after you have completed all the hard work of negotiating a real estate deal, now you have the work of closing that deal. For an investor that [...]

After you have submitted your first offer, and know some common real estate terms, then it is on to the negotiations. Now if you know a little bit about real estate, every piece of property is different, and every owner is different. Therefore every offer you make is going to be different is some way, [...]

After you make an initial offer on real estate, the next phase of the process is negotiating a final agreement. But before I go into tactics and situations, let’s go over some basic terminology for the beginner. As a minimum, you’ll need to understand these terms:
Counter-offer
In contract negotiation, the counter offer is actually a completely [...]