In order to buy a tax lien property you must first decide which states or counties are conducive to producing conditions that will allow you to end up in ownership. In addition you may want to consider purchasing tax deeds instead, as the process is set up in a way that gives you a better [...]
Entries from June 2009
Understanding Order Of Liens On A Property
Jun. 30th, 2009
Tax Credit For First-Time Home Buyers: Are You Eligible?
Jun. 30th, 2009
Owning a home is the dream of every one. But, if you think that you cannot fulfill your dream because of the economic recession, the federal government has come up with an $8000 tax credit plan that will rekindle your interest in real estate. The plan will infuse energy into the real estate market. But [...]
Vacation And Retiree Real Estate Investment
Jun. 30th, 2009
The current real estate market may not be good for sellers, but it’s a virtual paradise for people interested in investing. There are many great property deals on property such as vacation homes and retirement homes. With prices dipping, more people are finally able to afford their dream beach home. There will also be a [...]
Mortgage Foreclosure Investing Not Working? Go With Tax-Delinquent Property Instead
Jun. 30th, 2009
If you’re hoping to get your start in real estate investing, one of the first places you probably looked was mortgage foreclosures. You probably contacted (or tried to, anyway) owners of properties who were about to lose their homes due to non-payment of their mortgage. If you were lucky enough to get anyone to answer [...]
The Brentwood Neighborhood of Austin
Jun. 30th, 2009
The neighborhood of Brentwood in north central Austin was originally a cotton farm until about 75 years ago, when the City of Austin annexed the land and land was purchased to build a school, Brentwood Elementary, which opened in the early 1950s. Brentwood is the name used to refer to the area of Austin between [...]
Tax Deed Auctions Seem Like THE Place To Get A Great Deal- Here’s Why They’re Not
Jun. 30th, 2009
It seems like every time you get up for a good ‘ole 3 a.m. snack these days and flip on the tv, you’re bombarded with a new real estate “guru” trying to convince you that the next big cash cow is buy properties at tax deed auction- that is, properties the government has seized for [...]
Tax Sale Properties Are One Of The Best Investments Around– But Not The Way You Think
Jun. 30th, 2009
If you do a Google search for “tax sale properties”, you’ll find yourself staring down a confusing list of returns– some from websites trying to sell you information about when and where tax lien sales and tax deed sales are, some from low-tech government sits with pictures of stinky swampland, trying to sell you undesirable [...]
Mortgage Foreclosures Or Tax Foreclosures – Which Investment Strategy Is Best?
Jun. 30th, 2009
If you’ve already figured out that foreclosure investing is the right way to make money in today’s market, congratulations- you’re one step ahead of most people investing in real estate. But when most people hear the term “foreclosure,” they immediately think “mortgage foreclosure”- what happens when people don’t pay their mortgages, and their homes are [...]
Where to Look for Real Estate Foreclosures
Jun. 30th, 2009
Many people may be under the impression that Lemoore foreclosures are listed in some top secret file somewhere that is locked behind mega passwords in a computer somewhere. The truth is that Lemoore foreclosures are relatively simple to find these days, and in light of the struggling housing market and the fact that it is [...]
Least Risky Markets to Invest in Real Estate
Jun. 30th, 2009
Savvy investors across the U.S. have been watching the real estate market to see which ones look like they will soon hit bottom and begin bouncing back from all the foreclosures. There are several that are experiencing either a slowdown in falling prices or are bouncing back already. These are the markets that are the [...]