Angella's Real Estate Secrets & Insider Tips For Real Estate Investors

Please do not contact us until you thoroughly understand the process described below – experienced NPO real estate buyers only [...]

Equity Sharing Loan Modification Program – Wells Fargo and Bank of America Are Participating The Ocwen Financial Equity Sharing Mortgage [...]

How To Market Your Rental Properties – Once you have your rental property rehabbed and ready to go, how do [...]

How To Rent Out Your Property Without Showing It – In my previous post titled “How To Market Your Properties [...]

How To Market Your Properties With the Address in the Domain Name – In my previous How To Market Your [...]

Just a note to remind you that in October, President Obama announced plans to open up refinancing to more homeowners [...]

10% Down Investor Loans – HomePath Mortgages on Fannie Mae Foreclosures ———————————————————————– Purchase Loans – HomePath® Mortgage Financing This special [...]

HUD VA FDIC SBA Freddie Mac Sallie Mae (GRP Financial) Fannie Mae US Dept of Agriculture US Govt Home Sales [...]

AmSouth Bank Bank Of America Beal Bank BB&T Citibank Compass Bank Countrywide Home Loans Downey Savings Fidelity National Financial First [...]

HOME VALUATION WEBSITES – My favorite one is CyberHomes.com, because its values are always on the conservative side. To properly [...]

I don’t know how much YOU should charge, but check these websites for how much properties are renting for in [...]

http://maps.live.com/ – birdseye view from four directions, can be rotated (click on BirdsEye View) www.zillow.com – will identify the exact [...]

How do you research an area and find out what the future housing growth of a certain area will be?   [...]

First Time Home Buyer Downpayment Assistance Programs – How do you know what’s available in your area? There are over [...]

Free real estate legal forms are not something you can use every time you need one, since each state has [...]

My friend, Laura Wolfe, is currently going through Stage 4 cancer treatments, with cancer having spread to her organs already. [...]

By Charles B. Stockdale, Douglas A. McIntyre and Michael B. Sauter For three years, the real estate market has been [...]

First Steps in Asset Protection for Real Estate – Have You Taken Them? by Asset Protection Attorney Clint Coons From [...]

Landlord tenant relationship can be difficult or easy – it’s totally up to you, the landlord.  One way to make [...]

By Doug Fath My real estate dreams got shattered … in a single conversation. Unfortunately, it also happened to be [...]

Using State and Federal Exemptions as Part of an Asset Protection Strategy by Tiffany N. Ballenger, Esq., from Black & [...]

5 Negotiating Tips for First Time Home Buyers is a great article from a website called DoorFly.com, which is full [...]

Currently we’re working directly with Citi and Bank of America to help them with their bulk REO sales.  By “directly”, [...]

Here’s a cool government auctions and real estate auctions Website – Bid4Assets.com. On this auction website you’ll find links to: [...]

Tax Limitations For Flipping Houses – Did You Know They Exist? by Asset Protection Attorney Clint Coons Prior to the [...]

January 2011 So here we are, a year later, and nothing has changed…  If you look at the comment links [...]

LEAD-SAFE PAINT PRACTICES REQUIREMENT AFFECTING LANDLORDS BEGAN APRIL 22, 2010 The EPA has issued a Renovation, Repair and Paint rule [...]

Retail stores aren’t the only ones busy on Black Friday- it’s the busiest day for plumbers, too.  Pass these tips [...]

This legal chart is intended to provide a quick and easy guide to determine when a borrower may be liable [...]

My partner Mike Motlagh, who’s a commercial mortgage Broker, finally found a small  bank that provides commercial NON-RECOURSE loans, with [...]

Q: How long do bankruptcies and foreclosures stay on a credit report? A:  Bankruptcies and foreclosures can remain on a [...]

This is a great website that includes Short Sale requirements for all of the different lenders, as well as their [...]

I always said real estate home prices bottomed out in March/April of 2009, because that;s when I got my best [...]

Estate Planning for Your Digital Property – Many of us, myself included, own properties in Arizona, which is currently one [...]

Who Pays For Plumbing Problem?  Landlord or Tenant? Q: Recently the toilet in my apartment overflowed. The water poured out [...]

A big problem with flipping houses these days is that most buyers are first time home buyers with FHA loans, [...]

Starting July 1, homeowners can apply for assistance from the Home Affordable Unemployment Program (HAUP). Mortgage Help for Unemployed, or [...]

Click HERE to download the VA Vendee Program Flyer.  See the previous two posts for all of the additional info [...]

VA Vendee Program Facts & Info: VA Vendee Financing Program offers 5% down financing for Real Estate Investors, and is [...]

VA Vendee Program Info & Questions: VA Vendee Financing Program offers 5% down financing for Real Estate Investors, and is [...]

Tips on Setting Rent & Drawing Up Lease – Cover all bases when extending tenant’s lease Q: Almost two years [...]

Set Subtenancy Rules Upfront Q: I rent a three-bedroom house to my tenants, a couple. A while ago, they asked [...]

When renters become buyers Q: We’ve been renting a single-family home that we would like to purchase if the owner [...]

Can Landlords Go After Lease Guarantors? Q: My aunt and uncle agreed to sign as guarantors when my wife and [...]

What Happens After the Lease Expires? Q: I live in a townhouse and had a lease for the first year. [...]

Who Pays For Tenant Ordered Home Improvements Q: We rent a single-family house to tenants who have been there for [...]

Develop a Marketing Plan For Any Business! Powerful marketing requires a detailed plan that spells out your campaign’s objectives, methodology [...]

College renters stay year-round – Landlord unsure of deposit protocol Q: I have a rental home located near a college [...]

Does grace period exist for payment of rent? Question: Our lease agreement states that rent is due on the “last [...]

Can landlord deduct half of replacement cost from deposit? Q: My tenants recently moved out after living in my rental [...]

Recoup Deposit When Short Sale Goes REO – Short Sale Hindsight Q: I sent a short-sale contract termination notice to [...]

A new Web portal combines local, regional and statewide housing and economic data from a variety of government sources, HUD [...]

THE PRICE OF A GOOD HANDYMAN? How much per hour is a good handyman worth? For example, how much would [...]

Senate Votes to Block Lead-Based Paint Rule Fines – New lead-based paint laws for landlords The U.S. Senate has voted [...]

What Is an All Inclusive Trust Deed (AITD) or a Wrap Around Mortgage?  See a write-up below from Patrick McGurk

PROTECTING TENANTS AT FORECLOSURE ACT of 2009 -This is the text from the newly passed federal law protecting tenants who [...]

RRP RULE AND NEW LEAD-SAFE PRACTICES REQUIREMENT: The EPA has issued a Renovation, Repair and Paint rule (RRP) requiring the [...]

South Lake Tahoe Ski Lodge For Sale – REO – $1.5M: REO South Lake Tahoe Ski lodge  – under contract!  [...]

New  CAR Purchase Agreement Requirement: On April 28th 2010 the New CAR Purchase Agreement will take effect.  One of the [...]

Real Estate Investment Club  list (REIC) below starts off with local SoCal meetings, followed by longer REIC lists below are [...]

Here’s a reprint of a LinkedIn post about Freddie Mac Bulk REO sales misrepresentation from one of the bulk buyers.  [...]

$10,000 California First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit – Starts May 1, 2010 NOTE: Please read the comments section about [...]

The Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program (HAFA) provides additional options to avoid costly foreclosures and offers incentives to borrowers, servicers [...]

Bank of America to Forgive Some Mortgage Debt – Good for some, but what about those who already did a [...]

Government involvement in improving our economy didn’t work before, and it’s not going to work now.  All they are doing [...]

What Do Landlords Consider Normal Wear And Tear? It depends on the landlord, and everyone has a different approach.   Personally, [...]

Here are some government and bank REO websites: http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/wiki/REO_Database_List.asp http://www.bankrepobustours.com/BankREOs.php – this is my other website. Enjoy, Angella

Home Price Decline Slows, but they still predict an average nationwide home price decline of 5%.  However,  some of the [...]

The new Obama Foreclosure Prevention Program is supposed to save a small number of homes, in five hardest hit states,  [...]

Loan Mortgage Modifications More Successful Lately – As of last month, Bank of America Corp. had completed loan mortgage modifications [...]

Foreclosures down in January, but expect a surge later this year, especially after the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit expires [...]

Top Foreclosure Cities Duuuuh…   Of course there’s a drop in the foreclosure filings – banks had a foreclosure moratorium over [...]

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act came into effect in May 2009, provides protection for tenants, including tenants in housing subsidized [...]

We’ve been talking about the Antelope Valley area (Lancaster/Palmdale – click HERE) being one of the best ones to invest [...]

‘Piggyback’ Mortgage Plan – will it work? This article covers it all – Lenders who deserve what they got (for [...]

California default notices have fallen because the banks do not want to foreclose, even though lots of homeowners are still [...]

From my friend’s Megan McGinnis’ blog (http://MeganMcGinnis)  – thanks for compiling the list Megan!  Follow these Commercial Real Estate Experts [...]

FHA 90-Day Anti-Flipping Rule Waived For One Year – In an effort to stimulate home sales, HUD has announced that [...]

The Future Of Short Sales

Reasons to Prevent a Foreclosure

Short Sales – New U.S. Treasury guidelines that put a 10-day time limit on short sales, and add financial incentives [...]

Effect of Foreclosures vs. Short Sales on Credit

To Stop Foreclosure Or To Proceed? Your Options! Here’s a good series of videos recorded by Ed, on your options [...]

Top 10 Real Estate Trainers on Twitter – A great post borrowed from Megan McGinnis @ http://Megan-McGinnis.com: —————- 1. Peter [...]

Real Estate Investing – What are the areas with the highest population and job growth in SoCal?    I’ve pasted the [...]

Real Estate Investing can be tricky and confusing, especially for beginners.   So you’ve decided it’s time to start investing in [...]

Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) Update – I missed this HAMP update yesterday. Although the changes are not all that [...]

Buying an “As Is” Home article is correct regarding all of the points made, but it did omit one important item [...]

The mortgage loan limits and policies established in 2008 and 2009 will continue through 2010. There are several types of [...]

This guy is so right, it’s not even funny!  Enough with wasting our tax payer’s money and dumping good money [...]

Housing slump worsening is actually pretty good news for the real estate investors.   With the way this recession has been [...]

Commerical Real Estate News Update – Not sure I agree about 2010 being the same as 2009, or that commercial [...]

Home Buyer Tax Credit extension finally passed on November 6th, and I thought that the investors would finally get a [...]

Fannie Mae “Deed for Lease” program is not something I’m too excited about.   Yes, I tried getting it approved for [...]

Ok, so finally investors get a break and are able to benefit from the Home Buyer Tax Credit.  But once [...]

Hello Investors & Realtors, This is sooooooooooooo exciting!!!   A group of local RE Investors (myself, Ginger Macias, JJ San Jose, [...]

Folks, If anyone is aware of commercial properties that meet the criteria listed below, please let me know.  Thanks, Angella [...]

Commercial Real Estate prices have dropped, but they are still lagging behind the residential market, so we still have not [...]

Mortgage loan modification process is not as simple as many assume.  Here’s a link to a good LA Times article [...]

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