Insurers are increasingly offering insurance discounts if you already own an environmentally friendly home or car as well as additions to standard policies that cover the costs of going green when renovating after a loss.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, as of last December, 22 companies offered 39 products and services specifically aimed at new [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Is Green Insurance Worth the Price?
April 1, 2010 – 9:58 am
Releasing Your Brakes
April 1, 2010 – 9:57 am
Do you have any ideas or attitudes about yourself and your abilities that may be holding you back from great success and happiness? As it happens, everyone does.
Feeling Inferior
In her wonderful book You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay says that each one of us has feelings of inferiority that are manifested in the conclusion that [...]
How to Turn Nothing into Something
April 1, 2010 – 9:56 am
Have you ever wondered how to turn nothing into something?
First, in order to turn nothing into something, you’ve got to start with some ideas and imagination. Now, it might be hard to call ideas and imagination nothing; but how tangible are those ideas? That is a bit of a mystery. I don’t believe that ideas [...]
10 Ways to Spot Deadbeats Before You Rent to Them
April 1, 2010 – 9:53 am
With vacancies high, you may not get the chance to sift through a pile of qualified applicants to pick the cherry tenant.  That makes it even more important to spot the ones who are more likely to cause damage or leave you with unpaid rent to collect.
While there is no sure-fire formula for predicting who [...]
The Top 3 Ways to Find Lease Option Tenants and Buyers
April 1, 2010 – 9:49 am
As you know, I’ve been doing Lease Options for many years now. I’ve seen down markets, up markets and everything in between. Having survived all kinds of markets I can tell you I LOVE doing Lease Options in down markets. Why is that? Because there are SO MANY deals just waiting for me. In a [...]
Short Sales: Buyer’s Bonanza or Boondoggle?
April 1, 2010 – 9:48 am
Short sales are commanding a lot of attention these days, but from the buyer’s perspective are they a bargain or a bust? This article discusses a few things a buyer may want to consider before making a short sale offer.
Let’s start with the basics. What is a short sale? A short sale is one where the price [...]
The Real Estate Investors Success Kit
April 1, 2010 – 9:44 am
Being a successful Real Estate Investor and Coach for Foreclosures.com has given me the opportunity to help several new investors achieve success with both REO and Pre-foreclosure investing. In the process of doing so I’ve learned that those who succeed in this business all share something in common and that is a “Success Kit”.
So what is a [...]
Investor Short Sales Finally Happening
April 1, 2010 – 9:41 am
Let’s define what Short Sales are to start – this is when a homeowner wants to sell their home but their total loans and liens exceed the value of the home.
You know my opinion of short sales: My time is better spent building relationships on the REO side so I can get many deals from [...]
