tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/investment property 2024-04-20T15:21:51Z Movable Type 4.21-en 26 1 26 tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4742 2009-06-08T14:00:00Z 2009-06-08T13:45:26Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Segmented Real Estate Markets And Taking Advantage of Them. I've written about how hot the current market is in San Diego. But if you break it down into market segments and micro... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4639 2009-03-31T14:00:00Z 2009-03-31T13:51:49Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Rental Fraud, Landlord Fraud, and Prospective Tenant Scams. As with everything else out there concerning larger amounts of money, there are rental frauds that renters need to be concerned about, more and more... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4591 2009-03-03T15:00:00Z 2009-03-03T14:37:29Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Reminds me of this gold rush movie (one that I recommend watching if you have a chance) Okay, it's not quite like that, but correctly priced properties are flying into "Pending". It has to do with supply and demand. At... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4575 2009-02-23T15:00:00Z 2009-02-23T14:46:20Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Confusing Past Performance and the Present Situation with Future Planning. If you are sitting on the sidelines thinking about buying property, you need to read it. If you have a property you're thinking... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4568 2009-02-19T15:00:00Z 2009-02-19T14:48:52Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Lipstick on a Pig: Selling the Property You Should Never Have Bought. It talks about general techniques for selling properties with issues that make them less attractive to buyers.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4548 2009-02-10T15:00:00Z 2009-02-10T14:47:40Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Investment Property and Loan Qualification. It has become exceedingly difficult to get credit for rental income when you apply for a new mortgage, with the upshot being that when the lender won't agree... tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4314 2008-09-23T14:00:00Z 2008-09-23T13:42:04Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Today's new consumer article is The Return of Portfolio Lending, on the subject of what a portfolio loan is and the differences between portfolio and security based lending, and what the return of portfolio lending means, even to those who... tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4128 2008-06-25T14:00:00Z 2008-06-25T13:44:17Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ My general rule of thumb is "Remodel for your own enjoyment. If you're lucky, you'll get some of your money back when your sell." The remodeling industry has made a very large amount of money seducing people into believing... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3224 2008-06-18T14:00:00Z 2008-06-18T13:12:45Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ A while ago a reader gave me a heads up that Illinois HB 4050 was hurting residents of certain poverty stricken Illinois Zip Codes. Now I have to pick on our own state: California law generally requires special handling of... tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.3984 2008-04-22T14:00:00Z 2008-04-22T13:40:10Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Most of the articles and things I read about the price of gas seems to be based upon an implicit assumption that the price of gas is only as high as it is temporarily. This is not the case.... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3173 2008-04-09T14:00:00Z 2008-04-09T14:11:46Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Is there any problems with having all your money in only real estate? That was a question I saw. The answer is YES there are problems! 1) No diversification. The real estate market tanks, like it has right now,... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3144 2008-03-08T15:00:00Z 2008-03-08T15:50:40Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ I get occasional questions about the difference between these three kinds of activity. Well, there are subjective parts to the answer, but here are some general guidelines: A true flipper is looking for a quick turn on the property, usually... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3069 2007-12-25T15:00:00Z 2007-12-25T16:13:40Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ My aunt is going to move to a new condo and wants to sell her old one. I would like to buy her old condo as an investment and rent it out (as I am already a home-owner). This... tag:www.danmelson.com,2007://4.3723 2007-12-13T15:00:00Z 2007-12-13T14:45:13Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Can I qualify for first time home buyer financing if I buy a duplex and live in one and rent out the other? I thought if I bought a duplex, lived in one side and rented out the other would... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3028 2007-11-16T15:00:00Z 2007-11-16T15:13:05Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The majority of the protections that folks have are aimed at helping non-professionals have a chance in the complex and nearly incomprehensible maze that is real estate. The legal presumption is basically that you are a babe in the woods,... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3027 2007-11-14T15:00:00Z 2007-11-14T14:51:57Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ We have several rental properties that we own (more than 10). When we were younger, before we got married, we both moved around a lot and bought houses, moved, stayed a year or so and did it again. I... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3005 2007-10-21T14:00:00Z 2007-10-21T15:27:15Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Read your article on negative arm loans, and for the person who only owns a residence and most real estate investors it will not work. I own several properties, and the parcel to be refinanced is ocean front...so is... tag:www.danmelson.com,2007://4.3544 2007-10-04T14:00:00Z 2007-10-04T01:11:18Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ About a year ago, I took a look at a lender owned property a few miles from my office. It was ugly. I mean ugly. The yard was a mess, there was a deck that was rotting. The facade looked... tag:www.danmelson.com,2007://4.3513 2007-09-23T14:00:00Z 2007-09-21T18:30:57Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Hi, Dan! I just came across your website and you strike me as the type of guy who has answers for our situation: My husband and I built our home 2.5 years ago. We took out a second mortgage... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3459 2007-08-17T17:00:24Z 2007-09-07T22:37:29Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ This one came from a search engine: amortization of real estate loans early payoff based on a lump sum payment This is one of the smart things you can do. Not necessarily the smartest, mind you, but smart. The question...