What are IRS Real Estate Auctions

In our previous articles, we had discussed and understood the mechanics of Tax Lien on real estates, which basically, involves two types. The tax lien certificates where a bidder/buyer bought the unpaid or delinquent taxes of a foreclosed property as investment. The other is the Tax Deed Sale where the winning bidder or buyer practically, bought and paid for the property itself by paying the delinquent taxes plus some penalties and value on the property imposed by the taxing authority. Basically, a bigger sum of money is needed in a Tax Deed sale.

Getting Started on Real Estate Investing

Looking for a new financial opportunity ? Investing in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are great ways to make money for the young investor. However, real estate investing has a particular advantage over these traditional investments practices. Why? Investing in real estate grants you, the investor a degree of autonomy that is simply not possible with stocks, bonds, and mutuals funds. Sure, you may be able to control in which stocks you put your money in, but you simply cannot control the volatility of an unpredictable stock market.

Will Canada’s Real Estate Boom Extend Into 2016?

At the beginning of 2015, many predictions were made about the Canadian real estate market. People thought that the housing bubble would burst and the result would be a housing market crash. But the Canadian real estate market proved these predictions wrong, breaking a number of records. The hottest spots were Toronto and Vancouver, while the rest of the country’s housing markets moved towards a more stable market. But will this high remain into 2016?

Flipping houses: Is it better than the buy-and-hold strategy?

The question of whether flipping or buying and holding is the best real estate investment strategy does not have one correct answer. Rather, the decision to choose one method over another should be part of an explicit strategic plan that takes the investor’s overall investment goals, as well as the opportunities presented by the existing market, into account. Read on to find out which investment strategy will edge out the others in your situation.

What is the Goal of Real Estate Wholesaling?

A Real estate wholesaling occurs when a party (the “wholeseller”) contracts with a home seller, markets the home to potential buyers, and then assigns the contract to one of them. The wholesaler makes a profit, which is the difference between the contracted price with the seller and the amount paid by the buyer. The goal in real estate wholesaling is to sell the home before the contract with the original homeowner closes.