Who's That Knocking At My Door? Investing To Rent!
Investing to rent can create the financial and real estate success you have been searching for, but it takes hard work, thoughtful preparation and practical knowledge. As a landlord you must be creative, fearless and intuitive. In the Tidewater area approximately one out of every five homebuyers ... more...

Business Plan Software Review: Ultimate Business Planner
One of the main reasons business owners and entrepreneurs use business plan software is to simplify building their financial models. Even with an explosion in business plan software packages on the market today, doing the financial projections is still often cited as the most difficult part of ... more...

Buying Outer Banks (OBX) Investment Property
So, youre thinking of purchasing a rental property at the beach. Historically, real estate investments have proven to be a wise investment strategy. The name of the game has always been maximizing cash flow. Years ago, one could realize a healthy rate of return based on cash flow generated from ... more...

How to Become a Successful Real Estate Developer
Real estate investment and development has never been a more popular pastime or career changing challenge; if you would like to learn seven secrets for consistently successful real estate investing through development or you would like to know how you can continue to profit from property even if ... more...

Property Investment Strategies
If stocks and shares have been too much of a roller coaster ride over recent years or you are simply looking to diversify your investment capital, you may want to consider the following property investment strategies.Buy-to-letThe term 'buy-to-let' first came about during the mid-1990s and ... more...

Mortgage Banking Software
Mortgage banking software can be useful to people who are looking into buying a home. This software can help people research the type of mortgage they are looking for and can even be used during the application process. The story of Mary Hart exemplifies the uses of mortgage banking software.Mary ... more...

Commercial Income Property Financing: Part 1 of 3
Welcome to this first portion of a three-part series about income property. In this first segment we will be discussing financing options for commercial income properties as well as the upside (and downside) of owning this type of property.If youre interested in getting into the income property ... more...

What is a Bridging Loan?
A bridging loan as the name implies is a loan used to bridge the financial gap between monies required for your new property completion prior to your existing property having been sold.A bridging loan is in simple terms a short-term mortgage that is secured against the property that you are selling ... more...

Negative Gearing Its Not to Your Benefit!
The concept of negative gearing has been originally developed to encourage real estate investment in Australia by allowing any income losses from property investment to be deductible from other income as a tax benefit. This means that the taxable income of the owner will be reduced after the ... more...