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A Guide to Purchasing Real Estate in Today's Market

Wed, Dec 2 Listen

60 min. from Wed Dec 2 00:00:00 CST 2009 Show - A must show for everyone considering the purchase of real estate in today's market. Our guest, Jason A. Kotar, President of Kotar Associates, an education and consulting firm focusing on the real estate and home building industries, and author of "Homes Buyers and Mortgages: A Guide to Purchasing Real Estate in Today's Market," will cover helpful information concerning, Why TV advertising about interest rates is misleading, Why appraisals are...

Web Marketing for Real Estate Agents & Investors

Wed, Nov 25 Listen

60 min. from Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 CST 2009 Show - The Internet, like real estate marketplaces across the country, is dynamic and understanding the nuances and constant changes occurring within each generates success. On today's show we will offer today's top Internet marketing principles that are helping professionals operate an effective Web site and online marketing campaigns. Our guest, Jenna Ryan, or dotJenna, is President and CEO of The Marketing Shop.com, a Web marketing firm...

Income Property Investment Talk

Wed, Nov 18 Listen

60 min. from Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 CST 2009 Show -

Special Encore Presentation: Is Now The Time to Convert Traditional IRAs to

Wed, Nov 11 Listen

60 min. from Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 CST 2009 Show - Will there ever be a better time than in 2010 to create a tax-free income stream for retirement? Our guests Jeremy Hanks and Michael Madsen of RealSource Retirement Services will answer that question, and many others. With upcoming Roth IRA conversion changes coming from the IRS, many IRA account holders will have to decide, "keep my traditional account or convert to a Roth?" Converting to a Roth may just be what investors need right now,...

Expanding Investment Opportunities via Distressed Assets

Wed, Nov 4 Listen

60 min. from Wed Nov 4 00:00:00 CST 2009 Show - While distressed assets and REOs (real estate owned) are causing headaches for lenders and owners, there are a number of investors already pouncing on ‘golden' opportunities in the market. Come together with active market participants to learn about how to secure the huge opportunities to invest in distressed assets in the world's biggest distressed investing market - the U.S. Our guests, Scott Griffith, President, ERA Griffith Realty, David O....

Customer Retention: Maximizing Assets as a Competitive Advantage

Wed, Oct 28 Listen

60 min. from Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Despite attempts to make them comparable, the real estate market cannot be measured like the stock market. When reported this way, real estate consumers get confused as facts and figures are bandied about without context or much-needed explanation. Conversely, armed with the right knowledge, and the correct strategy, investors can profit in any real estate market. Our guest today, Robert Cain, who since 1987 has been publishing information,...

Overcoming Five Common Investing Mistakes Made by Property Owners & Manager

Wed, Oct 21 Listen

60 min. from Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Despite attempts to make them comparable, the real estate market cannot be measured like the stock market. When reported this way, real estate consumers get confused as facts and figures are bandied about without context or much-needed explanation. Conversely, armed with the right knowledge, and the correct strategy, investors can profit in any real estate market. Our guest today, Robert Cain, who since 1987 has been publishing information,...

Building Your FDIC Assets Strategy - Special Encore Presentation!

Wed, Oct 14 Listen

60 min. from Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Hold onto your funds no longer! There is a real opportunity to make money right now: FDIC distressed assets. These assets are worth more than the current market conditions assigned to them and, over time, will be significant profit generators. Unlike in the past days of the RTC and S&L, you, as entrepreneurial real estate investors, have access to these ‘once in a lifetime' deals. On today's show, Michael Anderson, Founder and Co-owner of...

Did Government Regulation Cause the Housing Bubble?

Wed, Oct 7 Listen

60 min. from Wed Oct 7 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Everyone agrees that the recent financial crisis started with the deflation of the housing bubble. But what caused the bubble? Answering this question is important both for identifying the best short-term policies and for fixing the credit crisis, as well as for developing long-term polic ies aimed at preventing another crisis in the future. Our guest this week is the Cato Institute's Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole who will discuss a new study...

Creating a Business Plan for Successful Short Sale Management

Wed, Sep 30 Listen

60 min. from Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - A short sale is a transaction in which the lender, or lenders, agrees to accept less than the mortgage amount owed by the current homeowner. In some cases, the lender forgives the diffe rence, and in others the homeowner must make arrangements with the lender to settle the remainder of the debt. With short sales on the rise - and costs to the lender less than a foreclosure, hence a viable way to minimize its losses - investors and REALTORS...

Part 2: International Investors & U.S. Real Estate Opportunities

Wed, Sep 23 Listen

60 min. from Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - International investors view our real estate market as ripe for opportunity, do you? Participate in this week's show and learn why global real estate investors are looking right now for U.S. investment opportunities. On today's show the leader in celebrity real estate advising and International real estate mogul, Ann Eysenring, is ready to share her wisdom with the listeners of Income Property Investment Talk. Ann will detail the pros and cons...

International Investors & U.S. Real Estate Opportunities

Wed, Sep 16 Listen

60 min. from Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - While property markets worldwide have plunged since the credit-market crisis that started in mid-2007, there is a signal sounding today in the U.S. from around the globe and it's ringing loudly: international investors view our real estate market as ripe for opportunity. According to the results of a recent survey released by the AFIRE, foreign real estate investors projected their investments for the remainder of 2009 will substantially...

Join Us As We Celebrate Our 100th Show With NAR Good Neighbor Award Winners

Wed, Sep 9 Listen

60 min. from Wed Sep 9 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Every day, REALTORS(r) across the country volunteer their time, many giving countless hours in support of others. Now in its 10th year, the Good Neighbor Awards program recognizes REALTORS(r) who generously volunteer their time to help others. These REALTORS(r) often donate countless hours and dollars to organizations that help those in need and make their community a better place to live. In November, five winners will be selected from among...

Finding Investment Opportunities in Today's New Media Marketplace

Wed, Sep 2 Listen

60 min. from Wed Sep 2 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Technology's vast impact on our personal and professional lives is immeasurable. In these challenging economic times, coupled with the dynamic changes in the real estate marketplace, investors are facing increased demands and pressures. On today's show we have invited leading thinkers from the National Association of Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) who will share how technology is helping address those challenges and increasing an...

Is Now The Time to Convert Traditional IRAs to Roth Accounts?

Wed, Aug 26 Listen

60 min. from Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Will there ever be a better time than in 2010 to create a tax-free income stream for retirement? Our guests Jeremy Hanks and Michael Madsen of RealSource Retirement Services will answer that question, and many others. With upcoming Roth IRA conversion changes coming from the IRS, many IRA account holders will have to decide, "keep my traditional account or convert to a Roth?" Converting to a Roth may just be what investors need right now,...

A Practical Guide to Investing in Mortgage Notes

Wed, Aug 19 Listen

60 min. from Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - There's no denying that in this marketplace investing in both non-performing and performing mortgage notes from a reputable provider with distressed assets secured from an FDIC-controlled bank represents a ‘once in a lifetime' opportunity. The possibilities are many, if you invest ‘well.' On today's show, Scott Bleazard, Sr. Vice President of Kingston Management Services LLC, a successful bidder of a portfolio of loans sold by the FDIC in a...

Investing in Land in These Challenging Times

Wed, Aug 12 Listen

60 min. from Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Land. While only a four-letter word, land is quite complex. The asset itself could be building sites, waterfront, commercial, recreational and a variety of other prospects. Ultimately, especially during our current financial troubles, and as many investors continue to watch investment portfolios diminish, those who are wisely holding land investments have not lost a dime. Land prices during downturns usually stabilize and hold their value...

Case Study: Home Builders Back In The Business Of Building

Wed, Jul 29 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - The demand for lots in top-tier locations appear s to be increasing. According to a June 24 article in the Wall Street Journal, builders nationwide, despite having an excess of land they purchased during an up-cycle in the real estate market, are now buying up land ready for building, with streets, sewers and other improvements in place -- in prime locations. Some builders, the article states, are starting to see irresistible values for...

Case Study: How to Make A Fortune With Bank REOs

Wed, Jul 22 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - With a foreclosure rate that rivals historic highs, coupled with the ongoing liquidity crisis in the mortgage industry, lending institutions are looking to deal REOs (real estate owned) and mortgage notes at a fraction of their value. This marke tplace presents an almost unprecedented opportunity for those who are not only financially positioned to buy these assets, but are networked with the right experts who have the skills and experience to...

Building Your FDIC Assets Strategy

Wed, Jul 15 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Hold onto your funds no longer! There is a real opportunity to make money right now: FDIC distressed assets. These assets are worth more than the current market conditions assigned to them and, over time, will be significant profit generators. Unlike in the past days of the RTC and S&L, you, as entrepreneurial real estate investors, have access to these ‘once in a lifetime' deals. On today's show, Michael Anderson, Founder and Co-owner of...

Investors: Stop Overpaying Your Federal Income Taxes

Wed, Jul 1 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jul 1 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - By ignoring generous IRS guidelines when establishing depreciation schedules, over 90% of real estate investors are unintentionally overpaying federal income taxes. In addition, you may be paying federal income taxes earlier than necessary, typically years or decades earlier. Cost segregation, a specialized skill that can help real estate owners affect meaningful federal income tax reductions, could be your answer to keeping more of your...

Meet the Future Leaders of the CCIM Institute: The 2009 Class of the Jay W.

Wed, Jun 24 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - If loan default rates accelerate, the amounts of troubled loans on commercial real estate properties are expected to raise rapidly for the nation's banks, impacting the decision-making processes of commercial real estate investors. Now, more than ever, investors need an honest and trustworthy expert: that is the CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member. On today's show we will have students from the CCIM Jay W. Levine Leadership...

Is Your Investment Underwater? How To Sell Real Estate When It's Worth Less

Wed, Jun 17 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Between 20-and 25-perc ent of our nation's homes are underwater: meaning investors have mortgage debt greater than what their real estate is worth. That's roughly 8.5 million mortgages that are upside down. The question for those currently in this difficult situation, and owners who fear it is somewhere on the horizon, is, "how long can I hold on and how rapidly will real estate prices come back." Many will walk away from their investments and...

How to Prepare for the Coming Commercial Real Estate Market

Wed, Jun 10 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - The financial collapse has been unlike anything we've=2 0experienced in our lifetime. Stock values have plummeted, banks have been closing and are being bailed out, and difficult times have been thrust upon all of us who are in commercial real estate. Join us for this interview with Jim Gillespie to learn: 1) Where this real estate market is heading 2) How you must reposition your portfolio to minimize the downside of what's coming our way 3)...

Real Estate Investing Tips from REIClub.com Bloggers

Wed, Jun 3 Listen

60 min. from Wed Jun 3 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - REIClub.com is a leading Web site and real estate resource on the ‘Net, offering its visitors a myriad of choices for real estate investment information and education. On today's show we will welcome three of the site's top bloggers to help you be better real estate investors: Scott Carson, a full time real estate investor and real estate investment coach, and licensed loan officer in Texas, and seasoned rehabber, note buyer, and private...

FDIC Assets: The Time to Secure Targeted Returns Via Opportunistic Acquisit

Wed, May 27 Listen

60 min. from Wed May 27 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - By now, you have heard, read or listened to the "buzz" around the potential to buy FDIC seized assets. Many of you may be interested in this type of an investment opportunity but have yet to act. Why not? The time to act is now! You don't have to go at this ‘once in a lifetime' opportunity on your own. Tune into today's show and hear from, and question, active market participants - successful FDIC bidders and disposition experts -- who will...

A Comprehensive Look at the 1031 Exchange Services & the Income Property In

Wed, May 20 Listen

60 min. from Wed May 20 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - If you're planning on selling an investment property, you may face a large capital gain that could be subject to federal and state taxes. A tax-deferred exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to sell investment properties and acquire "like-kind" properties while deferring federal, and possibly state, capital gains taxes. An independent party must act as a qualified intermediary (QI) to hold your funds between the...

Loan Modifications #2: A Recap of Residential and a Focus on Commercial Loa

Wed, May 13 Listen

60 min. from Wed May 13 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Bob Diamond, a practicing real estate attorney, real estate developer, and published author of three books on foreclosure investing, will be back to answer your questions on loan modification, this time from a commercial perspective (and re-address your concerns on the residential loan modification process as well). While our economy is beginning to pullout of this prolonged recession, unfortunately the likelihood that more businesses will...

To Modify or Not to Modify: That is the Question...

Wed, May 6 Listen

60 min. from Wed May 6 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - While the real estate industry has been working through a little more than two years of record foreclosures, recent statistics and increased governmental support indicate that a recovery may just be upon us. To date, 11 major lenders and loan servicers have now signed onto the federal Making Home Affordable plan, which sets up a sequence of specific loan modifications, from lowering the interest rate to tacking on late payments to the end of...

Lease Options vs. Subject Tos: Should You Consider These Techniques?

Wed, Apr 29 Listen

60 min. from Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 CDT 2009 Show - Acquiring investment real estate can be handled with many different approaches. Lease Options and Subject Tos, aka "Getting the Deed" are two very popular ways to purchase real estate with little or no money down. A lease option is a technique that involves gaining ‘control' of a property, but not owning it. A "Subject To," on the other hand, is getting the deed to a property without getting a mortgage for the home. On today's show is Wendy...

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