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Tax Foreclosure Sales in Missour Monday, February 08, 2010 @ 08:18 PM EST (19 reads) Contributed by ktucker With the Tax Sales in the State of Missouri being in August, many people are asking: • What happens at the Tax Sale? • Can I get a good Deal? • What do I need to do? So let’s take a look at the Basics of the Tax Deed Sale and if you are in the Kansas City are, be sure to attend the August 11th Meeting at the Overland Park Marriott. ... NOTES: And if you are local to the KC area and want to attend the local REIA' meeting this month discussing Self Directed IRA's, please visit our web site at http://www.MAREInet.com and another presentation at the other group a few days latter on funding at http://www.kcig.org Reprinted from Kim Tucker's Blog at http://www.TuckerOneProperties.com (part of a series of posts) (Read More... | 5663 bytes more | Comments? | Score: 0)

How to Raise Your Rents Without Losing Your Tenant Tuesday, February 02, 2010 @ 11:37 AM EST (887 reads) Contributed by Primo_Coach Almost every year property expenses increase. Your insurance goes up, your taxes go up and if your property is in an HOA, your HOA dues go up. And since we're in business to make money it's necessary to increase rental amounts every year. Sadly, I know many investors who are so afraid of ticking off their tenants that they haven't increased rents in years. But think about it this way: It's much better to raise the rent $30-50 a month every year, versus waiting forever and all of the sudden raising the rents $200 a month.... (Read More... | 2560 bytes more | Comments? | Score: 5)

Top 20 Real Estate Investment Markets for 2010 Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 09:41 AM EST (1616 reads) Contributed by boyerro In a national housing market fueled by tax credits, some areas hit bottom in early 2009 – at least for entry level housing. Multiple-offers and bidding wars continue in these areas despite an ongoing use of strategic defaults, notices of default proportionate to unemployment levels, legislation changes, government sponsored loan modifications, and a growing shadow inventory. If the national real estate market is like an ocean, with peaks, troughs, and tides, then where then should a real estate investor look for residential investment property? www.FinestExpert.com’s first annual Top 20 Real Estate Investment Markets, analyzes over 10,000 real estate markets according to the US Census data (covering over 95% of the US population) to identify the most suitable places for real estate investors to seek stable and growth oriented areas. It is not enough for the home prices to be dirt cheap with nowhere to go but up (because they could hobble along at depressed rates for a long time). If it were that simple, real estate investors would be in a “land rush” to get back into the rust-belt.... (Read More... | 4592 bytes more | 1 Comment | Score: 0)