Hiring contractors can make your job as a rehabber much easier. However, you have to ensure that you’re asking the right person for the job or you’ll end up with tons of headache. In his latest post, Craig Fuhr of CraigFuhr.com shares some important pointers on enlisting the services of a contractor. Read his post and find out what these nifty hints and tips are.

While most real estate investors believe that wholesaling houses is the perfect investing strategy for beginners in the business, J. Scott of 123Flip.com has a different opinion. According to him, flipping mobile homes is the best for first-timers who are looking for a great way to build experience and generate income with minimum risk and expenses. In his latest post, he offers some reasons why he recommends mobile home investing for beginners in the real estate investing business.

According to reports, there’s a wave of commercial foreclosures coming our way but Carey of GoinFlippingCrazy.com believes that there’s a great opportunity to make money even before these properties reach foreclosure. In her latest post, she talks about finding motivated sellers who want to get rid of their distressed apartment buildings. Check out Carey’s post to read the rest of her story.

We are all aware how important marketing is to our real estate investing business as it helps us find leads to great money-making opportunities. However, it is also equally important to determine if our marketing strategies are producing the results that we are expecting. In his latest post, Greg Harris of TheWholesaleKnockOutKing.com shares some hints and tips on how to ensure that your marketing efforts are all paying off.

Want to enjoy a relaxing weekend at the beach but worried about leaving your real estate business? Fret no more. Bob Massey of REWealthCoach.com shares some nifty information on how to set up a virtual office that allows you to run your business, no matter where you are in the world. With a virtual office, you can read emails from home sellers and buyers, pay bills, generate leads, and close deals among others, wherever and whenever you like. Read on to learn more.

According to Ron Mead of BuyProbateProperty.com, today’s probate real estate investing scene looked pretty much as it did more than ten years ago. While nothing much changed in the industry, he says that the situation is perfect for those who want to make money in real estate as it showed that probate investing is not easily influenced by outside factors such as the country’s recent economic problems. Read Ron’s post and find out why it is great to invest in probates.

Did you know that you can give your property management business a huge boost even without digging money from your pockets? According to folks at Buildium.com, when it comes to marketing, investing your time is sometimes more effective than investing your money. They also shares three important ways on how to build trust and rapport with your clients without spending a single penny. Read on and find out what these marketing tips are.

What is the task that landlords both love and hate? Collecting rent. That’s right! Most landlords love and hate collecting rent. They love it because they get paid for their efforts to fill up and maintain their rental units and they hate it because they have to deal with delinquent tenants who refuse to pay their dues on time. For landlords out there, Trevor of TheREIBrain.com is providing a downloadable tool that can help you keep track of when your tenants pay rent. Check out his post to get a free “rental bookkeeping form” to make your job much easier.

Thousands of first-time home buyers may not be able to get tax credits of up to $8,000 after all. According to Trevor of TheREIBrain.com, new home buyers may not be able to qualify for the federal tax credit program as some of them have entered into short sales. He says that it could take banks up to six months before they can finalize short sale deals and these homeowners have only until tomorrow to get the papers signed. Read the rest of the story now.

What should you do if a buyer bypasses you and cut you off from an REO deal? Steph Davis provides an answer to this question in a video she uploaded on FlipThisWholesaler.net. According to her, there is a simple way to prevent such an unfortunate occurrence from happening. She also provides some tips on how to prevent other wholesalers or investors from stealing a great REO deal from under your nose. Watch Steph’s video now.

Every real estate investor knows that importance of evaluating a deal before finalizing an agreement with a seller. In his latest post, Jason Bilge of LiveandFlip.com talks about how he weighs up deals to ensure that he is betting his time and money on the right real estate investments. Read on if you want to learn how he does it.

It seems that lenders’ inventories of foreclosed commercial properties are growing nowadays. According to Bob Massey of REWealthCoach.com, data from commercial research firm Real Capital Analytics showed that lenders repossessed about $10-billion worth of commercial real estate in the first five months of the year. However, these financial institutions sold properties worth only $2.6 billion during the same period. Check out Bob’s post to stay updated on this news.

It looks like the recovery of the housing market has hit another snag. According to Broderick Perkins of DeadlineNews.com, official Commerce Department data showed that sales of newly constructed homes plunged by almost 33% from April to May this year. Year-on-year sales of new residential real estate also fell by 18.3% last month. What seems to be the cause of this alarming trend? Read Broderick’s post to find out.