November 2007 Archives
The 12 Rules of How to Avoid Losing and Start Making Money from the Stock Market. RULE 1: WHY DO YOU INVEST? Make more money, this is the answer to most people. If your reason is to make more money, then ask yourself these three questions:
Continue reading Creating Wealth in the Stock Market.
The mortgage business is a complicated and
ever-changing industry. It is important that you understand how the mortgage
market works and how the lenders make their profit. In doing so, you will gain
an appreciation of loan programs and why certain loans are offered by certain
lenders.
Continue reading Understanding the Mortgage Loan Market.
A home equity line of credit (“HELOC”) can be an
excellent financing tool, if it is used properly. A HELOC is basically a credit
card secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on your property. You only pay
interest on the amounts you borrow on the HELOC. If you don’t use the line of
credit, you don’t have any monthly payments to make. You can access the HELOC
by writing checks provided by the lender. In most cases, it will be a second
lien on your property.
Continue reading Using a Home Equity Line of Credit to Buy Properties.
Congratulations to Jim Watkins, an article contributor at biggerpockets.com,
the winner of the October 31 article submission contest!! The article
offers some great insight into how to best attempt to avoid suspicion
in your foreclosure deals. His article, “Investors Working on
Foreclosure Deals: Avoid Fraud Suspicion - Disclose!,” is featured in
full below. Enjoy!
Continue reading How to Avoid Fraud Suspicion on Foreclosure Deals - Disclose.
Congratulations to Lisa Merritt, at lockboxdeals.com,
the winner of the October 24 article submission contest!! The article
offers some very interesting insight into various ways to fund your
real estate investing. Her article, “Grants for Real Estate Investing,”
is featured in full below. Enjoy!
Continue reading Using Grants for Real Estate Investing.
A business plan serves
many purposes, but the main one is to clearly and concisely capture the
limited attention of a potential investor. In order to do this, a
business plan must be thoroughly written, even more thoroughly thought
out, and contain certain types of information, such as an Executive
Summary, an identification and description of target markets and
customers, and financial projects, to name a few. Depending upon the
type of business you are proposing, some of the following categories
may be more important than others, and some entirely irrelevant. Either
way, presenting potential investors with a well thought out roadmap of
your business’ operations and strategy will go a very long way towards
your goal -- a financed business!
Continue reading How to Sell Your Idea - Components of a Great Business Plan.
Welcome
to the Fifth Edition of The Carnival of Smarter Investing! Each week
we’ll post featured articles by investors and writers in the areas of
business and real estate, with the best article of the week being
featured on the front page of boozwatt.com, for thousands to see! So
get those creative juices flowing and send in your submissions. A new
Carnival will be posted every Wednesday. To submit your article for
next week’s edition, you can do so here.
Continue reading The Carnival of Smarter Investing #5.
