Category: Finding Deals

How Creative Real Estate Investing Can Land You Sweet Deals

Posted on by Cameron Dunlap

Students are always sharing amazing and unique stories with me about how they use creative real estate investing strategies to help them close some incredible (and otherwise unlikely) deals.

There is one particular scenario that intrigued me recently…

I think you’ll find it just as interesting as I did and a great lesson about how thinking creatively in real estate investing can really work out in your favor!

The Back Story…

A student of mine had an investor friend (who also happened to be a property manager) who was trying to liquidate his properties – we’re talking 10 or so. One

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Two Bedroom Deals: To Pursue or Not Pursue and How Real Estate Comps Can Make All the Difference

Posted on by Cameron Dunlap

I hear this question often, “Cam, I’m looking at a property but it’s a two bedroom home, should I avoid the deal or do it?” The reality is, there are scads of guidelines in the real estate investing world and a few hard and fast rules to follow, but one of your biggest guides will be what the real estate comps tell you.

When you come across a potential deal that goes against the known guidelines, and trust me you WILL, then it may be time to slow down, take a second look and perhaps reassess your options.

For instance,

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Double Closings Explained and Why You Shouldn’t Attend Them

Posted on by Cameron Dunlap

Double closings – not to be confused with assignments – aren’t as complex as they seem.

Simply put, a double closing in real estate investing is the simultaneous purchase and sale of a property that involves three parties:

  • The seller
  • The investor
  • The end buyer

It’s essentially two transactions commonly referred to as the “A to B & B to C” strategy and looks like this:

  • Person “A” is the distressed/motivated seller
  • Person “B” is you, the real estate investor
  • Person “C” is the final buyer.

During the

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How To Use This Unoccupied Property Insurance Strategy To Get A “YES” From A Vacant Home Owner

Posted on by Cameron Dunlap

Did you know that out of nearly 139 million residential properties nationwide, more than 1.5 million are vacant? Now you can use this Unoccupied Property Insurance Strategy to get more of them to say “yes” to your offers fast. If you’re wondering if you live in a city chock-full of unoccupied or vacant properties, here is your answer… According to USA Today, these are among the country’s most vacant cities:

  • Gary, IN: 19.4%
  • Hilton Head Island, SC: 16.9%
  • Flint, MI: 15.7%
  • Detroit, MI: 11.2%
  • Baltimore, MD: 8.1%

>> Click here to check your area

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