I had an interesting question posed to me recently by a new real estate investor at a recent real estate investing club meeting. Tom, the “newbie” investor asked “All I hear about from the ‘gurus’ is foreclosure and short sale investing…is that the only way to make money in today’s real estate market?” Hmmm…I answered, [...]

  Wow is all I can say after spending 4 jam-packed days at the Las Vegas Enlightened Wealth Institute retreat held at the Red Rock Casino.  I sat in for about half of all the sessions as the other precious hours…I networked with some fantastic people.  From the enlightened wealth institute that has instructors who [...]

One of the things alot of fellow enlightened wealth instititute students ask me is ‘what should I rent this out for to maximize my cashflow?’  Setting the right rent can be one of the most difficult areas for many people who are investing in rental property. If your property rents out in no time, it [...]

Short sale investing is the form of real estate investing. Short sales can bring a lot of profits for investors as the prices can vary a lot as compared to the present value of the properties. Investing can be made in two types of short sales offers. In one of the type, you will have [...]

As defined by Wikipedia, a  short sale is when a bank or mortgage lender agrees to discount a loan balance due to an economic hardship on the part of the mortgagor. The home owner/debtor sells the mortgaged property for less than the outstanding balance of the loan, and turns over the proceeds of the sale [...]

enlightened wealth institue student tammy powell

HI there, thought you might benefit from learning what the heck a “housing price index” is. As a real estate investor, I do pay attention to trends and following the HPI has helped me spot or ‘time’ when it is appropriate to enter a market.

Sharpest Declines in California, Nevada and Florida; Small Price Increases in Stongest markets

  Wow is all I can say after spending 4 jam-packed days at the Las Vegas Enlightened Wealth Institute retreat held at the Red Rock Casino.  I sat in for about half of all the sessions as the other precious hours…I networked with some fantastic people.  From the enlightened wealth institute instructors to the ‘hidden [...]

Enlightened Wealth Institute student Tammy Powell: Wow! Finally, the media stops writing about ‘doom and gloom’! The revered Wall Street Journal recently this month has done an excellent job on writing about the state of the U.S. housing market and more importantly, the trend! By CYRIL MOULLE-BERTEAUX May 6, 2008; Page A23 The dire headlines [...]