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BBB Issues Red Flags for Flipping Seminars

It’s a “buyers beware” of a different sort. Recently some seminars have been getting the attention of the Better Business Bureau, and not in a good way. Seminars held across the countryclaim to show how the average consumer can learn to  “flip” houses and build long-term wealth, but the  BBB has seen exaggerated claims stating […]

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Podcast 02: Dispelling a Major REI Myth

Today  in our second podcast we are going to tackle another of the biggest misconceptions in real estate investing.  Specifically, we want to dispel the myth that you have to have a lot of real estate and construction knowledge in order to be successful flipping houses. Dispelling a Major REI Myth     To learn […]

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Avoiding the Closing From Hell

Well you made it! You sold your flip! Congratulations, you have made it to the finish line. All that is left is for the buyer to sign the paper work at the closing. What could go wrong? Most closings go pretty smooth and can close in as little as a half hour. Unfortunately through no fault […]

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How Your Income Can Become Passive

Investing in real estate is an excellent way to create passive income that will help you build wealth and provide income during your retirement years. Passive Income is defined as earnings an individual derives from a rental property, limited partnership or other enterprises in which he or she is not actively involved. In short, you did something […]

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Second Quarter Top Flipping Markets Part 2

Last week as we took a look  into the second quarter of the year  and started out count down to the best cities to invest in real estate. We took at look at the beginning of the year at our picks for best flipping cities but it is always good to know your market and stay on […]

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Avoiding Slim Pickings on Your Lunch Hour

Our program here at Lunch Time Profits is all about leveraging your time so that you can flip houses “on your lunch break.” Today we are going to talk about a task that is a very important step in flipping houses that you can do within an hour on your lunch. Many part-time REI’s don’t […]

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Market Watch: Memphis, TN

With a median age of just 33, our next stop on our Market Watch is Memphis, TN.  Just in the news today we found 4 news articles that list Memphis as a great place to flip homes. In 2012 it had a population of 655,155, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee, the largest […]

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How to Become a Master Negotiater

Perhaps one of the hardest skills to learn is how to successfully negotiate. How to engage meaningfully with another person in a situation where you are trying to get what you want, but make the other person happy as well. Once you get into the investor mindset, it is important to take into account that […]

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A Success Story

Each week our team scours the internet for stories and articles on real estate investing in hope to keep our followers up to date on the ever changing real estate market. It is always great to hear about new endeavors from REIs and even better when we come across a great success story. Last week […]

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Market Watch: The Most Balanced Real Estate Market?

Florida was arguably one of the hardest hit area in the county by the mortgage crisis. We have seen many of the “Sand States” deal with the down turn but many are on their way back up. In our next issue of Market Watch we visit a city in Florida that has many experts calling […]

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