Baltimore Real Estate Investing Blog

In my recent post What is Hard Money,  I promised to post a list of Hard money lenders.  So here it is.  Much of this list comes from an e-mail by Baltimore real estate investor John Parker; thanks John. Local Baltimore Hard Money Lenders Cavalier Realty Company, Inc. Hard Money Bankers Jeffrey Shiller from Hard [...]

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If you are new to real estate investing you may have heard the term “Hard Money”.  Just what exactly is hard money?  It is a short term loan with high interest designed for investors who renovate properties. These loans do not come from banks or traditional lenders. They are offered by private lenders in the [...]

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Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods. Many of these neighborhoods have colorful names that hint at the history of the neighborhood, Greektown,  Butchers Hill, Brewers Hill etc. But do you really know the true borders of those neighborhoods?  There are official names for every part of the city.  Often investors say a property is in [...]

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What Is a 1099? A 1099 is an informational return required by the IRS.  Employees receive a W-2 to let them know how much income was rep0rted to the IRS.  You may also get a 1099 INT from your bank telling you how much interest you received in the prior year.  In a similar way [...]

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Last night Baltimore’s Mayor Dixon hosted a town hall style meeting about vacant and abandoned house problem.  Mayor Dixon, Housing Commissioner Paul Graziano,  Deputy Commissioner Code Enforcement Michael Braverman and panel of city officials spoke about how the city is handling the vacant properties they own. Three ways to acquire Baltimore city owned property Listening [...]

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Baltimore County Tax Sale The Baltimore County tax sale will be held Wednesday June 3, 2009, at the County Council Chambers, 400 Washington Ave,  Room 205, Towson, Maryland at 9 a.m.  You must pre-register for the sale by May 29 at 4:30 p.m.  Registration is free. More information and the property list are available a the Baltimore [...]

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Do you have a mastermind group? I am fortunate to be a member of a high level mastermind group. I am continually impressed with the ideas, knowledge, and success level  the members of my mastermind group generate.  Two members of my group are putting on an exciting event later this month, The Exponential Wealth Conference. [...]

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Do you have an Apple iPod? How do you use it? I try to take a walk every day. It is modest exercise and it relaxes me. I also get some of my best ideas while walking. To help generate those ideas I listen to my iPod.  I listen to motivation, sales, real estate and [...]

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This book by Dave Lindahl is about repositioning Apartment buildings. This is truly one of the better books on real estate investing that I have read. While its primary focus in multi-family buildings, it has tremendous value for single family home investors also. Dave Lindahl got his start renovating single family properties and doing small [...]

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How do I invest in this volatile market? Are you wondering how to invest in this changing market? Have you seen your savings and investments decline? Are you paralyzed and unsure what to do with your investments even as you see them wither away to nothing? Crab Properties, LLC has arranged a free online webinar [...]

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Do you want to learn how to invest in tax sales?  Do you want to learn the best neighborhoods to invest in Baltimore City? Which neighborhoods are the good the bad and the ugly? Do you want personal mentoring and all you investing questions answered?   If so contact us. Crab Properties, LLC is looking [...]

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Mark your calendars for Wednesday March 25.  We will be having a webinar at 8:00 pm.  Arkad Group, LLC  will offer a presentation on investing in apartment buildings and a special guest will give a presentation on an unexpected source of funds to do that investing.

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Fannie Mae will now allow up to 10 mortgages per investor. Effective March 1, 2009 Fannie Mae will increase the number of mortgages allowed per investor to ten. This is up from the current limit of four. This new guideline applies to one to four unit properties. Fannie Mae cites the importance of investors in [...]

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! ! ! Update: see 2010 Tax Sale Announced ! ! ! The Baltimore City has announced that the date of their annual sale of tax lien certificates is scheduled for Monday May 18, 2009. Other important dates for tax sale bidders. Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Properties that are delinquent will be listed in the [...]

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Perusing the web recently, I found a post about the Anne Arundel Tax sale. It reminded me of something you will sometimes see at a live tax auction. Anne Arundel’s tax lien sale instructions say that if someone is there to “clear the family title” they should speak up and others are asked not to [...]

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