Baltimore Real Estate Investing Blog

Tweet Here is Mark’s Secret As a buy and hold investor that has been in the business for over 15 years I am often asked how I find my deals. Everyone wants to know the secret. I am sorry to disappoint you, but- THERE IS NO SECRET! (except maybe one… or two) Where to Find […]

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Tweet Realty Trac Report Realty Trac recently came out with a list of the best cities in the nation to buy foreclosures in 2013 Realty Trac Foreclosure Market Report They report that in 2012 57% of the markets they track over 200,000 people increased in the number of foreclosures over 2011.  Twelve of the top […]

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Tweet Yesterday I sent out an e-mail with a great deal on a rental property.     Today five more properties went out to my list, All under $17,000!!!     If you missed it, sign up for our buyers list by clicking the button near the top right of the page. Tax sale foreclosures are […]

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Tweet What is a Lien Sheet When buying or selling a property a title company will do a Title Search.  These companies do much more than just check the land records to confirm who the owner is.  They must check for Mortgages, judgments against the seller, bankruptcies, and make sure all taxes are paid up.  […]

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Tweet Is Another Wave of Foreclosures Coming? Or is it a Tsunami coming? Rick Sharga from RealtyTrack.com says that “Banks own about 900,000 houses but only 300,000 are on the market!”  That means the real supply of REOs is triple what we are seeing today.  His prediction; 4-6 million homes will hit the market in […]

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Tweet Anthony Onwuanibe was in the line at the tax sale office. As he patiently answered questions from others in the line, I listened in. This guy really knows his stuff.  I took the opportunity to pick his brain with every question I could think of about tax sale investing. He told me he was […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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.  Live Baltimore has a page describing Baltimore Neighborhoods But do you really know the true borders of those neighborhoods?  There are official names for every part of […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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