Baltimore Real Estate Investing Blog

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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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet The Real Deal Investment club will be meeting this Tuesday March 17 Date Tuesday March 17 (Held every third Tuesday of the month) Time 6:00 – 9:00 PM Location The Meeting House 5885 Robert Oliver Place Columbia, MD 21045 Click here for Directions an Map This is a new club I mentioned in this […]

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Tweet 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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Tweet DMV REIA Grand Opening in College Park, MD March 7 This is quoted from their flyer. Network with fellow Real Estate Buyers and Investors near you! Come to a DMV REIA meeting to discuss properties on the market, contracts, mortgages and anything else about land and realty. We have training on the latest investment […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet ! ! ! Update: see 2011 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 […]

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Tweet Homes Database, a New MLS for Home Buyers A new tool is available for consumers looking for a home. HomesDatabase.com is a new website to search listings in the greater Baltimore / Washington DC area. Consumers have previously had access to listings, via places like Zillow, HomeGain.com, MLS.com etc., however Homes Database is run […]

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Tweet 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 […]

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Tweet I recommend if you are serious about real estate you should go to your local Real Estate Investor Association (REIA). It is a great place to network and meet successful investors. You only have to go to a handful of meetings however, before you are pulled in six different directions, because each month the speaker […]

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Tweet I really admire Warren Buffett. Not just because of his success but because he is truly ethical and has a wonderful philosophy. He is also quite quotable. Below are five of my favorites. Mr Buffett said  these regarding the stock market yet we can apply these same lessons to real estate. “It takes 20 years to build […]

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Tweet This is a common question. Real estate is such a big field and there is so much to know. It can be confusing. Below is a guide to help. It’s not designed to answer all your questions but it should help you decide what you need to learn and in what order. Decide what […]

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Tweet I often tell people I am a full time real estate investor. The reality is that is a lie. There is no such thing as a full time real estate investor. You see, “full time” implies you are doing work. Investing implies your money is working for you. Working is not investing. Since this […]

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