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Michael Masterson’s Real Estate Investing Secrets for the Bear Market

September 26, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
Opportunities in the making… Michael Masterson expects the mortgage portfolios of Lehman Brothers and other failed investors will be pooled into big blocks of properties, which will be chopped up into smaller chunks and sold off for 20-30 cents on the dollar. Buyers will try to resell these developed chunks for 30 and 40 cents [...]

Profit from Foreclosures in Real Estate Investing

July 21, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“Almost everyone approaches real estate investing with the same point of view. They try to convince themselves that they’ll make a ton of money quickly, without any risk whatsoever. You’ve seen many of those people profiled on evening news shows or in newspaper articles. They’re the ones [...]

Buying REITs

June 20, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Real Estate, Videos · Comments 
Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts has several tax advantages. Todd Schoenberger tells us about one particular REIT that is worth adding to your portfolio. By Krista Das, TodayFinancialNews.com Baltimore — (TFN): The following is taken from this week’s Market Insights video featuring Todd Schoenberger. Krista Das: We’ve heard a lot about the U.S. housing market lately. Probably [...]

Living the good life in Argentina

June 12, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
This is Estancia Poncho Moro, Argentina’s premier shared-ranch development. Wide Open Spaces, Stunning Mountain Vistas… and Prices You Won’t Find Up North The vista here is immense–over 24,000 acres of tranquil meadows, lush valleys, and steep canyons below the glacier-capped peaks of the Andes Mountains. Gauchos work the range on horseback, rounding up cattle the same way [...]

Five Steps to Profit in Real Estate Investing

June 6, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“If you understand market cycles, and how to evaluate properties correctly, you can consistently make money no matter what the real estate market is doing.” — Justin Ford by Justin Ford Baltimore – (TFN): A title company wired just over $97,000 into one of my bank accounts this afternoon. Once [...]

Buying Property Overseas: A Free Week in Montevideo, Uruguay

May 6, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“To encourage visitors to his Ocean Club and Spa, David James, a developer in Uruguay, is willing to comp seven nights accommodation in Montevideo’s Old Town to anyone who drops by the club.” — Sharon Hogan Foreword by Sharon Hogan, Pathfinder, Ltd. That’s right, a free week in the most beautiful part of Montevideo… just [...]

Real Estate Investing: Profit from the short sale

April 7, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“Out of chaos comes opportunity. If you have been paying attention to the real estate market (and, really, how could you not?), you know that in most parts of the country foreclosures are through the roof. But don’t be scared off by other people’s real estate failures. [...]

Real Estate Investing: England’s mortgage crunch will get much worse

April 4, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“But according to the Bank of England’s latest quarterly Credit Conditions survey, over the next three months lenders expect to cut lending further, raise charges, and be more demanding on terms, such as hiking deposit levels, for example. So it’s little wonder that the IMF reckons Britain [...]

Real Estate Investing: Buying without infrastructure

March 24, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"’Buy what you see’ has always been one of my mantras. The trouble is, you can’t always be sure what you’re looking at." — Lief Simon by Lief Simon, International Living Baltimore – (TFN):  “Buy what you see” has always been one of my mantras. The trouble is, you can’t [...]

Special Research Report: Six proven strategies to survive the recession as an entrepreneur

March 24, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
"The secret to being a successful entrepreneur, first and foremost, is to figure out how to sell your product. Focus on that. Spend 80 percent of your time on that, 20 percent of time on all the other things, and you’ll be successful." — Michael Masterson  The following is based on Michael Masterson’s exclusive Internet video [...]

Business Opportunity: Six Strategies to Survive and Prosper in the Coming Recession

March 23, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): How can you make sure that your business survives the recession not only intact… but actually grows? Bestselling business advisor Michael Masterson explains his top six strategies how to prosper during the coming recession as an entrepreneur and business owner. Click here to learn Michael’s Six Strategies! _____________________________ Get Your Investment Dollars In The Right [...]

Real Estate Investing: Betting against housing

March 22, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Last year, you couldn’t find a decent condo in West Palm Beach, FL for less than $200,000. But for the past two months, I’ve been seeing them at drastically reduced prices." — Charles Delvalle by Charles Delvalle Baltimore — (TFN): The biggest drag on the stock market this year can be summed up in one word: [...]

Real Estate Investing: Turn a profit without owning property

March 20, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Homeowners are more flexible in today’s market than they’ve been in years. And that can create opportunities for you to structure low-risk, high-return deals — and even create cash flow without ownership." — Justin Ford by Justin Ford Baltimore – (TFN):  A married couple I know recently [...]

Real Estate Investing: Where to find undervalued beach-front property bargains

March 17, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Real estate prices in this stable Caribbean island country have been rising steadily. But in this developing area, you can still get into the market for $60,000 to $70,000." — Dan Prescher This is Part V of our TFN International Living’s "Top Real Estate Picks for 2008". by Krista Das Baltimore — (TFN): Krista Das: Over the past [...]

Real Estate Investing: Secrets of the Main Street Millionaire

March 15, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Real estate is simple to understand and easy to get into. It’s a fairly safe business, by and large, if you know what you’re doing. And it offers you the kind of returns that you might not want to take in the stock market because they are leveraged."  — Michael Masterson This was taken from Smart [...]

Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

March 15, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest Smart Investing Market Insights video, featuring real estate investing guru Michael Masterson, can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. Nine Ways to Profit from the Diving Dollar… Sign up here!    Real Estate Investing with Michael Masterson: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download    Real [...]

Real Estate Investing: The new property calculator

March 4, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"My friend and mentor PS taught me another way to analyze a real estate investment. The best part of his formula is that it can open up your eyes to possibilities you never even considered." — Marc Charles by Marc Charles Baltimore — (TFN): "Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us [...]

International Living: Retire Overseas For Less

February 13, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"Panama has what we think is the best retirement program in the world right now. If you have a pension or can prove that you have $500 worth of income each month to support yourself, you can qualify for a host of really nice and valuable pensionato discounts in Panama." — Suzan Hazkins, International Living [...]