http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Frank+L.+Lawson Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=229039&ca=Real+Estate If you’re considering becoming a Hard Money Lender, you would be well served to become a Real Estate Investor beforehand. This article dovetails off of my last one, “When It Comes to Hard Money Lending, Stay Local,” which relates the wisdom of concentrating your Hard Money Lending business in your l... Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=228718&ca=Real+Estate When it comes to Hard Money Lending, I have 3 important words of advice: Keep It Local. In a perfect world you could make a hard money loan to someone in another state, trust that the appraisal they had provided you with was legitimate and feel secure that in the event of default you would be protec... Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=227330&ca=Real+Estate I talk to people all the time who either have bad credit or no money, or both, who want to invest in real estate. The easy answer is to tell them to save their money and pay off their debts. But we all know that’s easier said than done. In order to save money they have to earn more than they spend,... Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=227332&ca=Real+Estate Technique #2, Options: Whereas Lease-options are a way for a buyer to take control of a property with very little risk on his part, Options present a way for the buyer to take control of a property with absolutely no risk on his part. An Option agreement is a sales agreement with one difference: wh... Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=227333&ca=Real+Estate Technique #3, Sales Agreement: When I first started out in the Real Estate Investment game I bought a lot of properties on Sales Agreements – called Land Contracts in some states. A Sales Agreement is a contract of sale between the buyer and the seller wherein the buyer agrees to pay a certain price... Real Estate Frank L. Lawson Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226553&ca=Real+Estate I read an article in The Wall Street Journal titled, "Worried Sellers Splurge On Home Renovations." The gist is this: We're in a Bear Real Estate Market, and sellers fearful of having their houses languish unsold are spending tens of thousands of dollars on renovations and upgrades to make them "mar...