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Let Hayden Homes Help You…

HaydenHomes — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:40:40 +0000

Real Estate Investing is becoming one of the most popular ways to Invest in your future. There are many ways to make Real Estate Investing work for you; Online, Foreclosures, Lease Options, Property Management, and many others. Real Estate investors are a special breed, many are looking for an easy way to make money or [...]

Flipping houses is not as easy as it looks on TV

HaydenHomes — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:24:08 +0000

For those of you thinking that now is a good time to start flipping houses, I would recommend you take a quick read over this Victoria Advocate article. Prices are low right now, which puts you at an advantage from the start. However, you should not believe everything you see on TV. This article does [...]

Half of all apartment buildings reduced rents in the first quarter of 2009.

HaydenHomes — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:24:35 +0000

I was amazed to hear that half of all apartment buildings reduced rents in the first quarter of this year. I would love to hear why you think about this BusinessWeek article. What is causing such a large reaction by landlords? With the economy the way it is right now, I would have expected more [...]

Understanding the Different Types of Foreclosures

HaydenHomes — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:23:45 +0000

Every wonder why some foreclosures are HUD’s or what happens when a home bought with a VA loan goes into foreclosure? Diane Allen does a good job explaining the definition and what happens when some of these properties go into foreclosure. It is a FAQ like article that is nice to keep on hand if [...]

Understanding How The Lenders Work In A Short Sale

HaydenHomes — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:11:02 +0000

Short Sales are something that I do not know a lot about but it sounds like a great opportunity for real estate investors. In my effort to learn more about this process, I ran across an article by Scott Daniels. It does not go into a lot of detail, but I think that is good [...]

Sheriff Sales – Buying Foreclosed Homes

HaydenHomes — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:01:43 +0000

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I missed out on a lot of potential savings when I purchased my first home. It was a foreclosure, but a bank owned one at the time. I missed out on the opportunity to purchase this home when it was at the Sheriff Sale for a [...]

How to Convert to a Primary Residence after a 1031 Exchange

HaydenHomes — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:52:35 +0000

There are many advantages to investing in real estate. One of the major ways to take advantage of your investments it to utilize the 1031 tax free exchange. I had know about this tax advantage well before I started investing in real estate, however I did not know about many of the details until I ran across an article by Jeanette Joy Fisher, which explained some of the details around time lines that you must follow as well as the types of properties that can be involved. It also details one cool loophole that allows you to purchase your primary residence with this tax exchange.

Got Fleas???

HaydenHomes — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:58:30 +0000

After evicting my first tenants, I spent many hours in the apartment cleaning, painting, and repairing. But now that I can look back on it, there is at least one other thing that I wished I would have done...

Purchasing from a Relative…

HaydenHomes — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:03:27 +0000

After many years of reading the "Get Rich Fast With Real Estate" articles and never truly buying into their claims of instant money, I did end up realizing that Real Estate provides a great opportunity for anyone. After purchasing the home that I live in, which was a foreclosure, I realized how hard it is to loose money with real estate. So, I finally purchased my first investment home.

Purchasing my first Forclosure…

HaydenHomes — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:07:07 +0000

Before I had even started thinking about the opportunities in Real Estate, I realized that I needed to stop paying for a place to live for nothing in return. So I decided to purchase my first home and start gaining equity on my money.