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Real estate investing is a big draw for many due to its strong ROI potential as well as its flexibility in investment strategy. There are a lot of ways to make money in real estate without keeping your finger on the main pulse of the deal. This is most evident when it comes to wholesaling and assigning contracts. Buying and reselling interest in a property allows for increased earning potential. It also allows for expedited turnarounds on deals.

Assigning contracts allows investors to sell interest in the property title without being responsible for following the deal all the way through. Essentially, investors can buy and sell properties without ever having to lay hands on the property itself. While this definitely has it’s perks, it is not without risks.

President-elect of the Central Florida Real Estate Investors Association, Todd Hutcheson, joins us today to discuss his experience starting out in wholesaling and assigning contracts. Listeners will remember Todd from episode 111, in which he discussed how investors can get into real estate with limited cash. Todd is an investing mentor. He is the founder of IBuyHomes and an active wholesaler in Central Florida. As he shares in this episode of Landlord Tales, assigning contacts can quickly become a snowball effect and your control over a closing can disappear before you know it.

What to Know About Assigning Contracts

• Understand contract assignment process before selling interest
• Write your control over closing into the contract
• Contract assignments do not show up under public records
  • A final sale price listed in public records will not record contract assignments
• Make sure to notify title companies of contract assignments when recording a title claim, otherwise it will not be insured

Contact Todd

• Email: todd@ibuyhomes.com
• Web: www.ibuyhomes.com

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No Risk, No Reward

No matter the size or experience of the investor, this is a widely-held belief. However, it is not simply about risk, but rather smart risks.

Diversifying risk is a key strategy for real estate investors looking to expand their bottom line.

Increasing the Bottom Line

We are pleased to welcome back to the show, Elysia Stobbe, NMLS# 146751. Listeners will remember Elysia from Episode 108, in which she discussed updates to SFR investor mortgages.

In addition to being a branch manager with NFM Lending, Elysia is a successful investor with over 30 property deals under her belt, doing deals in and around Jacksonville, FL. She is also a published author. Her best selling book, How to Get Approved for the Best Mortgage Without Sticking a Fork in Your Eye helps single family investors in obtaining secure, prime mortgages.

This episode of Landlord Tales, Elysia discusses her transition to multifamily investing and diversifying risk with geography and asset class. Through expanding focus into the multifamily asset class and remaining open-mined about market areas, Elysia learned that diversifying risk is a great way to increase returns.

Diversifying Risk

• Multifamily offers greater cashflow potential than single family while minimizing tenant turnover risk
• Multifamily cap rates typically 2-4% higher than single family
• Remain open-minded about potential market areas
• Distressed properties can be made rentable

Finding Deals

• Networking with wholesalers is great way to find distressed multifamily properties
  • Craigslist; Bandit signs – WeBuyUglyHouses, iBuyHomes
• Realtors
• Property Managers
• Real Estate Investment Associations (REIAs)
  • JaxREIA

Resources & Links

• For more info about mortgage lending, call NFM Lending toll-free at 888-574-7770
• You can purchase How to Get Approved for the Best Mortgage Without Sticking a Fork in Your Eye here:
  • https://elysiastobbe.clickfunnels.com/sales-page
  • Amazon
  • Barnes & Noble
• Dean Graziosi – Real Estate Investing Course

To catch up on past shows, visit our archives page!

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Would-be investors always want to know ways of getting into real estate with limited cash. Regular people interested in real estate investing may be put off by the idea that real estate investing relies on huge cash reserves or access to capital. They may wonder how they are able to become an investor on a limited budget.

Enter Todd Hutcheson

A native Floridian, Todd has been an active investor in Florida real estate since 2001. His firm, ibuyhomes.com, is a nationally ranked wholesaling platform connecting buyers and sellers close on deals all over central Florida. Todd lends his wealth of experience to several investor resources, like real estate investors associations (REIAs). He is a current board member and president-elect of the Central Florida REIA.

He is helping people discover that getting into real estate with limited cash is doable through strategic marketing, networking and continuing education.

Getting Into Real Estate with Limited Cash

Wholesaling Done Different

• Marketing-based strategy
• Find motivated seller, put houses under contract, assign contract to investor
• Get paid on assignment
• Close in 8-10 from signed contract
• 100% cash-buyers

Investor Advantage

• Wholesaling helps investors find unlisted properties
• Some investors don’t have marketing prowess and need help finding deals

Minimizing Risks with Wholesaling

• Reliable tool of cash-buyers to lessen risks
• Investors with proven track record of deals more likely to close

Marketing & Finding Deals

• 60% of leads through ibuyhomes.com
• 30% of leads from new investors
• 10% of leads from selective direct-mailings

Central Florida Recap

• Hot market
• Lower-middle class neighborhoods seeing high price indexes
  • Pine Hills & Deltona
  • $120-130k for SFRs, $850-1050 for rents
• Buy-and-hold investors may see tightening, wholesalers not affected as much
• Out-of-state and foreign investors wanting to buy
• I-4 corridor is key barometer for state markets

Other FL Markets

• Cape Coral
• Gainesville – strong multifamily development rise

Resources and Tips

• Join local REIA
• Continuing education is key
• Keep looking for deals and making offers
• Robert Allen – Nothing Down for the 90s
• Ron Legrand – Fast Cash With Quick-Turn Real Estate

Contact

Want to know more about getting into real estate with limited cash? Email Todd: todd@ibuyhomes.com

Visit www.ibuyhomes.com or call (407) 617-4289 for any other questions

Central Florida investors, visit CFRI‘s website for events and news.

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Real estate investors have heard the news, they’ve seen the figures: by all accounts, real estate markets are tightening up.

In all the major asset classes, investors are reporting rapidly rising markets, which translates to increased competition for deals. Some investors are starting to wonder how far until they hit the ceiling and would-be investors are wondering how to make money in real estate if opportunity isn’t knocking.

Larry Goins stopped waiting for opportunity to come knocking a long time ago.

As a 30-year veteran of real estate investing, Larry has tried his hand at just about every asset class. Over the years, he has learned that opportunity may not always present itself, but it is always there waiting.

Larry has become a master of finding ways to make money in real estate through his many years of investing experience and he is helping others find the same.

Based out of South Carolina, Larry currently wholesales, buy-and-holds properties and offers seller financing in 12 different states, including Florida. In addition to his active investing lifestyle, Larry provides a remarkable resource for investors to learn the ins-and-outs of real estate investing. Through numerous books, seminars and his radio show, Larry gives investors the tools they need so that they can make money in a rapidly rising market.

Ways to Make Money in Real Estate

• Seller Financing under Dodd Frank
  • Dodd Frank affects seller financing for consumers only – read Larry’s report here (past Invest Florida Episode on Dodd-Frank Seller Financing)
  • Residential Mortgage Loan Officers specialized in seller financing should review loan applications – view Larry’s RMLO Directory
• Marketing & Finding Deals
  • HUD houses - HUDHomestore.com
  • Secondary markets
  • Craigslist
  • Direct-mailing
  • Agent/Broker networking
• Resources & Links
  • As a special offer, Larry is offering a free copy of his book, HUD Homes Half Off to Invest Florida Show listeners!
  • Check out Larry’s Filthy Riches investment strategy
  • Check out Larry’s BRAG Radio Show

To find out more about working with Larry on future deals or for other investment questions, visit larrygoins.com or call his office at (877) LARRYGO (527-7946)

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