Posted on July 25, 2010 by Torrey

I realize that it’s been weeks since I’ve posted in my blog, but what can I say, besides I’ve been extremely busy. My marketing consist of bandit signs, direct mail, and networking. The bulk of my deals come from networking with other investors,

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Torrey

In real estate investing, you make money when you buy and you collect that money when you sell. Offering too much for a property is the number one mistake made by novice wholesale investors. Making offers is very simple, basic mathematics once you have all the required information.

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Torrey

Bandit signs can be a great marketing strategy if used correctly. I began to use bandit signs just last year and I will admit, my first experience was not a pleasant one. I ordered 100 signs and put out 25 every other weekend. I did get a nice amount of calls, approximately 10/week. But this wasn’t my idea of great

Posted on June 08, 2010 by Torrey

As a real estate investor you must buy properties at the right price. This will make or break you in this business. Buying as little as two houses at the wrong price has taken many real estate investors out of the business and into bankruptcy. You must be able to estimate the value of a property. So on this post, I will show you how to estimate the fair market value (FMV) using the recent home comparable sales method.

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Torrey

As a wholesale investor, the most important aspect of the business is having the ability to target the right neighborhoods to focus your marketing efforts. In this post I’m going to show you how to take the first step into researching any city in America to be sure you are targeting the right neighborhood.

Posted on March 04, 2010 by Torrey

My six year old son was in the talent show at his school last week. When he told me he was in the talent show, I asked what was his talent? He said he was going to tell jokes….. Once I heard the jokes, I knew he needed some work. So I helped him make his jokes funny by improvising. The night of the show, it was totally hilarious!!

Afterwards, I had the opportunity to talk with several parents and teachers. One parent ask me what do I do for a living and my son said “he buys houses”. I smiled and said “yes, I buy NC Houses. I’m a real estate investor that buy and sell houses in

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Torrey

Marketing is the key to every business, no matter what it is.  If there is no marketing, there are no customers, and soon the company will die.  As a real estate investor, marketing is the heart of my business.  A mentor of mine once said that we are professional marketers, not real estate investors.  His point [...]

Posted on September 08, 2009 by Torrey

Wholesaling real estate is one of the most profitable and simplest strategies of real estate investing. Wholesale real estate investing strategies work in all types of neighborhoods with properties in all price ranges.