Posted on June 08, 2010 by Torrey Brothers

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 Brothers

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 May 01, 2010 by Torrey Brothers

Greetings everyone from the Green City, Greensboro, NC. I’ve learned so much lately on how to be an entrepreneur. There is much to learn and even when you become successful you are still constantly learning. As a real estate investor, I realize in order to be a successful wholesaler, I must conduct a ton of marketing, volume. When I say volume, I don’t mean send out 100 – 200 letters or put out 50 signs. I mean you have to flood the streets with your marketing. This can be done by mailing 2,000+ letters/mo, putting out 300+ signs/mo, and/or sending 400+ offers out per month. Volume is the key when seeking wholesale deals.

Posted on March 04, 2010 by Torrey Brothers

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 Brothers

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 11, 2009 by Torrey Brothers

Hello All, I just wanted to tell you how I just love short sales. Today, Thursday, I had a short sale closing and it couldn’t have been any better. Short sales are one of the most powerful and profitable ways to make money in real estate investing. So to you beginners out there, learn how to do short sales, or better yet, learn how to hire a loss mitigation company to negotiate your short sales for you. This is absolutely the best use of your time. I can say, from experience, that attempting to negotiate a short sale without prior experience is like jumping in shark infested waters. YOU WILL GET EATEN ALIVE!

Posted on September 09, 2009 by Torrey Brothers

I’m currently working on a short sale that is scheduled to close later this week. I acquired the lead by marketing to absentee owners in the Greensboro area. This seller owns several properties in Greensboro and Charlotte, NC. Even though the seller wasn’t interested in selling the Greensboro property, she did mention that the two Charlotte properties are both vacant and that she is interested in off loading