Office Moving Real Estate Book Giveaway Extravaganza: Stop Foreclosure Now

The last minute pack is a race. Just sweep those materials into a box and run out the door before the moving van pulls away.

For our final giveaway, we really need to stop, so why not bow out with Stop Foreclosure Now?

Stop Foreclosure Now: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Home and Your Credit by Lloyd Segal

We’ve all heard the reports. Americans are losing their homes in record numbers, and the housing crisis seems unlikely to subside anytime soon. Foreclosures affect all kinds of people and all kinds of properties. Many people faced with foreclosure feel helpless and resigned to giving up their homes without even trying to save them. The good news is that with the right advice, homeowners can take control of the situation, avoid foreclosure proceedings, and even protect their credit. Lloyd Segal, mortgage banker, attorney, and real estate investor has spent the last twenty-five years helping homeowners save their houses. In Stop Foreclosure Now, he shows readers how to:

develop a plan to delay or stop foreclosure • understand the documents involved • negotiate with their lender • use the courts to stop foreclosure and bankruptcy • arrange to refinance their property • sell their property quickly • use military status to stop foreclosure • understand foreclosure laws in all 50 states

Timely and indispensable, this guide will help anyone survive the housing crisis and preserve their most important investment.

Lloyd Segal is a mortgage broker and attorney. He is also the founder of California Foreclosure Institute and a member of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.

Reminder: Monday through Friday, beginning October 10, we will be giving away one copy to each of the first five commenters on each real estate book giveaway blog post. The posts will go up at 6:00 am ET and you have 24 hours to comment.

Post your comment below to win one of 10 copies of Stop Foreclosure Now!

Office Moving Real Estate Book Giveaway Extravaganza: Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?

I think I may have safely sealed our box cutter in the box I can’t get open. I do have another book to giveaway to the first five commenters though–Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?

Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?: The Amazingly Simple Way to Make Millions in Real Estate by G. William Barnett

No investment strategy has created more millionaires than real estate. Even in less-than-stellar economies, real estate offers a “safe harbor” to people wishing to make smart, low-risk investments. And now there’s a foolproof, step-by-step system even financial novices can use to achieve wealth and financial freedom.

Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? gives people the resources and information they need to make serious amounts of money from buying and selling real estate. This essential book walks readers through the entire process, providing them with a 120-day plan for starting down the road to building real estate wealth.

Too many real estate books focus on stories and unlikely examples about how other people became rich. Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? offers real strategies on finding the best opportunities, avoiding the common pitfalls of real estate investment, and building personal and professional credibility.

Straightforward and easy-to-follow, the book empowers readers to take their first tentative steps toward real estate investing with confidence. Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? demonstrates that it doesn’t take a genius to make money — lots of it — in real estate.”

G. William Barnett II is Director of Acquisitions at CAPSTONE Properties Group. He was a nationally syndicated television producer before becoming a millionaire through real estate investing. The first edition of Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? was chosen by nationally syndicated real estate columnist Robert Bruss as one of the 10 best real estate books of the year when it was published.

Reminder: Monday through Friday, beginning October 10, we will be giving away one copy to each of the first five commenters on each real estate book giveaway blog post. The posts will go up at 6:00 am ET and you have 24 hours to comment.

Post your comment below to win one of 5 copies of Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?!

Office Moving Real Estate Book Giveaway Extravaganza: An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage

I’m hopping excited about this real estate book giveaway–that or a push cart ran over my foot. Another David Reed book is available to win today when you post your comment below–An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage!

An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage by David Reed

For many homeowners, refinancing a mortgage can save them significant money, considerably reducing their monthly payments. It can also give them breathing space to pay off debts or allow them to make other investments, pay for college, or finance home improvements.

An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage is dedicated to an often-misunderstood aspect of mortgage lending: refinancing a mortgage loan. Readers will learn why to refinance, when to finance, as well as how to find the best lender, loan officer, and rate. Mortgage expert David Reed takes readers step bystep through the refinance process and shows them how to evaluate their current loan program and compare it with other options. By following Reed’s invaluable advice, homeowners will learn:

when a refinance is right for them • how to lock in the absolute lowest rate at the lowest cost • how the mortgage process works from the inside • how loan officers get paid • how to identify and avoid predatory lenders • how to negotiate closing costs

An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage will save readers money and heartache when negotiating a loan.

Reminder: Monday through Friday, beginning October 10, we will be giving away one copy to each of the first five commenters on each real estate book giveaway blog post. The posts will go up at 6:00 am ET and you have 24 hours to comment.

Post your comment below to win one of 5 copies of An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage!

Office Moving Real Estate Book Giveaway Extravaganza: Saving the Deal

First rule of the move: Never sneeze when holding an open and very full box of packing peanuts as much as you like to pretend you live in a snow globe. Have you commented on our real estate book giveaway extravanganza yet? You have a chance to win Saving the Deal today.

Saving the Deal: How to Avoid Financing Fiascoes and Other Real Estate Deal Killers by Tracey Rumsey

As a real estate professional, you probably realize that no matter how careful you are and no matter what lengths you go to, some deals just seem to “go sour” at the last minute. But is it really just a matter of luck? Is there anything you can do to save yourself and your clients the pain and heartache-not to mention the cost-of a transaction falling through?

Using real-life examples, Saving the Deal gives you everything you need to help you cut common-and even not-so-common-problems off at the pass. The book goes beyond the basics, teaching you how to spot “deal-killing” factors before they spin out of control, including situations involving judgments and liens, mortgage issues, divorce problems, home inspections, contract difficulties, loan approvals, and many others. You’ll find out how to:

solve, avoid, or handle tricky title complications • prepare “sour-proof” net sheets • accurately evaluate a potential buyer through analysis of their preapproval letter • spot problems involving dates and deadlines • understand the impact that elements such as marital status and bankruptcy have on mortgage loan approval • help your clients using FHA loans • get a handle on Homeowner’s Associations • operate in the tricky terrain of HUD homes and VA loans • use preventative measures to better prepare a property and your seller for the reality of inspection day

In a perfect world, real estate agents would work only with prospective home buyers who have preapproved financing, sellers who are fully aware of their property’s title status, and contracts with every detail neatly worked out in advance. But no matter what comes up in the real world, Saving the Deal gives you solid strategies that will help ensure you see each deal through to completion.

Tracey Rumsey is a Mortgage and Real Estate Continuing Education instructor licensed with the Utah Division of Real Estate. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a mortgage loan officer, and serves as chair for the Utah Mortgage Lender’s Association Education Committee, where she selects and develops curriculum for their education conferences. She lives in Kaysville, Utah.

Reminder: Monday through Friday, beginning October 10, we will be giving away one copy to each of the first five commenters on each real estate book giveaway blog post. The posts will go up at 6:00 am ET and you have 24 hours to comment.

Post your comment below to win one of 5 copies of Saving the Deal!

Office Moving Real Estate Book Giveaway Extravaganza: Financing Your Condo, Co-Op, or Townhouse

Ummm… I seem to have tied myself up in packing tape. The greatest office move-inspired real estate book giveaway ever continues into its second week with Financing Your Condo, Co-Op, or Townhouse.

Financing Your Condo, Co-Op, or Townhouse by David Reed

You’ve been dreaming of a place to call home, and acquiring a condo, co-op, or townhouse seems like an ideal solution. You might think that buying one of these properties is less complicated than buying a house, but the reality is that finding financing can be much more challenging than you can imagine. These loans come with their own set of terms, and are often so complex that even the most knowledgeable loan officers don’t understand them. If you’re a first-time buyer, there are a host of issues that can blindside you, making paying for your dream home seem daunting. And if your potential purchase doesn’t meet your lender’s stringent guidelines, then you’ll pay a higher interest rate, perhaps put more money down . . . or not get financing at all.

As a veteran mortgage banker and author of Mortgages 101, David Reed has helped thousands of buyers through this complicated process. Financing Your Condo, Co-op, or Townhouse offers you crucial advice, including information on developer financing, specialty loans, refinance loans, ways to streamline the approval process, appraisals, and closing costs.

This easy-to-understand guidebook explains: the key differences between condos, co-ops, and townhouses • how to find the right type of property for you • the rules governing loans for condos, co-ops, and townhouses • how to evaluate which loan type is best for you and lock in the lowest rate • why the percentage of owner-occupied units is important • what to look for when buying from a developer • how to benefit from government programs for condos and townhouses • and much more. Filled with sample monthly payment schedules and an invaluable glossary of terms, this book will help you find the home of your dreams, at a price you can afford.

David Reed is the author of several books including Mortgages 101, Mortgage Confidential, The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Financing, and An Insider’s Guide to Refinancing Your Mortgage. As a senior loan officer, he has closed more than 2,000 mortgage loans. He is a columnist for Realty Times.

Reminder: Monday through Friday, beginning October 10, we will be giving away one copy to each of the first five commenters on each real estate book giveaway blog post. The posts will go up at 6:00 am ET and you have 24 hours to comment.

Post your comment below to win one of 5 copies of Financing Your Condo, Co-Op, or Townhouse!