Author: Tony Youngs

Tony Youngs is a national speaker, trainer, and active real estate investor who takes you by the hand in your own back yard to teach you how to be good at finding good deals. He can be reached through his website at www.tonyyoungs.com

Doing Your Own Title Search by Tony Youngs When I first got into real estate, I started with foreclosures.  I would contact the owners to see if they wanted to sell. If they did, I would ask them how much they owed and they would usually show me the latest letter from the bank showing the balance and arrears.  Then I would ask them if they had any other liens on the property. They would usually say, not that I know of. Next, I would make an offer and set a closing date with an attorney or title company.  However,…

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Let the Business Teach You by Tony Youngs When I first got into real estate, I chose to start with pre-foreclosures.  I learned that banks and lending institutions would auction houses off to the highest bidder at the courthouse steps in the county where the property was located. I also learned that you could buy these houses directly from the homeowner before the auction date, and thus help the homeowner have dignity, recoup some of their equity and keep a foreclosure off their credit report. Due to the fact that these homes usually need repairs and were less than perfect,…

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Hard Money Vs Private Money by Tony Youngs I began my real estate career back in 1986 after I attended a seminar and purchased a home study system and then began to implement it. The course taught me how to find foreclosure properties in my county and then I would go out and look at the ones in my area. One time, I came upon a property that I thought was vacant, as it was in pretty bad shape.  While walking around the property, to my surprise, it turned out that it was not vacant and there was a lady…

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