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Bankruptcy And Real Estate Investing



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ankruptcy can be a              the seller instead of taking out  
frightening word to a lot       a conventional mortgage. These    
of people. Many people          may also be called land           
assume that if you file for           contracts, and the contract       
bankruptcy and it is on your          spells out every detail of the    
credit report and score then          agreement between the real estate 
investing in real estate is just      investor and the seller. This is  
a pipe dream. This is not true at     a legal and binding contract, and 
all. Sure, you will probably not      there are usually no credit       
qualify for a traditional             checks, although some sellers ask 
mortgage with zero down and low       for a percentage down, usually    
interest rates, but there are a       between five and twenty percent.  
few ways that you can invest in                                         
real estate even if you have had      Another way to invest in real     
a recent bankruptcy. Using            estate after a bankruptcy is to   
creative financing can make your      flip a house or use a lease       
credit score not a problem. This      option. Here again, your credit   
is done by not using your own         is never even looked at. In these 
credit to invest in real estate.      cases you find a buyer and a      
                                      seller and you act as a middle    
There are many ways that creative     man. A middle man who receives    
financing can be done that are        all of the difference between the 
completely legal, but these           sellers price and the buyers      
methods may require a motivated       price. This type of investing is  
seller sometimes. Owner financing     usually very short term, and no   
is one way to avoid the whole         money of the investors ever       
bankruptcy issue as well as bad       leaves their pocket. The buyer    
credit or no credit. When an          puts the funds in an escrow       
owner finances the deal,              account to the investor, and then 
generally the buyer agrees to pay     the investor takes his cut and    



pays the seller the agreed upon       house. These are all great ways   
price. Everyone gets what they        to invest in real estate without  
want from the deal. The seller        having your credit even checked.  
sells the property, the buyer         Motivated sellers are generally   
gets the house that they desire,      also willing to be flexible to    
and you make some money for your      make the deal, and bankruptcy     
time and effort. All of this          does not have yo stop you from    
happens without your credit ever      your dream of investing in real   
even being an issue.                  estate.                           
                                                                        
Investing in real estate after a      Copyright © 2007 Joel Teo. All    
bankruptcy can be done, but you       rights reserved. (You may publish 
may have to be more flexible and      this article in its entirety with 
creative to finance these             the following author's            
investment deals. Try owner           information with live links       
financing, land contracts, a          only.)                            
lease option, and flipping a          

                              




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Joel Teo writes on various financial topics including Las Vegas Real Estate . Learn about Las Vegas Real Estate Investment at http://www.RealEstateInvestment101.info


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