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E. Alan Cowgill's articles

  • The key to real estate investing with private funds is credibility
    I named my company "Integrity Home Buyers" because the word Integrity has meaning for me. It is the way I run my business and my life. The people around me know this. When I decided to take my business to the next level, I was in a situation where people didn't know me. My challenge with Credibility Building was to convey my philosophy to those people. What I was asking those people to do was give me large sums of money and trust me to do what I said I would.
    Posted: 2010-06-26
    Category: Real Estate
  • Private Lending Time Wasters and the Real Estate Wanna-be
    Beware of real estate and private lending time wasters. They will expect you to divulge the same money making information you spent your time and money on for free. Don’t relinquish your real estate education without reading this article first.
    Posted: 2010-06-24
    Category: Small Business
  • Has your use of private lenders caught the attention of the SEC?
    What to do if you already have private lenders and you're over your states threshold, or you have advertised, or you paid commissions, or you have private lenders in one state and property in another? You now realize that it is important to get in compliance. You didn't know that you needed to file paperwork with the SEC when you started finding private lenders funds to buy real estate You just didn't know the rules and you're not alone. Well here is how it works in the world of real estate.
    Posted: 2010-06-24
    Category: Small Business
  • Questions about how to handle private lender money
    Sometimes when people hear the kind of interest I pay they will get so excited about loaning me money that they want to hand me a big check right on the spot. This is not the way to handle the situation. I want them to send the check to my attorney for the closing on a specific property.
    Posted: 2010-06-23
    Category: Small Business
  • Get money needed from private lenders to fund real estate deals
    Could you use an unlimited supply of money to fund your real estate deals? This is a sure fire method to attract private individuals to act as your bank so you never have to worry about missing the deal of a lifetime.
    Posted: 2010-06-23
    Category: Small Business
  • Rehabbing your property- Rusty Pick-ups vs. Skilled Workers
    In the beginning, I bought a lot of the tools and tried to do a lot of the construction work myself. I can remember sweat running down into my eyes and on my glasses one day when I was laying on the floor underneath
    Posted: 2010-06-23
    Category: Small Business
  • Today real estate and private lending are like Chuck E. Cheese
    This Whack The Mole game reminds me what is going on in today real estate business right now and more specifically when it comes to real estate trainers. What is going on everywhere you look is real estate trainers coming out of the woodwork touting their offer on helping folks find private lenders. Kinda like the mole heads popping up all over the place
    Posted: 2010-06-22
    Category: Real Estate
  • How to deal With the Private Lender Fear Monster
    Let's face it, the reason most investors don't have any private lenders is fear. It's as basic as that. It's a fear of the unknown. How do I know that? I've been there too.
    Posted: 2010-06-22
    Category: Small Business
  • The effects of private lending from employees working behind the curtain of Colby Properties
    That, to me, is just as rewarding as turning a workspace full of engine parts into an engine and hearing it crank over for the first time. I love having the opportunity to meet people like Cameron Dunlap, Robin Thompson, and Scott Scheel. It really is exciting to meet truly wealth people. How many times do you get to talk to two or three millionaires in the same weekend?
    Posted: 2010-06-21
    Category: Home Business