E. Alan Cowgill's Profile

Biography

E. Alan Cowgill is the owner of Colby Properties, LLC. and President of Integrity Home Buyers, Inc. Since 1995, Alan has bought and sold hundreds of single family and small multi-family investment properties. His home study system, 'Private Lending Made Easy', shows others how to find private lenders for their very own real estate business. His website is http://www.truthaboutprivatelending.com

E. Alan Cowgill's articles

  • When you need to pull potential tenants' credit reports
    There are a few things we look at when we do credit checks. We look at past employment and whether they are working currently. We look at past landlords. We look at their income, criminal record and their credit
    Posted: 2011-01-18
    Category: Real Estate
  • Structuring a short sale on an REO property
    Once you understand your foreclosure laws, you can better speak with your clients and others involved in a short sale. It makes things more comforting for everybody to know that they are working with someone who is knowledgeable.
    Posted: 2011-01-18
    Category: Real Estate
  • Why you need disclosure documents for your private lenders
    Make sure you have the right disclosure statement document and that you get it to your private lender. You need to have a meeting of the minds. Also, you need to have something in writing
    Posted: 2010-12-13
    Category: Real Estate
  • How to easily collect on tenants debt
    Collecting payment is one of the toughest parts of any business. I want to tell you how I handle it, what has worked, where I am today and what I recommend for this often complicated task. In Ohio, we call this reclaiming the property
    Posted: 2010-09-20
    Category: Real Estate
  • In a tight real estate market...
    This troubled economy, worst since the Great Depression, can actually work to the advantage of a company that buys houses. With many people experiencing financial difficulties, they may be eager to sell their homes for cash.
    Posted: 2010-08-18
    Category: Real Estate
  • What is a real estate land trust?
    Many people struggle with the concept of land trust because they do not understand it. It's not a term that's regularly used in modern media. In today's business climate, such an agreement simply represents good business
    Posted: 2010-08-17
    Category: Real Estate
  • With female buyers, use plumbing to up the WOW effect
    Choose wisely when selecting plumbing fixtures new plumbing fixtures can 'dress up' a kitchen or bathroom, making it more appealing. However, you don't want to spend unnecessary dollars creating a luxury look
    Posted: 2010-08-16
    Category: Real Estate
  • What are qualified tenants?
    Potential tenant buyers need to be handled with care. In order to ensure that you get quality people, you need to do your research. That begins with a credit check.
    Posted: 2010-08-15
    Category: Real Estate
  • Use advertising to generate short sale leads
    Companies that are in the house buying market may pursue a number of different options to secure a wide variety of investment properties. Certainly, one of the most critical keys to deal-making is advertising
    Posted: 2010-08-15
    Category: Real Estate
  • Time saving ideas when buying houses
    It's a problem faced by a number of individuals and companies involved in real estate. A company might have a massive amount of private lender money, but the owner might not have the time to purchase properties.
    Posted: 2010-08-14
    Category: Real Estate
  • Things to consider when structuring your real estate loans
    When it comes to buying real estate and placing tenant buyers, the key is to come up with a plan that will provide an extra incentive for your lenders to fund the purchase of the property.
    Posted: 2010-08-14
    Category: Real Estate
  • Buying and selling houses is largely a numbers game
    Buying and selling investment properties is largely a numbers game. Your success greatly depends on the strength of the numbers you work with. In this housing market, the numbers can either make you or break you.
    Posted: 2010-08-13
    Category: Real Estate
  • How to get cashed out on rent to own real estate deals
    The process of selling houses to tenant buyers can be both challenging and rewarding. The challenge is finding the right person for a rent-to-own deal. You need someone who will live up to their end of the bargain.
    Posted: 2010-08-12
    Category: Real Estate
  • It pays to advertise when buying investment properties
    A famous old saying states, 'It pays to advertise.' That is certainly true when it comes to buying and selling investment properties
    Posted: 2010-08-12
    Category: Real Estate
  • The basics of subject to and short sale deals
    'Subject to' and short sale deals have become quite common in the real estate marketplace There are distinct advantages to doing these types of deals, especially for those who make their living buying and selling
    Posted: 2010-08-11
    Category: Real Estate
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