Some of the best-kept secrets aren’t those held close to the vest, known only to a select few. Those tend to be the secrets that eventually get out – one way or another. Whether whispered to a private confidante and then repeated for the world to hear or quietly passed from one person to the next, the best way to ensure that something is known to one and all is to attach the word “secret” to it. If you’re really interested in keeping a secret, tell everybody you know as publicly as possible.

There’s really no secret formula to creating wealth – even in a down economy.

While there’s no magic formula, it seems that nobody knows how to do it, because so much attention is focused on finding the silver bullet that will help you reach all of your hopes and dreams that you overlook common sense and let the senselessness of raw emotion take over. Here’s the “secret” formula that will guarantee your success:

· Keep your head screwed on tight – First and foremost, you can’t afford to get carried away by irrational fear. Life runs in cycles and so does everything else. Whether you’re talking about real estate investing, the economy, or just about anything under the sun, remember that there are good days and bad days. Don’t get carried away by the emotion of the moment, because moments, like time, will eventually pass. As long as you stay grounded in reality, you’ll do just fine.

· Ignore the so-called experts – In many cases, an expert opinion is nothing more than somebody’s best guess, based upon an analysis of facts and figures. Expert analysis is regularly wrong, though. Look at how many ball games and political campaigns had very different outcomes than expected because of an unknown variable or unanticipated change. God gave you a brain for a reason – and it wasn’t to prevent that annoying whistling sound the wind would otherwise make when it passes between your ears. During down times, it’s especially important that you analyze deals independently of what the experts say.

· Knowledge is Power – It’s important that you know what you’re doing at all times, but during hard times it’s more critical than at any other time that you know what you’re doing. If you’re not well-versed in a variety of real estate investing techniques it can seem almost impossible to make money – regardless of fast-changing conditions on the ground. Do yourself – and your family – a huge favor and learn everything necessary to take advantage of emerging opportunities. Until the credit crunch, a lot of real estate investors had very little knowledge about how to work a short sale or invest in a foreclosure. Now, there are so many self-proclaimed experts talking about these techniques you don’t know who to trust – and who to ignore. Invest in yourself and your future. You’re worth it.

· Buy Low, Sell High – This timeless secret is common knowledge, common sense, and is commonly overlooked by hundreds of thousands of investors of every imaginable stripe on a daily basis. Real estate investors, stock investors – and others – get caught up in trying to ride a wave to its inevitable crest. Instead of getting out of an investment at the right time, they get greedy, and hang on to the investment longer than they should. The price drops like a rock, they get scared, allow panic mode to set in, and sell for a loss. Sure, everybody knows how to buy and sell smart. How come nobody remembers to do it when it’s their money on the line? In a down market it’s even more critical that you write this secret down, memorize it, and abide by it. If you do, you’re well on the way to making money regardless of the market. If you don’t – well, there’s always next time…if there is a next time.

· Run the opposite direction of the crowd – It’s been said that in a down real estate market, the herd mentality tends to take over. I disagree. Instead, I think the flock mentality takes over. Sheep are dumb animals – possibly the dumbest animals in existence. If one walks off a cliff, they’ll all follow. It’s even more important in a down market that you do what the numbers tell you to do – regardless of what the rest of the flock does. If everyone is selling out of fear, they’re essentially throwing themselves to the wolves. Do you see the Warren Buffet’s of the world doing this? Nope…they’re digging up every dollar they can get their hands on and buying up as much as they can get their hands on. That’s the secret to their unbelievable success. They rush into the game and buy when nobody else will.

If you obey these five secrets, you’ll be on your way to succeeding regardless of what the market is doing. If you’re especially vigilant to remember these five secrets – particularly during a down market – you’ll set yourself up for astonishing profits and stunning wealth creation. So put them to work for you today. When somebody asks you, “So, what’s your secret?” you can honestly say, “Well, it’s really no secret.”

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Finding a good property manager is like any other vendor search – it’s worth your time up front to make the best possible choice. That’s because a bad manager can cost you a lot of money, up to the entire value of your rental property investment. Consider:

• Your property manager will be receiving rent and fees on your behalf. A crooked manager could steal you blind.

• Your manager will be in charge of finding new tenants. A naïve or slipshod manager could bring in bad tenants who trash your building.

• Your manager will handle maintenance. A greedy manager could charge a fortune for simple repair jobs.

Here’s a thirty-question checklist for interviewing prospective property managers. The answers you get will provide a very solid understanding of each manager’s qualifications. You can also get an impression of a prospective manager from other cues – I’ll explain those at the end.

Finally, remember that you have to compare managers to others within an area. It’s possible that none of the prospective managers in one city will match the high standard of your terrific manager in another. On the other hand, if you can’t find a good manager in a city where you plan to invest in real estate, maybe you shouldn’t invest there.

The first questions have to do with finding good tenants, which I think is the key to a happy building. A building with good tenants tends to have fewer maintenance and other issues.

• How many vacancies do you have right now? Out of how many total units that you manage?

• What is the average length of time it takes to fill a vacancy?

• Is that average time getting longer or shorter?

• How do you market your rental units?

• Do you require an exclusive arrangement for marketing to new tenants?

• How does your web site look?

• What factors would make you reject a prospect?

• Would you accept a tenant who met your qualifications in some areas, but not others? Which qualifications are most important to you?

• What screening methods do you use?

You want a manager who finds good tenants reasonably quickly. He should use a variety of methods to find prospective tenants, such as a web site, Craigslist postings, newspaper ads, signs, flyers and more. Your manager should follow an extensive screening process, but be willing to accept a “maybe” tenant if the situation is right. You want a look at the web site to make sure that is inviting to prospective tenants, and constantly updated.

As for the exclusive arrangement, property managers never mind when you or somebody else finds prospects for them. However, in almost all cases, they will still want a rental fee for moving the prospect into your rental unit. Make sure you have a clause that if the unit hasn’t been rented for some time, and you or someone else you find brings in a new tenant, the rental fee is cut in half. You don’t want it cut to $0 because the manager will still have to screen prospects.

The next questions relate to tenant management. It’s just as important to keep good tenants as it is to find them.

• What does your lease look like?

• What is your late rent policy?

• What other rules do you set for tenants?

• What percentage of tenants do you have to evict?

• How does the eviction process work here?

• How do your tenants contact you?

I recommend sticking with the manager’s preferred lease, late rent policy, and rules unless you have a really major objection. If the manager is really experienced, chances are they’ve developed smart rules and policies over time. Tenants should be able to contact the manager through a variety of ways during the day, and have an emergency number for off hours. If the manager is always evicting tenants, he’s bringing in bad tenants.

The next questions relate to maintenance.

• Which kinds of maintenance jobs are handled in-house?

• Which ones do you use an outside handyman for?

• Which ones do you use professional contractors for?

• How many quotes do you get for jobs?

• How expensive does a job have to be for you to contact me before doing it?

• What are your rules for contractors being inside occupied rental units?

• Who are your preferred contractors?

Managers should have a well-thought-out system for assigning jobs to different parties – in-house employees, handyman and professional contractors. Almost any plumbing, heating, or electrical job should be handled by a professional. Other jobs, such as paving a parking lot, require special equipment that usually only professionals have. But most small jobs can be done by handymen who will cost you less.

You want multiple quotes for major jobs – say, anything over $500. You should also have a rule that contractors can never enter an occupied unit –even if the tenant is not home at the time – without a manager’s representative being there. Finally, you want the names of preferred contractors so you can run a quick check on them.

The last group of questions relates to experience. You want managers to know the local real estate world inside and out.

• How long have you been a property manager?

• How long have you been a manager in this area?

• Can I see some of the other properties you manage?

• Do you personally invest in real estate in this area?

Finally, you need to understand your arrangement with the property manager.

• What is your fee structure?

• How will I get reports?

• Do you require an exclusive arrangement to broker the property?

• How much notice will you give before terminating a contract?

The manager’s fees aren’t really important unless they are much higher than everybody else’s, or are so high that you really can’t afford them. Reports are very important because they are your only window into how your investments are performing. The best way is to get them on your own computer, on your time – as may be the case if they use on-line property management software.

You should not accept any exclusive arrangement to broker properties unless they have a limited term. In other words, if the properties don’t sell after a certain time, you can re-list with a different broker for no penalty.

Also, you should require good notice for the contract to be terminated – at least 30 days. That gives you time to find another manager.

Here are some other things to watch out for:

• A manager with a messy office or personal appearance. Chances are he doesn’t much care about the condition of the properties either.

• A manager you have a hard time reaching by phone or email. If he won’t return your messages now when he’s trying to get your business, what are the chances that he’ll do better later?

• A manager whom you sense is trying to intimidate you with knowledge. The “don’t ask stupid questions, I know all about this” approach is often a cover for not really knowing much at all.

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While many property managers still use Excel spreadsheets or a pencil and paper to manage their investments, there are much better tools available. The property management software you choose should be flexible, inexpensive and easy to use.

You need a really flexible rental property program because, as a property manager, you never know what tomorrow may bring. You might need to get details about a property or tenant at home, in the office or even out at a property. You might need to have other members of your company get records themselves, from their own computers. Your business might double, and you don’t want a tool that won’t server your needs any more.

The most flexible property management programs are those running over the Internet. Because the records are kept on a Web server, you – or anyone else you authorize – can get to them from any Internet-connected computer. And unlike Windows property management programs, on-line property management software doesn’t limit the number of units (doors) you can manage.

Surprisingly, you don’t give up any security features when using the right on-line property management software. True, the records aren’t on your computer. Instead, they’re maintained on a computer that typically has much better protection than your own. It’ll be kept in a locked room, fire-safe room, with daily backups and multiple storage devices. The best on-line rental property programs also use SSL security so that all of your work is encrypted – and therefore completely off-limits to hackers.

All on-line rental property programs are sold by subscription. Look for one that doesn’t require a long-term commitment or a single annual payment. You want to be able to cancel without any penalties.

Because property management programs can be complex, look for one where support and training are included in the subscription fee. You want a company that looks to maintain a healthy long-term relationship with its customers. This is actually another advantage of on-line tools; they have to keep you satisfied for a long time, not just for the first 30 or 60 days.

Support and training should be offered on your schedule. Make sure your software vendor has extended support hours, especially if your office is on one coast and theirs is on another.

It goes without saying that the best property management software is developed by actual property managers. However, some developers rely on their own very limited experience. For example, they may know all about single-family houses, but have no clue about the special needs of commercial property investing or multifamily units. Make sure the company you choose relies on a wide variety of property managers, landlords and other experts to get product design tips.

In addition, you want your property management software to be responsive to your specific needs. Companies making Windows property management software can never be that responsive to customers, because upgrading the software is such a hassle. Such companies often only release upgrades every year or two, and when they do, their customers have to go through what may be a very messy upgrade process. On the other hand, on-line property management software can be upgraded whenever the company has a new feature that has been fully tested. The next time customers log in, the new features are ready for them to use.

Here are some of the features that you will absolutely want in your property management program.

• A full accounting package. Your program should support whichever accounting method you prefer, cash (simpler) or accrual (more detailed and preferred by most property managers). It should include a number of accounting reports that you can run at any time and for any period. You should be able to calculate late fees and discounts automatically

• Check writing. When you have to write a lot of checks for your business, it’s great to be able to just print them off on your computer. Your software vendor will put you in touch with at least one company that makes the kind of check forms you will need.

One word of caution: to print checks with blank check stock, you will need a laser printer and a special magnetic ink cartridge. The laser printer probably won’t be an issue, but the magnetic ink cartridge may be. A simpler solution is just to order preprinted check forms. These forms will have the basic information such as MICR numbers (the numbers at the bottom of the check, which are always printed in magnetic ink). You’ll still print checks, but just the amount, payee, date and other fields that don’t have to be in magnetic ink.

• Reminders. You should be able to set up reminders for appointments, projects, and other tasks. You should also get automatic reminders for the two things every property manager wants to be aware of: late rent payments and expiring leases.

• Many different data fields to let you store all the information you want, but not that many mandatory data fields. You should be able to use your software for as little or as much work as you like.

• Fast and easy data management. You’ll spend a lot of time entering records and finding what you need in your property management software. You don’t want something that will make it complicated and difficult to handle these tasks. Look for wizards and maybe even a “Quick Start” feature to make loading fast, and fast searching and sorting to let you very easily find what you need.

What if you find a property management program that is great, but not perfect? Many property managers will quit using a program because it doesn’t have the one specific report or calculation they really like. They then have a choice; they can keep on going with Excel or written ledgers, or they can continue on an endless search for the perfect program that simply doesn’t exist.

Instead, why not contact the company you are interested in and see if they can add the feature you want? You might learn that they’re already working on it. If not, they may be happy to add it to keep you satisfied.

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Real estate photography is a new, exclusive initiative to promote international property business to inspire by the theme Development, Nature and Architecture. Real estate photography leads to increased competition in the photographic market. Most of time people would likely visit their property for sale because of the attractive images.

Tips of good real estate photography
- A good source of light.
- Wide angle lenses make real estate photos appear spacious, inspirational and motivational
- Digital formats cut down on printing and developing expenditures and makes photos available immediately.
- Same images should be available in different sizes so that according to the specifications you can provide it.
- take a shot of every part of house for sale including living room, kitchen, dining room, and other parts of the house.
- highlight the best features of your house.
- clean the entire house before taking its photos.
- hire a professional real estate photographer.

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Real estate firms have totally booming nowadays. If you are a property agent, you have probably faced a lot of competitions. Over few older years, when all you require is a well written advertisement to sell a real estate. Currently in order to fully publish your listings, you need to attach a good real estate photographs. With the emergence of digital cameras, the realestate that you are selling can be photographed and placed online. Potential purchasers from different parts of the world can actually see your listings with the images in it. Don’t underestimate the value of these photographs because a purchaser can definitely decide to check out the real estate based on the pictures that you have.

Real estate photography makes the property images impressive. If you have a house which looks unattractive and you want to sell that but because of appearance no good investor wants to buy it. Through the technique of real estate photography you can make your house to appear better and most of the investors search online for real estate images to buy it. Based on recent estimations, the number of individual searching home for sale online has increased. Almost half of these property seekers found their dream property instantly online through the help of real estate photography. An image is worth a thousand words. Especially when your words may be limited by the Multiple Listing Service use real estate photography techniques to express your quality difference in properties.

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