Helpful Real Estate Investor Links

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Helpful Sites for Most Real Estate Investors

Bankrate.com 
Mortgage rates from Bankrate.com.

Bankrate.com
Home page of Bank Rate Monitor.

Monstermoving.com
Relocation information and link site.

USAcitylink.com
Links to city-related sites.

Government Information Sharing Project
Easy access to detailed census data, down to zip code level.

Yahoo Real Estate
Comparisons of cities on the basis of various criteria.

U.S. Census Bureau
Access to detailed census data, down to zip code level.

Homefair.com
Interesting relocation resource, but personal info is required to get some reports.

Government Information Sharing Project
Quick access to school district data.

U.S. Dept. of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census lookup for Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other indices; difficult to use.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Online access to a statistical abstract of the U.S.; excellent for state, county, and MSA data and rankings by data element (such as crime or housing costs).

Bloomberg.com
Top financial site; use it for tracking bond prices.

Hotbot.com
Search engine.

RealtyTrac.com
National database offering access to bank foreclosure listings, trustee sales, auctions, exclusive pre-foreclosure properties.

Financing to Help First-Time Homebuyers

MBA Online
Consumer section of Mortgage Bankers Association of America; useful calculators and planning tools found here.

FinanCenter
Best mortgage and financial planning tools on the Internet.

eLoan.com
Mortgage.com
Quicken.com
LoanWorks.com
Online mortgage sites with good prequalifying capabilities.

Nehemiah Program
Nehemiah Program home page; a non-profit organization that provides down payment gifts to FHA homebuyers.

Fair, Isaac and Company
Source of credit scoring technology used by the mortgage industry; learn about credit scores here.

Credit Info Center
Consumer credit advocacy site; info on credit scoring and credit repair.

Credit Report
Get your credit report online here.

Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fair Credit Reporting Act found here; Sec. 611 is about correcting errors.

Equifax.com
Experian.com
Transunion.com
Home pages of the big three credit bureaus; interesting sites but no help for credit disputes.

About.com
Try here for helpful info on credit repair.

Bad-Credit-Advisor.com
Guide to credit improvement, expains credit reports, ratings, debt to income ratios, FICO, bad credit repair, identity theft, etc.

Searching for Property Online

Realtor.com
Largest realtor listing site, with over 1.3 million listings.

Homeseekers.com
Second largest site with more than 680,000 listings.

MSN HomeAdvisor
MSN's listing site claims more than 500,000 listings.

Cyberhomes.com
Huge site with about 650,000 listings.

Homes.com
PCL Media's site has 300,000 listings from Homes & Land magazines.

HomeScout
Direct link to iOwn multisite listing search engine (searches realtor and FSBO sites).

Bamboo.com
Provides virtual tour technology to realtor listing sites; see examples here.

iPIX
Virtual tour technology enabler, available to all; see demo and check turnkey pricing here.

IMLSOnline.com
Investors Multiple Listing Service (IMLS) Online brings together the power of thousands of real estate investors and has programs to help you purchase the home of your dreams - regardless of credit history.

Foreclosures 4 Sale
Providing Homebuyers, Realtors and Investors with information on forclosure properties nationwide. Database lists over 25000 properties currently in foreclosure and the database is updated daily.

 For Sale by Owner Sites

Owners.com
Top FSBO listing site; the biggest and the best.

Buy Owner
Another leading FSBO site.

ByOwner.com
Another good FSBO site.

By Owner Online
A good FSBO site with many useful features, including email service.

The School Report
School district info by county; free.

For Sale By Owner Guide
Link site for finding FSBO listing sites in each state.

Yahoo FSBO Classifieds
Classified FSBO ads from Yahoo!.

AOL ClassifiedPlus
AOL's classifieds; find FSBO listing under Private Home Sales.

Bona Fide Classified
Newspaper Association of America's site provides access to online classifieds everywhere.

AllTheListings.com
National FSBO site with free photo listings, easy search and thousands of listings.

All4Owners.com
FSBO assistance/marketing site.

Florida 4 Sale By Owner
A 'For Sale By Owner' website that has free listings and useful information.

Flat Rate Realty USA
Offers "for sale by owner" MLS listings for a flat fee of $599.

Real Estate For Sale By Owner
Sellers list on the MLS for less than $500. Buyers can access national MLS listings for sale.

For Sale By Owner Homes
Homes for sale by owner, virtual home tours, and FSBO real estate advertising.

Gone Home Real Estate Company
Flat Fee MLS. Nationwide for only $500.

Hotline Properties
List your home for a flat fee of $299-599 in any state. Free For Sale By Owner Ads.

ForSaleByOwnerInc.com
FSBO Resource For Advertising Real Estate Properties.

SmartRealty.ca
A Canadian Real Estate website that offers fsbo, frbo,private sale and businesses for sale.

 Marketing Your Properties Online

Yahoo! Real Estate
WSJ.com Real Estate Journal
Links to INPHO's home sale database for finding prior sales for comparable analysis.

iOwn.com
iOwn.com's link to home price search with radius feature and mapping; extremely valuable free and $14.95 reports.

FSBO Tips
Good source of FSBO marketing information and downloadable reports.

Homeagain
Source of seller information, with free library of articles.

Owners.com
Best FSBO site for sellers; free and paid listings with pictures.

FreeHomeListings.com
Free FSBO site; no picture; list until sold.

HomePortfolioJunction.com
Free FSBO site; 1 picture; list until sold; many upgrades; paid packages and services, including Web page.

ADvertise Free
Free FSBO site; no picture, 90-day listing; upgrade to 1 photo $5; upgrade to 2 photos $8; upgrade to 3 photos $10.

DotComUSA
Free FSBO site; no picture; 30-day listing; free email notice when listing is viewed.

For Sale By Owner Network
Free FSBO site; 1 picture; list until sold.

The Ad Net!
Free classified ad-style listing; no picture; deleted after 30 days.

eFSBO
60-day free classified listing; no picture; upgrades available.

By Owner Online
Paid FSBO site; 3 package deals.

Buy Owner
Paid FSBO site; $79 for 8 pictures; list until sold.

FSBO.com
FSBO site with good package deal.

Spree.com
Homestead
Tripod
MegaGo.com
Yahoo! GeoCities
Angelfire
HotBot
Free Web-hosting and page-creation services are available at these sites.

Free Email Address Directory
Directory of hundreds of free email sites.

HotBot
Hotmail
Mail.com
Yahoo!
Some free email sites.

Find Realtors to Work With

Homeagain
Useful selling tools plus anonymous agent evaluation service.

The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials
Find real estate licensing authorities in each state, except Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island.

iOwn: Selling center
Use the AgentFinder link here to find agents with a radius search around a city or within a zip code.

 Financing Resources for Your Buyers

Bloomberg.com
Direct link to mortgage rates on Bloomberg's service.

Mortgage 101
Mortgage rates by state.

Monster.com Mortgage Quotes
Good place for comparison rate shopping.

Interest.com
Compare and shop rates with an unsorted list.

Quicken Loans
Quicken's mortgage referral site; 15+ lenders per state.

MSN HomeAdvisor
Microsoft Network's mortgage referral site.

iOwn.com
Leading online broker site; shop rates with two clicks.

E-LOAN
E-LOAN, leading online mortgage banker/broker.

Keystroke
Online broker with access to over 200 lenders; affiliate of Pacific Guarantee Mortgage.

Mortgage.com
Grandaddy of online mortgage bankers, funding $2 billion per year.

FiNet.com
Full service conventional online mortgage banker (no FHA or VA).

Fannie Mae's Homepath.com
List of lenders for Fannie Mae's products for first-time homebuyers in your state.

Freddie Mac Mortgage Products
Direct link to Freddie Mac's first-time homebuyer product line.

HomeSteps
Freddie Mac's site for sales of foreclosed properties with special financing for first-time homebuyers.

FHA Today
Online FHA lender site where you can learn about and apply for an FHA loan.

VA Home Loans
If you are a veteran, go straight into VA's loan information area with this link.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD's extensive information for first-time homebuyers.

Federal Mortgage Program
Direct link to information about federally insured mortgage programs, including FHA mortgages.

Nehemiah Program
Go here for information on the Nehemiah down payment gift program and to find a participating lender.

LendingTree
Four offers for loans within 48 hours after you apply.

LoanWeb.com
Lenders will bid for your loan.

Computer Loan Network
Lenders respond to your loan listing on Computer Loan Network's site.

B.D. Nationwide Mortgage
A nationwide lender offers mortgage loans, refinancing, second mortgage loans, and debt consolidation loans.

AskMrCredit.com
Free credit report directory. Compare free credit report providers.

 Mortgages Online

E-LOAN
E-LOAN's online application is easy but must be done in one session.com

Mortgage.com
Mortgage.com lets you save and quit and return later during the application.

iOwn.com
iOwn.com's 7-part application is simple to complete with stop, restart, and review features.

Mortgage-Calculator.us.com
Provide mortgage calculations and Mortgage information for the public interest in buying home loan.

World Lending Group
Mortgage refinancings, new mortgage loans, investment property financing, and mortgage advice.

 Discount, Distressed and Bargain Properties Online

Bona Fide Classified
Online classified ads from your local newspaper are a good place to search for bargain properties.

Bates Forclosure Report
Home of the Bates Foreclosure Report (monthly subscription); limited free searches.

ForeclosureNet
ForeclosureNet subscription site for foreclosure listings; limited free searches.

Foreclosures Online
Foreclosures Online subscription site; limited free searches.

All Foreclosure Information
Foreclosure info site with links to other listing sites.

HomeSteps
Freddie Mac's Real Estate Owned (REO) site.

Fannie Mae's Homepath.com
Fannie Mae's REO site.

Premiere Asset Services
Premiere Asset Services REO site.

Bank of America
Bank of America's REO site.

OCWEN Federal Bank FSB
Search for REO properties foreclosed by OCWEN.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Find HUD foreclosures here.

VA-Acquired Properties Available For Sale
Start here to search for VA foreclosures.

GSA Property Disposal
Find surplus government real estate at auction here.

U.S. Department of the Treasure Auctions
Buy a drug dealer's house at auction from the Feds.

Bid4Assets, Inc.
Site has a number of items up for auction including real estate of all kinds and notes secured by real estate.

AskForeclosure.net
AskForeclosure.net is your Guide to Real Estate Profits in NYC. The Top Resource for New York City Pre-Foreclosure and Foreclosure listings.

 Financing Resources for Investors

LoanSurfer.com
Investor loans to 80% LTV on single-family only.

iOwn.com
E-LOAN
Both iOwn and E-LOAN offer 90% LTV investor loans on 1 to 4-family residential property.

LendingTree
Let lenders bid on your investor loan requirements.

Interest.com
Search for investor-friendly lenders in your state.

Creative Real Estate Online
Find real estate investor clubs in your state here.

Gala Resources LLC
Hard money lender with minimum loan amount of $50,000.

GuardianMortgage.com
New York commercial lender for your big deals; minimum loan $750,000.

1st AAA Commercial Mortgage Lender Databank
Search for a source to fund your deal in a directory of 750 commercial lenders.

Sunvest Corporation
Since 1983 - A Principal Buyer of Notes Nationwide.

Colonial Funding Group, LLC
Large project loans up to $500 million. Private capital available in a variety of flexible programs at competitive rates.

Prestige Mortgage Services
Funds available for Commercial Real Estate Investors & Rehabbers on a Nationwide Basis. Loans Offer Interest Only Payments, and are Pre-Payable at any time Without Penalty.

Integrity Home Buying
Investors specializing in helping owners sell with owner financing and still get all cash at closing.

 Marketing Your Investment Properties

Nehemiah Program
Source for down payment gifts for FHA buyers.

NoteWorthy
Portal to the world of note buying and selling.

The Paper Source
Cash flow industry's leading newsletter publisher.

America's Note Network
America's Note Network lets you list your note for sale.

The Boston Note Company
Major direct note buyer.

Chase Financial
National Contract Buyers, Inc.
Olympic Mortgage Exchange, Inc.
More note buyers.

Homebid.com
Growing real estate auction site.

Internet Auction List
Portal site to the universe of online auctions and auction technology on the Web.

EZSigns.net
Realtor bandit signs.

REISigns.com
Specializing in sign and promotion work specifically for the real estate investor.

Foreclosure Lists

Fast Property Data
A Colorado Foreclosure List Company

RealtyTrac.com
National database offering access to bank foreclosure listings, trustee sales, auctions, exclusive pre-foreclosure properties.