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SmartZip's beta site currently has very good coverage of available foreclosure properties across CA and FL, thanks to its partnership with foreclosure.com. However, amidst all this 'bloodshed', how does one select which market and which foreclosure is the best one to buy?

For example, how do you find out that Port St. Lucie, FL is one of the top-rated market… Continue

I just read an interesting article on the current state of the Florida real estate market by Glenn Roberts Jr. of Inman News: below replacement cost prices, bidding wars, high investor activity, all leading to rising home sales in very desirable places to live, which suddenly have become a lot more affordable to home buyers and investors alike.

This also connects well with what we have seen in the th… Continue

A couple of weeks ago, I saw the first believable ‘hope for real estate investing’ article of 2009. A few days later, another glimmer of hope.

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A very insightful article from a major property management company in AZ: It highlights the due diligence investors need to do to evaluate if a seemingly bargain foreclosure is really a good investment. This quote nails it: “Even the cheapest foreclosure can be a very expensive investment mistake.”

SmartZip gives you objective tools to do some of your homework. You can run rent, cash flow a… Continue

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