We have talked quite a bit about Detroit over the last few years. Mostly, not in a good way - at least not when it comes to new investors that don't know the ground truth of Detroit. Todays guest is going to help with that! Al Beahn has built his real estate investing career in Detroit and provides that ground truth that is so important to success. Some of the greatest opportunities can be found in areas that are getting less than great media coverage. So today we will get the inside scoop on Detroit and what it has to offer! Todays Links:

• https://www.pioneerhomesus.com/

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We have talked quite a bit about Detroit over the last few years. Mostly, not in a good way - at least not when it comes to new investors that don't know the ground truth of Detroit. Todays guest is going to help with that! Al Beahn has built his real estate investing career in Detroit and provides that ground truth that is so important to success. Some of the greatest opportunities can be found in areas that are getting less than great media coverage. So today we will get the inside scoop on Detroit and what it has to offer! Todays Links:

• https://www.pioneerhomesus.com/

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Real estate investment success is about finding the deals that make sense. For a long time, I have always put condos at the bottom of the list for consideration for investing. I had a listener reach out recently to make sure I understood that you can enjoy a great deal of success by investing in condos. 

So I put aside my own bias and listened - and you know what? They were right! So today we are going to chat about how the best investments you can make are the ones that make money for you - no matter what they are. So for all you real estate investors and entrepreneurs, lets take another look at condos as investments.

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That's right! For those of you that have been listening for a while, you know that my original plan was to build a new home specifically to beat the rising cost of buying existing or new homes and make it a great long term real estate investment. I had some very specific criteria and over the last couple of years, I have found exactly two lots that fit the bill. The first one sold within 48 hours of being listed (unheard of for lots) and the second has been on the market here for a couple of weeks. I looked at it today and it has me seriously circling around back to my Plan A! We will also talk about updates relating to 1% down loans, interest rates, refinancing and how much home prices have gone up over the last year! Todays Links:

• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41225-corelogic-home-prices-jump-67-annually-in-july
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41233-mba-refinance-applications-now-make-up-half-of-all-mortgage-applications
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41245-freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-hit-another-new-low
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41235-uwm-1-down-mortgages-are-still-alive-and-well
• http://austin.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/09-06-17-wallethub-best-worst-real-estate-markets/

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That's right! For those of you that have been listening for a while, you know that my original plan was to build a new home specifically to beat the rising cost of buying existing or new homes and make it a great long term real estate investment. I had some very specific criteria and over the last couple of years, I have found exactly two lots that fit the bill. The first one sold within 48 hours of being listed (unheard of for lots) and the second has been on the market here for a couple of weeks. I looked at it today and it has me seriously circling around back to my Plan A! We will also talk about updates relating to 1% down loans, interest rates, refinancing and how much home prices have gone up over the last year! Todays Links:

• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41225-corelogic-home-prices-jump-67-annually-in-july
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41233-mba-refinance-applications-now-make-up-half-of-all-mortgage-applications
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41245-freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-hit-another-new-low
• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41235-uwm-1-down-mortgages-are-still-alive-and-well
• http://austin.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/09-06-17-wallethub-best-worst-real-estate-markets/

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This is one of those items that so few real estate agents do. I make sure that for every offer I submit, it includes the perfect offer letter. Even if you write a less than impressive offer letter, you are going to be better off than the 99% of agents who never bother to send one along with their offer. I do miss the days when we submitted our offers in person. It gave you a chance to make a deeper connection with the sellers. Today, everyone just wants that PDF or DocuSign document. All that is great, but homes are not bought and sold by numbers alone! You might be stunned to discover how frequently deals are accepted or rejected based entirely on emotion. No matter what your situation is, you should include a cover letter with EVERY offer you make - even you investors! Today, we will review 3 offer letters that are considered pretty good. Well, that might be ok for all the typical folks out there - but not for The RebelBroker! We are going to cover all three and point out where they can be improved. When we are done, you will have a whole new set of skills you can let lose on your next offer! Todays Links:

• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41241-hey-home-shoppers-here-are-sample-cover-letters-to-win-a-bidding-war

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This is one of those items that so few real estate agents do. I make sure that for every offer I submit, it includes the perfect offer letter. Even if you write a less than impressive offer letter, you are going to be better off than the 99% of agents who never bother to send one along with their offer. I do miss the days when we submitted our offers in person. It gave you a chance to make a deeper connection with the sellers. Today, everyone just wants that PDF or DocuSign document. All that is great, but homes are not bought and sold by numbers alone! You might be stunned to discover how frequently deals are accepted or rejected based entirely on emotion. No matter what your situation is, you should include a cover letter with EVERY offer you make - even you investors! Today, we will review 3 offer letters that are considered pretty good. Well, that might be ok for all the typical folks out there - but not for The RebelBroker! We are going to cover all three and point out where they can be improved. When we are done, you will have a whole new set of skills you can let lose on your next offer! Todays Links:

• https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41241-hey-home-shoppers-here-are-sample-cover-letters-to-win-a-bidding-war

HELP THE SHOW GROW by filling out the audience demographic survey by clicking the button at the top of the page titled "Take the survey to support the show". Follow the prompts and this will automatically enter you for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift card! Interested in getting free content, advanced notice of upcoming events and real estate exclusives? Then simply join the Rebel Underground by texting the word 'rebelbroker' to 44222 - or click the button below. When prompted, text your email address and you are in!

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I love the folks over at WalletHub! We never miss a chance to review their findings and this report is no different. We have made use of their reports many times in the past to try to find the next great real estate market. Perhaps we will find one in the mix as we review todays report from Wallethub that covers the best real estate markets of 2017! Make sure to check these numbers out and see if there are any promising areas near you! Todays Links:

• https://wallethub.com/edu/best-real-estate-markets/14889/

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I love the folks over at WalletHub! We never miss a chance to review their findings and this report is no different. We have made use of their reports many times in the past to try to find the next great real estate market. Perhaps we will find one in the mix as we review todays report from Wallethub that covers the best real estate markets of 2017! Make sure to check these numbers out and see if there are any promising areas near you! Todays Links:

• https://wallethub.com/edu/best-real-estate-markets/14889/

HELP THE SHOW GROW by filling out the audience demographic survey by clicking the button at the top of the page titled "Take the survey to support the show". Follow the prompts and this will automatically enter you for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift card! Interested in getting free content, advanced notice of upcoming events and real estate exclusives? Then simply join the Rebel Underground by texting the word 'rebelbroker' to 44222 - or click the button below. When prompted, text your email address and you are in! JOIN THE REBEL UNDERGROUND!

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If you have been following along with me, you know that there have been some bumps in the road in my home sale preparations. Some of them have been completely out of my control and others, not so much. While I am not going to cover the lessons learned on this process - yet - I did want to give you all an update. Keep an eye out for photos of the completed work soon! We are also going to take some time to review consumer confidence numbers, the latest housing demand stats and review current mortgage rates. Todays Links:

• https://www.redfin.com/blog/2017/09/redfin-housing-demand-index-dipped-in-july-as-inventory-shortage-deepened.html
• http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2017/09/construction-spending-decreased-in-july.html
• http://rismedia.com/2017/09/02/consumer-confidence-keeps-improving/
• Mortgage Rates

To view the charts I mentioned in the show,please visit the website at therebelbroker.com!

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