"I've been a registered
investment advisor, a
certified estate planner,
and certified in life
insurance and long-term
care insurance.  I've
traded stocks and options
and made some good
money.  I've been a real
estate attorney for almost
20 years.  I started as a
Realtor in the 1970s and
have come full circle back
to being a Realtor.  
There's a good reason for
that.  Real estate is the
best long term investment
on this planet!"  

Charles E. Marunde,
Attorney and Real Estate
Broker
Real Estate Investors
If you are an aspiring investor, there is much to learn.  If you have already done a few deals,
there are many traps for the unwary ahead.  If you are an experienced investor, you know the
need for knowledge, good counsel, careful and wise planning, and you know the value of
what is freely shared on this site.  
Here are some special areas of interest for real estate investors.  Here we hope to put
some meat on the skeletons of some of what you have learned at real estate seminars.

  1. Buying/Investing in the Right Property (see Landlord Section)
  2. Real Estate Foreclosures (Deed of Trust Foreclosures)
  3. Real Estate Contract Forfeitures (Real Estate or Land Contracts)
  4. Paper Transactions (Profit Without Owning Real Estate)
  5. Joint Ventures (the best kept secret if done right)
  6. Suit on a Promissory Note in Default (coming)
  7. Stories of Success (local and true)
  8. Coaching & Mentoring (by special appointment)
See Our Detailed
Investor/Developer
Checklist
Special Investor Tools
Perc Results
Fire Protection
Soils Report
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Bluff Stability
Test Flood Plane
Toxic Waste  
Test Wildlife Habitate (Owl Nests)
Buried Fuel Tanks
Industrial Noise
Road Work, Road Maintenance
Open Space/Forest Designation
Clearing Bypass/Freeway
Construction
Agricultural Designation
Survey Removal
Airport Approach
Exact Size of Property (corners)
Final Plat Recorded
Power/Hook-up Fees
Timber Clause
Water/Hook-up Fees
Telephone Access/Cost
Escrow Note Collection
Well (private, community, utility)
Legal Access to Property
Release Clause/Partial
Reconveyance
Covenants, Conditions &
Restrictions
Possible Land Use Change
Re-Zone, Variance, Conditional
Use
Financial Statement From Buyer
Zone Compatibility w/present use
Shoreline Management Act
Comprehensive Plan & Zone
Change
Talk to Neighbors
Irrigation Ditches (run all/partial
year?)
Timber Cruise & Value of Timber
Wet Lands
Geotechnical Report
Short Checklist For Buying Vacant Property
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