Helpful Real Estate Investor Links

In addition to all of the real estate investing resources provided by the Mentor Financial Group, the following is an exhaustive list of helpful links for your real estate investing.

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Real Estate Listings

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

ByOwner.com
Another good FSBO site.

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

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

Yahoo! Real Estate

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

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

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

Foreclosures, Home Auctions & Bargain Properties Information

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

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

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

All Foreclosure Information Foreclosure info site with links to other listing sites.	OCWEN Federal Bank FSB Search for REO properties foreclosed by OCWEN.
AskForeclosure.net Your Guide to Real Estate Profits in NYC. The Top Resource for New York City Pre-Foreclosure and Foreclosure listings.	Foreclosures Online Foreclosures Online subscription site; limited free searches.
Fast Property Data A Colorado Foreclosure List Company	US Department of Housing and Urban Development Find HUD foreclosures here.

Lending Resources

www.eLoan.com E-LOAN, leading online mortgage banker/broker.	FinanCenter Best mortgage and financial planning tools on the Internet.
I ntegrity Home Buying Investors specializing in helping owners sell with owner financing and still get all cash at closing.	Mortgage.com Granddaddy of online mortgage bankers, funding $2 billion per year.
Bankrate.com Mortgage rates from Bankrate.com.	LoanWorks.com Online mortgage sites with good prequalifying capabilities.
Mortgage 101 Mortgage rates by state.	Interest.com Compare and shop rates with an unsorted list.
Nehemiah Program A non-profit organization that provides down payment gifts to FHA homebuyers. Good place for comparison shopping.	HomeSteps Freddie Mac’s site for sales of foreclosed properties with special financing for first-time homebuyers.
Quicken Loans Quicken’s mortgage referral site; 15+ lenders per state.	Lending Tree Four offers for loans within 48 hours after you apply.
FiNet.com Full service conventional online mortgage banker (no FHA or VA).	Gala Resources LLC Hard money lender with minimum loan amount of $50,000.
FHA Today Online FHA lender site where you can learn about and apply for an FHA loan.	1st AAA Commercial Mortgage Lender Databank Search for a source to fund your deal in a directory of 750 commercial lenders.
Monster.com Mortgage Quotes. A good place for comparison shopping.	Olympic Mortgage Exchange, Inc. More note buyers.B.D. Nationwide Mortgage A nationwide lender offers mortgage loans, refinancing, second mortgage loans, and debt consolidation loans.
Federal Mortgage Program Direct link to information about federally insured mortgage programs, including FHA mortgages.	NoteWorthy Portal to the world of not buying and selling.
LoanWeb.com Lenders will bid for your loan.	LoanSurfer.com Investor loans to 80% LTV on single-family only.
Bank of America Bank of America’s REO site.	GuardianMortgage.com New York commercial lender for your big deals; minimum loan $750,000.
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.

Real Estate as a Business Resources

iPix Virtual tour technology enabler, available to all; see demo and check turnkey pricing here.	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.	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	FSBO Tips Good source of FSBO marketing information and downloadable reports.
Owners.com Best FSBO site for sellers; free and paid listings with pictures.	HomeSteps Freddie Mac’s Real Estate Owned (REO) site.
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.	HomePortfolioJunction.com Free FSBO site; 1 picture; list until sold; many upgrades; paid packages and services, including Web page.
For Sale By Owner Network Free FSBO site; 1 picture; list until sold.	TheAdNet! Free classified ad-style listing; no picture; deleted after 30 days.
eFSBO 60-day free classified listing; no picture; upgrades available.	ByOwnerOnline Paid FSBO site; 3 package deals.
BuyOwner Paid FSBO site; $79 for 8 pictures; list until sold	FSBO.com FSBO site with good package deal.
Homeagain Useful selling tools plus anonymous agent evaluation service.	The Association of Real Estate Law Officials Find real estate licensing authorities in each state, except Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island.
Bloomberg Top financial site; use it for tracking bond prices.	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.
National ContractBuyers, Inc.Purchase real estate contracts, mortgage notes, trust deeds, etc.	EZSigns.net Realtor bandit signs.
REISigns.com Specializing in sign and promotion work specifically for the real estate investor.	www.homestead.com Build your own website.
Lycos Web Sites Build your own website service with free website hosting.	Creative Real Estate Online Find real estate investor clubs in your state here.
Yahoo!GeoCities Free websites.	Angelfire.lycos.com Free websites.
Free Email Address Directory Directory of hundreds of free email sites.	Mail.com Free email accounts.
Hotmail Free email accounts.

Government Agencies

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).	USAcitylink.com Links to city-related sites.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD’s extensive information for first-time homebuyers.

Miscellaneous Resources

Monstermoving.com Relocation information and link site.	MegaGo.com Miscellaneous Web Directory
Homefair.com Interesting relocation resource, but personal info is required to get some reports

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