Articles By Charrissa Cawley

Teaching our kids to be financially independent is easier than you may think. These common-sense steps will put your children squarely on the path of financial and personal success, financial independence, and will give them the self-confidence and high self esteem that they will need to accomplish their goals and reach their dreams.

Real Estate Coach Charrissa Cawley tells us why Investing in Real Estate Now Could Change Your Financial Future Forever

Real estate investors are working overtime right now trying to cherrypick as many profitable deals as they can get their hands on. Most investors concentrate the majority of their time on finding motivated sellers. Once they find a seller that’s desperate to get out from underneath the burden of a property they can’t afford, they walk away from the deal when they find out the seller owes the lender more than the property is worth. Instead of giving up at this point, roll up your sleeves and go to work on putting together a winning short sales transaction.

To cash in on the profit potential that’s at your doorstep, you need to uncover the right solution. It’s not as hard as you might think.

In order for your real estate investing career to truly flourish you’re going to rely upon some form of institutional financing for property acquisition and rehab expenses. A systematic process will help ensure that you’re ready to proceed, that you’ll get the best-possible loan rate and terms, and that you don’t miss any of the most critical steps that could slow down – or even derail – your plans.

As a real estate investor, you’re constantly on the lookout for motivated sellers so you can acquire solid investment properties at steep discounts. However, when the person sitting on the hot-seat is you it can be very easy to get overwhelmed by your financial situation and forget what can be done in order to avoid foreclosure. Real estate investing is still one of the best wealth creation strategies on the planet. Once you weather this financial storm you can recover and bounce back.

The current economic situation may have thrown you off-track. If you’ve fallen behind with mortgage payments, it’s imperative that you know and understand the foreclosure process so you can seek an effective solution that will allow you to emerge from this crisis a smarter investor.

Three powerful ways to quickly boost your credit score and increase the likelihood that you’ll always be able to get your loan applications approved, without losing your sanity.

The countdown from Thanksgiving to Christmas is a magical time of year, but it’s also a warning to real estate investors that December 31 – the end of the tax year – is almost upon us.

Your best bet for making money in a bad market is not to gamble. Real estate investing has created more millionaires with less risk than any other investment out there.

If you’re especially vigilant to remember these five secrets – particularly during a down market – you’ll set yourself up for astonishing profits and stunning wealth creation.

As banks and other lenders tighten their lending requirements, real estate investors need to take another look at their own finances.

The birth of Web 2.0 – when combined with real estate investing – is one of those rare moments in time when the new way truly has the potential to revolutionize an industry.

If you’re tired of feeling like a dunce for having to look up the meaning of a real estate term every time you hear one, here’s a primer that should help get you up to speed.

We’re being inundated by increasingly negative economic news that has more and more people circling their financial wagons and hoping that they’ll live to see tomorrow. In the midst of a sea of negativity lies a hidden nugget of truth: It really is possible to successfully invest during one of the worst financial catastrophes in history.

If you’re struggling to make ends meet because of a mountain of debt, it’s time for you to get serious about the burden you’re carrying around. Here’s a simple seven step process that will get you back on track and free up additional resources for building real estate wealth.

By investing where the numbers make the most sense, you can reap all the financial rewards that real estate makes available without having to sacrifice your quality of life.

Succeeding in real estate requires a series of well-timed, perfectly executed steps to ensure your financial victory in some of the most competitive markets in the world.

Success is simple; mediocrity is hard. You read that right. Mediocrity is hard. It's a difficult existence to sleepwalk through life knowing that it doesn't get any better than it is right now. It may be difficult to hoist yourself up off the couch, but it's a whole lot easier than going through life knowing that all you have to look forward to in the next 40 years is a ride in a hearse and a million years of pushing up daisies.

Making money in today's ever-changing real estate market takes perseverance, but more importantly the proper information, tools, and resources that take your needs – and the realities of today's real estate market – into consideration.

What sets truly successful investors apart from those who are only moderately successful or – worse – those who prematurely pack it in and decide to give up on real estate investing altogether? Mistakes do it every time.

Before you begin buying property you need to first properly set up your business. By taking the time now to set your business up the right way you can save yourself from significant headaches down the road.

Your success is within reach. Opportunity is within your reach, and you can reach your dream of real estate investing success. Today can be the day that you begin the short drive towards bridging the gap from your reality to your destiny.

Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are multimillion dollar real estate investing portfolios. Rookie energy and investing exuberance may get you started down the path, but investing is a journey.

A typical real estate investor’s desk is littered with accumulated paperwork for a variety of projects that are in various stages of completion. There’s a new solution that can save you time, money, and clear much of the paper off your desk.