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The secrets and expertise of mortgaging’s greatest minds all recorded so that you too can know what we know. We are the first and the only real estate and mortgage education website in the United States and we share what we know. Almost all of the people in these two industries do not want you to understand how their fields work. They prefer ignorant consumers because they make more money that way.

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Specialty Tutorials

  1. REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE BASICS

  2. POLITELY LEARN IF YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT’S ANY GOOD

  3. POLITELY LEARN IF YOUR MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR IS ANY GOOD

  4. LOOKING FOR REAL ESTATE WITHOUT A REAL ESTATE AGENT

  5. DELAYING TAX ON AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY SALE

  6. BEWARE THE “NEW HOME” & THE SUBDIVISION BUILDER

  7. BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME & BECOMING A LANDLORD IN ONE SHOT

  8. CUTTING YEARS OFF THE LIFE OF YOUR HOME LOAN

  9. PURCHASING A MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY

  10. DROPPING AN FHA COBORROWER BUT STILL QUALIFYING

  11. REMOVING YOUR NON-RESIDENT FHA COBORROWER

  12. BUYING A HOUSE THAT WAS JUST “FLIPPED”

  13. BUYING REAL ESTATE AS NON-MARRIED COBORROWERS

  14. HOME EQUITY INVESTING

  15. BEING YOUR OWN BUILDER

  16. FOR SALE BY OWNER

  17. HOW & WHY TO DO A COMBINATION MORTGAGE

  18. THE PROS & CONS OF “WAIVING ESCROWS”

  19. HOW & WHY TO TIME THE CLOSING OF YOUR REFINANCE

  20. HOW TO INSTANTLY BUILD CREDIT

  21. BEING YOUR OWN CONSTRUCTION LENDER

  22. HOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

  23. HOW TO READ AN APPRAISAL

  24. HOW TO SKIP TWO MORTGAGE PAYMENTS

  25. LEASE TO OWN USING A REFINANCE

  26. RENTER TO HOMEOWNER - YOUR FIRST PURCHASE

  27. MANIPULATING YOUR CREDIT SCORE HIGHER

  28. PAYING OFF PROPERTY TAXES WITHOUT MAKING THE MORTGAGE A CASH OUT LOAN

  29. PROPERLY BUYING INVESTMENT PROPERTY

  30. PURCHASING & FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SAME TIME

  31. REFINANCING THE PROBLEM BORROWER - FHA/VA STREAMLINES

  32. RESPONSIBLE ZERO DOWN FINANCING

  33. STEPS IN BUILDING A HOME

  34. TAX REDUCTION MORTGAGE STRATEGIES

  35. UNDERSTANDING CREDIT & CREDIT SCORES

  36. USING A COBORROWER FOR JUST ONE YEAR

  37. WHAT A MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR SHOULD REALLY DO

  38. WHAT YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENT SHOULD REALLY BE DOING

  39. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REFI & A CASH OUT

  40. ARE THERE GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION LOANS?

  41. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REHAB & CONSTRUCTION

  42. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CASH OUT & A HOME EQUITY LOAN

  43. WHAT IS A “TEXAS” CASH OUT REFINANCE?

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  4. MORTGAGE CONCIERGE®

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  6. CREDIT DEVELOPMENT

  7. RAPID RESCORE

  8. HOMESTART REAL ESTATE SERVICES

  9. PROPERTY SUBDIVIDING SERVICES

  10. LANDLORD CONSULTATION SERVICES

  11. HOMEOWNERSHIP GPS (Free, 1 hour)

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Finally, someone willing to teach you real estate and mortgage concepts! Truth is the majority of the professionals in both the industries not only profit off of your lack of understanding in their transactions, but actually work to continue it.

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Am I Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced?

  • You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:
    #1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

  • You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:#1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

  • You are a “Beginner” and your free, general tutorials are:#1, #4, #7, #10, #13 & #16 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

  • You are a “Refresher” and your free, general tutorials are:#2, #5, #8, #11, #14 & #17 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

  • You are a “Refresher” and your free, general tutorials are:
    #2, #5, #8, #11, #14 & #17 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

  • You are “Advanced” and your free, general tutorials are:
    #3, #6, #9, #12, #15 & #18 depending on the transaction you wish to achieve.

Free, general tutorials

  1. BEGINNER PURCHASE

  2. REFRESHER PURCHASE

  3. ADVANCED PURCHASE

  4. BEGINNER PURCHASE & REHAB

  5. REFRESHER PURCHASE & REHAB

  6. ADVANCED PURCHASE & REHAB

  7. BEGINNER PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION

  8. REFRESHER PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION

  9. ADVANCED PURCHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION

  10. BEGINNER REFINANCE

  11. REFRESHER REFINANCE

  12. ADVANCED REFINANCE

  13. BEGINNER REFINANCE &REHAB

  14. REFRESHER REFINANCE & REHAB

  15. ADVANCED REFINANCE & REHAB

  16. BEGINNER REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION

  17. REFRESHER REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION

  18. ADVANCED REFINANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION