The web is all about education and learning so let’s share some knowledge! Here are some great sites we have picked up on that help you do your job:
- Home Repair Cost Guide – useful when estimating repair costs to submit to the bank
- HUD-1 Official Form - the “official” form!
- Field Guide to Short Sales from the National Association of Realtors
- Zillow – a great resource for finding comparables and property statistics
- Criminal Searches – a great (free!) resource for finding criminal records and sex offenders in an area. Another useful reference when assembling your offer package
- Creative Real Estate Online – This site has quite a few very useful and free articles that have to do with short sale investing
- Twitter Search – Social networking and connecting with other short sale professionals is always helpful -expand your network! Do a search on “Short Sale” and find others who are posting about it!
- Bigger Pockets Forum - This is a great site where investors network and talk about their real estate investments. Another great way to connect and get advice from other members who are actually doing short-sales. It’s targeted to real estate investors.
- Google Blog Search – looking to see what people are talking about in the world of Short Sales? A Blog Search is a great way to find out!
- REI Club - Similar to Bigger Pockets, another user-driven community of investors who handle real estate investments.
- Real Estate Investment Association (REIA) – This is the group of investors, many of whom do short sales regularly. There are chapters in each state and attending meetings is a great way to learn and network with investors.
- Trulia – Trulia is a real estate professionals network. From home submissions to blogs, there is a wide range of industry knowledge at Trulia.
- ActiveRain – Similar to Trulia, ActiveRain is a real estate professionals network. ActiveRain has more of a focus on networking between real estate professional than Trulia, however.
- Short Sale Artisan – Yes, this is our blog so we are going to shamelessly pitch our own product. Short Sale Artisan helps you create offers and documents quickly, generate new leads, connect with lenders, manage tasks and contacts, and more!
So, what else is out there? The Internet is a great resource and information is easily available at your keyboard. What other resources are out there that help you do your job, keep up on knowledge, and more? Submit your favorite resources in the comments!
