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The goal is financial freedom…

• To all OFW’s: Need To Earn Passive Income And Come Back Home For Good? Try Foreclosed Property Investing!
• Foreclosure investing is not really just about the money, it’s about financial freedom!
• Is it really possible to gain financial freedom through real estate investing?
• A Financial Independence Day Greeting – Declare Your Financial Freedom!
• Passive income through real estate investing – the path to financial freedom (Part 1)
• A Financial Independence Day Story: Cross-over from IT to RE
• How passive income through real estate investing can lead to financial freedom

But we also need financial literacy!

• Manage your finances to get ready for your first real estate deal!
• Manage your finances by becoming your own Chief Financial Officer
• How I track my expenses and manage my money
• 4 Reasons Why You Need To Be Financially Literate Before Investing in Real Estate (And Avoid Financial Failure)
• Instant gratification versus delayed gratification
• Financial Literacy for Kids – Part I
• Financial Literacy for Kids – Part II

All About Foreclosed Real Estate Investing

• Video – Success Live with Brother Bo Sanchez (How I got started with real estate investing plus Q and A)
• Goodbye OMI, Hello Conveyance!
• Why we don’t recommend buying foreclosed properties that are occupied (even if they are cheap)
• 5 Reasons Why You Should Treat Your First Home As A Real Estate Investment
• Top 15 Reasons Why I Stopped Brokering Foreclosed Properties
• Why building wealth with real estate can be slow (and how to make it faster)
• Why You Should Never Give Cash To Real Estate Agents (And What To Do Instead)

Afraid of taxes? Don’t be! These articles about real estate taxation should help.

• What is Capital Gains Tax on Real Estate?
• Creditable Withholding Tax In Real Estate Transactions
• How To Easily Compute Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) On The Sale Of Real Properties
• More On Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) On Real Estate Transactions
• Save Money On Taxes: Exemptions From VAT On The Sale And Lease Of Real Estate
• What is Transfer Tax?
• Recent BIR Issuances on Property Valuation may affect real estate investors

Philippine Laws that apply to real estate

• Goodbye to the Rent Control Law
• Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines (RESA) Signed Into Law, Real Estate Brokers’ Licensure Exam Postponed
• Rent control law exempts rent-to-own agreements in the Philippines
• Republic Act (RA) No. 9653 – Rent Control Act of 2009 (full text)
• Act No. 3135 – An Act to Regulate the Sale of Property under Special Powers Inserted in or Annexed to Real Estate Mortgages (full text)
• Act 4118 – Act 3135 as amended and governs extrajudicial foreclosures
• PRC and DTI joint announcement for real estate service practitioners' renewal of licenses

Real Estate Contracts

• Sample Rent-To-Own Contract or Contract of Lease with Option to Purchase (CLOP), Philippine Version
• Rent-To-Own Contract Tips: For The Protection Of The Buyer
• 19 Free Legal Forms And Contracts From Philippine Legal Forms

“Sharpen the saw” with these upcoming seminars

• Our very own “How to buy foreclosed properties” course is about to re-open…

Get your feet wet with the latest listings of foreclosed properties

• Only 634 BFS Foreclosed Properties remain in May 2018 nationwide listing
• (2nd update)1,395 Pag-IBIG Foreclosed Properties for auction in May 2018
• 347 Asia United Bank Foreclosed Properties for sale as of April 2018 (Includes subsidiaries)
• RCBC Savings Bank Foreclosed Properties for sale for April 2018 (NCR and Provincial areas)
• Country Builders Bank Foreclosed Properties For Negotiated Sale As Of March 2018
• UCPB Savings Bank Foreclosed Properties For Sale As Of March 2018
• Auction of 126 Unionbank Foreclosed Properties in NCR/Luzon areas slated on March 17, 2018
• Public Auction of PDIC foreclosed properties slated on March 15, 2018
• 3 Public Biddings For PDIC Foreclosed Properties Slated On February 2018
• More than 14,000 foreclosed properties from 10 Banks listed for negotiated sale as of January 2018

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