Many aspiring real estate investors or first-time homebuyers never get off the ground because of less-than-perfect (or straight up bad) credit.

Even if they do, stricter lending guidelines and policies thanks in large part to the mortgage meltdown five years ago make it hard to borrow money even with average credit. The good news is there many ways to improve your credit scores, some as simple as making a few phone calls.

In other words, there is simply no need to be held back by an imperfect credit report.

If you want to dive into distressed real estate investment and need financing to do it, we’re here to help you get there. Even if you have a short sale, foreclosure or bankruptcy on your report, there are things you can do now to prepare you to get back in the game.

The August 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which features everything from free tips to figure out and then repair your credit scores to an exciting webinar opportunity to whip your credit score into shape in a hurry.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: How To Buy Double The House Without Paying More Money
• Website Search Tips: Free Credit Repair Help Online
• Hot Off The Press: Credit Bureaus’ ‘Big Brother:’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Our Success Stories: Success! Improve Credit Score, Save Monthly Mortgage Money
• Real Estate Tips: Credit Check Or House Hunt … What To Do First?
• Deals of the Month: August Foreclosure Deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: Decisions And Destiny Affect Credit History

Don’t use a low credit score as an excuse. Educate yourself, fix the flaws and refuse to let anything stand in between you and real estate riches.

This is an historic moment in time to buy the house of your dreams at a fraction of its cost. Furthermore, if you’ve ever been interested in investing or flipping distressed real estate, the amazing opportunities that exist right now to get serious skin in the game cannot be understated. That journey begins today, with you fixing your credit and chasing down the investment(s) of a lifetime.

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Happy Birthday to the Foreclosure.com Education Department, which celebrates its five-year anniversary this month (June 2012).

What started as an ambitious idea, considering the nationwide housing market was showing major signs of fracture back in 2007, has evolved into a tremendous resource that helps people learn to make serious cash investing in distressed real estate throughout the United States.

Whether it’s informational articles, online webinars, comprehensive training courses and even one-on-one mentoring, the Foreclosure.com education department has something for everyone.

Even if you’re just looking to land a great real estate deal, we tell you all about how to go about doing that on the cheap, too.

The June 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which honors the education department’s five-year anniversary. In that spirit, we’re going to talk in “fives” this month.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: Best Real Estate Investing Training Programs Of All Time
• Website Search Tips: Best Real Estate Investments Types For 2012
• Hot Off The Press: Top Current Programs For First-Time Home Buyers And Investors
• Our Success Stories: Dion Giannarelli — Foreclosure Market Attracts International Real Estate Investing Interest From ‘Down Under’
• Real Estate Tips: Top Five Best Real Estate Investing Secrets
• Deals of the Month: June Foreclosure Deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: Foreclosure.com’s Five-Year Real Estate Education Legacy

You’re just steps away from becoming a smashing real estate success … and we’re showing you how right here, right now.

Let’s get cracking!

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The real estate market is really heating up.

Indeed, the temperature is rising along with interest among first-time buyers and investors. It’s fantastic news for investors who’ve been sitting on properties, waiting for a better time to sell; however, it may not be the greatest news for the investors who got used to having all the time in the world to make their dream deals happen.

Those days are behind us. If you want to score a hot real estate deal, you have to act fast to beat out the competition. The key to coming out on top is being prepared and being proactive.

The May 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which is filled with several common-sense tactics for real estate investment preparation, as well as how Foreclosure.com can help improve your chances of landing the property of your dreams before someone else beats you to it.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: Custom Foreclosure Listings Email Alerts
• Website Search Tips: Find Best Foreclosure Deals Near You With One Click
• Hot Off The Press: Bank Of America Offers Help For Underwater Homes
• Our Success Stories: Kate Weissing — Foreclosure.com’s Fresh Perspective
• Real Estate Tips: Real Estate Tips: Be Prepared, Be Proactive
• Deals of the Month: May Foreclosure Deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: Find Real Estate Investing Mentor

Competition among real estate buyers and investors is heating up, which means that the days of waiting for the best deal to land in your lap are all but over. The good news is that you have the ability and resources to still score the deal of a lifetime.

And the competition won’t know what hit them.

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It wouldn’t be shocking if they are dead in the water. Life kind of — and often does — get in the way of making good on dreams and goals, especially when they’re not something that comes natural like cracking into real estate investing.

However, we’re here to pass along a friendly reminder that resolutions will only stick if you keep at them. And money investing in real estate investing can only be made, well, if you make the initial investment.

The good news is there (still) has never been a better time than right now to get in the game.

Short sales and foreclosures offer opportunities every which way you turn: For buyers, it can mean mega-profits, while for homeowners, it may be a way out of dire financial situations that have been holding them back.

The April 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which is loaded with all kinds of resources to get you, your credit and your distressed real estate investment career back on track.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: How To Fix Your Credit Yourself To Buy A House
• Website Search Tips: Rent-To-Own Homes A Step In The Right Direction
• Hot Off The Press: Bank Of America Mortgage To Lease Program Makes Waves
• Our Success Stories: South Florida Real Estate Investor Gives Back
• Real Estate Tips: Preforeclosures — New HARP 2.0 Guidelines Help More Underwater Homeowners
• Deals of the Month: April Foreclosure Deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: ‘Different’ Types Of Real Estate Investments

Right now, there is a virtually unlimited spring of opportunity just waiting to be seized by those proactive individuals who don’t let their resolutions rest.

Seize the moment now and don’t look back!

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The national mortgage crisis has certainly taken its toll on the United States economy.

From one coast to the other, the effects have been pervasive and far-reaching. People have lost their homes. Banks are now being held accountable for unfair foreclosures. Real estate investors, agents and brokers have been forced to change their tack or get lost in the shuffle.

But, it’s not all bad news.

First, the government has stepped up and is pledging to correct the flaws in the mortgage industry that allowed the mortgage crisis to occur in the first place. Second, ordinary people have a new and relatively low-risk way to invest their money and make a far greater return than with virtually any other investment of comparable risk. Distressed real estate can be bought at a fraction of market value, which means tremendous financial growth potential for investors.

In addition, investing in distressed real estate is the only way to reinvigorate the market and balance out supply and demand. Therefore, by getting involved you can not only make serious money, but also do your part to stabilize the economy.

The February 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which details the silver lining of the foreclosure mess, in particular, how you can make the best out of a bad situation.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: Foreclosure Knowledge is Power
• Website Search Tips: Know the Foreclosure Laws in Your State
• Hot Off The Press: Are you a Victim of Robo-signing? Upside-down on your mortgage?
• Our Success Stories: Tanya Monroe on Win-Win Investing
• Real Estate Tips: Preforeclosures — The Goldmine Everyone’s Forgotten
• Deals of the Month: February Foreclosure Deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: Momentus Momentum

This month, we’re talking about foreclosures and preforeclosures and what you need to know to get involved. Isn’t it about time your investments started paying off? Perhaps more important, isn’t about time you finally got in the game?

Stop dreaming, start profiting.

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If you aren’t as on track as you’d hoped, you are definitely not alone. Making big changes in your life can seem overwhelming, especially when it comes to your finances.

And getting overwhelmed throws many people off track.

Don’t let it happen to you! Now is the time to pursue your real estate investment goals and recommit to growing your wealth through foreclosures, short sales, bankruptcies, rent-to-own homes and more.

Yes, now is the time to recommit, but not only now. Success in life takes courage and perseverance. Recommit to your goals not just once or twice, but every single day. You’ll be amazed at the changes that come your way if only you can focus on your goals!

The January 2012 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which shows you you the way to a 2012 paved with real estate wealth.

Articles include:

• Site Feature Spotlight: 2012 scholarships for undergraduates
• Website Search Tips: Find foreclosures FREE!
• Hot Off The Press: Real Estate’s latest trend, rent-to-own homes
• Our Success Stories: James Gage on smart real estate investing
• Real Estate Tips: How to get started investing in real estate
• Deals of the Month: Hot foreclosure deals!
• Linda’s Learning Lane: Focus on Wealth

There has never been a more perfect time to invest in distressed real estate. The housing market is inundated with foreclosures and short sales. Interest rates are at all-time lows. Prices are at the lowest we are likely to see in this lifetime.

Don’t miss out on these tremendous opportunities!

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Foreclosure.com is extending Black Friday throughout the month of December!

We are so grateful for our newsletter readers and website visitors. We started Foreclosure.com more than a decade ago with the goal of making it the number one-ranked online destination for distressed property listings.

And here we are, 13 years later, thanking you for helping us make that vision a reality.

To commemorate the holiday season this year, we are excited to announce a treasure trove of our most generous money-saving opportunities ever, which we designed especially with you in mind. Enjoy extended free site membership, discounted foreclosure and short sale educational programs and much more.

As always, we also invite you to check out the myriad free tools available on our site to help make your foreclosure and short sale searches a success. It would be just silly to miss our free On Demand webinars, free foreclosure listing alerts and everything else that we offer at absolutely no charge.

The November 2011 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which will help you uncover the unbelievable wealth that might just be waiting for you right around the corner — literally — thanks to an unprecedented package of discounted resources.

We’ve never offered such an amazing bundle of deals and zero-cost learning opportunities to kickstart the real estate investment careers of our website visitors. So, take advantage of the free, money-saving offers that we are gifting to you this holiday season before it’s too late.

And well before all the New Year “resolutioners” flood the market.

To read this month’s free educational newsletter from Foreclosure.com and cash-in on our limited-time holiday offerings CLICK HERE.

That’s a real estate investing recipe for success more often than not, especially if you can discern between money pits and money makers. When it comes to flipping foreclosures, or even purchasing a discounted distressed property as a primary residence, it’s critical to spot the “diamond in the rough” before someone else beats you to it.

Distressed properties are often in less than tip-top shape, but it’s that shabby exterior that is concealing the massive opportunity for riches for those investors who know how to take advantage of great deals when they see them.

Spotting a diamond in the rough isn’t difficult, but it does take the right knowledge and an open mind. You need to be able to see past the unsightly condition of a home that has turned off other investors to determine if it is really worth your while.

The September 2011 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which shows you how to find and capitalize on those diamond-in-the-rough properties that are just waiting for an investor like you

Learn how to hone your detective skills to uncover these amazing deals before your competition does. The potential financial rewards will be well worth your time.

To read this month’s free educational newsletter from Foreclosure.com CLICK HERE.

Apps, smart phones, iPads and other innovations are all the rage these days. Real estate agents, sellers, buyers and investors are all taking advantage of the latest technology to expedite the marketing and sales of homes at seemingly every turn.

But with the competitive market flooded with so many products, services and short cuts, it can actually hamper your home search rather than make it smoother … and cheaper.

The August 2011 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which teaches you which technological gadgets are worth the effort of getting to know and how to put them to work so you can save time and make money faster.

We’re also very excited to tell you about a 100 percent free opportunity to learn all about integrating technology into your investment strategies quickly and easily. It’s a crash course in the essential technological tools that, when used correctly, promise to make a real difference in your bottom line.

Learn about the most innovative and intuitive technological tools that will make finding, purchasing and profiting from distressed properties easier than ever before.

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Potential real estate buyers who plan to apply for mortgages to finance their home purchases must have pristine credit reports … or as close as possible. Especially in today’s credit conscious environment — big banks and lenders that got burned with loosey-goosey credit restrictions from a few years ago can’t afford to make the same mistakes twice.

Literally.

The first step to a great credit score is understanding your credit report.

The June 2011 edition of Foreclosure.com’s free educational newsletter, “Investment Exchange,” is now available, which teaches you how to understand your credit report and your credit score and, more importantly, what to do if you don’t like what you see.

Repairing damaged credit isn’t impossible. It doesn’t even have to be difficult or complicated, as long as you have the right tools and the right education.

Learn easy-to-implement tips for boosting your credit, where to get free credit advice, how to put your best foot forward when applying for a mortgage and much more.

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