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...Expect to make less money - maybe a 15% to 20% return - but without that much less work. With a pre-foreclosure sale, your job is to convince the homeowner to make a deal for the house. Just keep in mind that this is a person who is in financial distress and likely swamped by other opportunists like you, not to mention attorneys and real estate agents, knocking at the door. Due diligence is just as important as when buying at auction, since a homeowner can hide unsavory details like the condition of the house, liens or unpaid taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boom in Foreclosure Investing | 8/31/2007 | See Source »

...ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th home run during his then record-breaking '98 season sold for $3 million, before the steroid suspicions clouded him. Due to Bonds' suspected steroid use, and the fact that he is one of the least liked players in baseball, a popular estimated sale price for your ball is $500,000. Seeing that difference, are you mad at Bonds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who'll Cash In on Bonds | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

...made a pre-game pact to split the profits from the sale of the ball, 51%-49%, with your friend Amir Kamal, who attended the game with you. Are you really going to stick with that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who'll Cash In on Bonds | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

...What's the minimum sale price for the ball that will make you happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who'll Cash In on Bonds | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

...couple of college-aged students browse for gifts for their professors. Most customers buy fossils for others, as gifts or bribes. After an initial rush, shopkeepers say, demand has leveled out, although their stores remain open. "It's normal to go a month or two without a sale, because there are so many other shops," says one dealer. But she didn't seem worried, explaining that selling just the occasional $300 petrified tree stump or $600 marine lizard will keep her business afloat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fossils Fuel a Chinese Boom | 8/27/2007 | See Source »

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