Carnival of Real Estate Investing

That prescient groundhog from Pennsylvania got it right this year, at least in Utah, and the temperatures have risen, the snow has melted and construction on new homes is at full swing.

Welcome to this week's edition of the Carnival of Real Estate Investing. We have six entries worthy of comment.

Starting out, Brian Brady presents BAD LOANS: Buried In The Back Of The BreadBox posted at BloodhoundBlog. Quite frankly, it's not fair to "judge" entries when Brian is submitting because he is in a league of his own. If we had to call a winner, Brian would be it. Brian's article discusses the real impact of failed subprime loans to financial investors.

Please take a look at the other excellent entries this week -

Dan Harris presents Foreign Ownership Of Real Estate In China/China's New Forex Rules posted at China Law Blog. If buying property in the U.S. is getting too costly, take a look at China. Dan Harris explains how to buy investment property there the legal way.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents The Unconvential Way To Buy Or Sell A House: Online Auctions posted at The Digerati Life. SV Blogger writes about online auction sites as a way to sell a house. Builders across the country are using auctions with little or no success, but online auction sites might be a way to attract more eyeballs.

Victor Emeli presents Getting Money Out of a 1031 Exchange posted at Financial Freedom Through Real Estate. Victor's blurb states a way to get cash back from a 1031 exchange, the method investors use to defer taxes on investment properties.

Paul presents Housing Slump - Crisis or Opportunity? posted at ExtremePerspective. Paul's blurb suggests rising foreclosures present opportunities for real estate investors.

Nigel Swaby presents Real Estate Investing - A Wholesale Perspective posted at Salt Lake Real Estate Blog. Nigel's guest blogger, Byron Goates, writes about his personal real estate investing experience and strategy...some successful, some not.

That's it for this week's Carnival of Real Estate Investing. We hope you enjoy this spring. If spring hasn't struck where you live, we hope you'll see it soon. The next Carnival will be hosted at Bigger Pockets.