About

Several years ago, Greg Parham, real estate attorney and founder of Vista Title Company in Colorado, began meeting with small groups of real estate investors to help them structure their more complex deals. These informal gatherings quickly evolved into monthly meetings where Greg taught investors the details involved in closing unique investor transactions, such as subject to sales, wrap around deeds of trust, foreclosure redemptions, etc. The trainings are designed to compliment the valuable education that investors have already obtained from experience, books, or formal investment seminars. Greg explains:

My primary goal with each Investor Advantage training is to bridge the gap between the techniques and concepts that investors learn in comprehensive investing seminars and boot camps with the practical knowledge necessary to actually close their deals. Many of the creative deal structures that investors learn from various seminars and classes are extremely useful, but the investor needs to know the actual mechanics necessary for the title company to close the transaction. I want investors to know what must be done to set up their transactions correctly for a smooth and successful closing. Without the closing, they don’t get paid.

The Investor Advantage website was launched with one purpose in mind – to assist serious real estate investors with valuable information and tools to close more transactions. In addition to training resources, the site offers specialized tools for investors.

  • Our HUD-1 Generator gives you the freedom to create custom settlement statements in seconds. Since all the data is stored you can easily revise the statements over and over again without having to key in all the information each time. This is the perfect settlement statement tool for short sale investors.
  • Closing Education. Investor Advantage regularly hosts practical, nuts and bolts training on closing unique investor transactions. These trainings are designed to compliment training that investors might receive at comprehensive investor seminars and boot camps. You need to know the mechanics necessary to close a complex transaction. In addition to live trainings, Investor Advantage subscribers have access to podcasts of every Investor Advantage seminar. Download and listen to each presentation at your leisure.
  • Full Property Reports. Our reports go way beyond the typical Owner and Encumbrance reports that only identify the title owner’s mortgages. The Full Property Report provides a written report as well as copies of the vesting deed, all deeds of trust, recorded judgments, recorded tax liens, recorded HOA liens, recorded foreclosure notices, any bankruptcy filings of the owner, and an official transcript of taxes.
  • Forms library. Looking for a form for your transaction such as a power of attorney, warranty deed, or statement of authority? Download free forms from our library that are specific to your needs.
  • Investor Advantage Newsletter. Keeping up to date on the market, deal structure techniques, laws, and other local news concerning real estate investing is critical. Subscribers to Investor Advantage receive regular newsletters via email and can also access them on the IA website.
  • Greg’s Blog. Do you have a specific question about closing a particular real estate transaction? Chances are, you’re not the only one. In his weekly blog, real estate attorney and founder of Vista Title Company, Greg Parham, will address some of the common day-to-day questions on complex transactions.