There is a hidden secret to flipping houses that only the most experienced real estate investors know anything about. You're about to discover what most people will never know about flipping houses. I never read about this in a book. I never saw it on a house flipping tv show. This game changing lesson was revealed to me through the real world of real estate. It started out as a hunch after flipping houses myself and then it became more clear to me after coaching and mentoring investors from all … [Read more...]
There Are No Short Cuts In The Real Estate Investing Industry
October 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a real estate entrepreneur, this is a story that I feel needs to be shared. It hits very close to home and includes some of my early missteps in building our brand. Ultimately, it is about sharing with the rest of the real estate world that in business, as in life, there are no short cuts. If we allow ourselves to get seduced by the lure of short cuts and the peddlers of promises like “I can help you” for a fee, well, I‘ll share the information and let you see how that ends.What … [Read more...]
Private Lending: Pros and Cons
October 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Private Lending: Pros and Cons One of my investors called me up today and told me he had decided he was ready to get into the lending business. He had already purchased a number of properties over the last year or so and was ready to diversify his real estate investing strategy. Part of his decision making process had to do with the tedious financing process he had experienced when buying a property a few months prior, but I think most of the decision had to do with a desire to branch out … [Read more...]
The Power of Appreciation and Leverage: Boost Your Real Estate Returns
September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Power of Appreciation and Leverage: Boost Your Real Estate Returns If you’ve read any of my blogs on BiggerPockets, http://www.biggerpockets.com, you’ve probably noticed that I am a believer in real estate appreciation. Yes, real estate can and has lost value in recent years; but over time, real estate generally increases in value. This is especially true if you happen to time the market effectively. I have not been shy about the fact that I believe now is a very good time to buy … [Read more...]
Best Real Estate Investing Book Ever Written
September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Perhaps I am a bit bias when I claim that my new book, "How to be a Real Estate Investor," is the best real estate investing book ever written. This is the book I wish I would have read (I wish it would have been written) when I first got started investing in real estate. It provides a complete picture of how to become a successful real estate investor in today's market and covers all aspects of investing, from the more traditional techniques all the way to the most advanced creative strategies. … [Read more...]
So You Want to be a Full Time Real Estate Investor?
August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So You Want to be a Full Time Real Estate Investor? Reading Michael Zuber’s post the other day got me thinking back to the days when I was a newbie investor and still had a full time day job. My weekends were pretty full also, as well as many of my nights after work. My wife and I worked very hard, buying and rehabbing properties, dealing with tenants, raising and saving capital. Heck, I even cut all the yards for a while. However, we worked so hard because we had a goal.That goal was … [Read more...]
Real Estate Investors: What If Property Values Don’t Increase?
August 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Real Estate Investors: What If Property Values Don’t Increase? Property values always go up.Or at least that’s what people believed.For years, values have consistently climbed higher and higher at an average rate of around 5% per year. Real estate investors rely heavily on price appreciation to maximize their investment for the future. I know that I personally hope my properties will continue to climb in value for many years and I’ll be able to retire before I hit thirty-five.But what … [Read more...]
5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate Entrepreneur
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate EntrepreneurI am an admitted bookworm who loves to read anything I can get my hands on. My children are in awe of my library and are always asking me to point out which books are on history, which are on the presidents, which books are the classics and which ones are on real estate. My oldest is right at the point where a Kindle sounds like a whole lot more fun than an actual book itself. So far I have not given in and I continue to remind him … [Read more...]
Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur And The Pitfalls Along The Way
February 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur And The Pitfalls Along The Way In today’s real estate environment, where there is clearly a trail of destruction from poor lending practices to poor borrowing practices to out-right fraud, there are also the seeds for new growth and new opportunity for those that are willing to tackle the obstacles that come from such a challenging landscape. Now is a great time to lie out a few pitfalls and potholes that can slow your progress as a real estate … [Read more...]
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