This is a typical scenario. You decide to become a real estate investor, specifically a house flipper. You read a few books, learn all about the steps a flipper should do, and then start systematically attacking those tasks one by one. This is an ambitious plan and anyone should be commended for trying it. Earning […]

Personal resilience begins at home when planning for recovery Each year, communities across the country endure a wide variety of natural and man-made disasters that cause scores of individuals and families to lose their homes and personal property. Whether it’s a major disaster like a tornado, wildfire, or hurricane, or a smaller, everyday event like […]

You are probably wondering why you would want to sell your home to a real estate investor instead of listing your home with a real estate agent or selling it yourself. There are many very good reasons why you should consider selling to a real estate investor. I’ll share with you a few different options […]

Non-Performing Notes (NPN) are a great way to invest in Real Estate, without getting dirty or dealing with toilets, termites or tenants. It involves buying the delinquent mortgage and note from a bank, hedge fund, or its current owner. Now you are the bank, and no one calls the bank if the toilet is clogged, […]

Let’s say you are a property management company dealing with individual residential units and multi-family community rentals and asset management. Their property managers and leasing agents manage over 3,000 units and over 400 are available for rent. Your administrators, agents, and/or managers spend hours each week manually uploading your listings to MLS, Rentals.com, Apartments.com, Zillow.com, […]

Driving to your local video game store has become a thing of the past. I’m sure most of you already know that online DVD rentals have become more and more popular in recent years. You will now see that most of your game rentals are done online. Why is online rental going to be more […]

Many of you email me with really good questions and I thought I’d share my answers with you all… I’ve heard the MARKET is changing and TAKING LOANS is harder… although I think owning is better than renting. Any suggestion? Great question, and such a hot topic! 1-Buy a property that you can see yourself […]

Finding the best foreclosure listings is not difficult. They are widely available online. The best companies provide a wide range of useful information in addition to all the data you’d expect. They also enable advanced search capabilities within their databases to facilitate rating, sorting, and downloading. You may be surprised, but access to the best […]

Investors buy investment properties for a variety of reasons. Some buy for cash flow and/or future appreciation (sometimes referred to as “buy and hold”) and some buy to rehab and resell for immediate profit (commonly referred to as “trading”). In this article, I will discuss how to appraise a property that is being considered for […]

Above ground pools are usually made from kits that come in a big box and cost a lot of money. There is a much cheaper way to install a small above ground pool than buying an expensive steel framed model that will eventually rust, even if it was galvanized to begin with. The other problem […]