Podcast Episode #47: Best Opportunities in 2020 for Real Estate Investing

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Finding a Contractor via Referrals

Getting a solid referral is the most obvious and easiest way to find contractors. In your search for a good contractor, start by trying to secure referrals from investors and friends. You want somebody you know and trust who has had a positive experience with a particular contractor. That in itself is worth a lot! […]

Food for Thought When Partnering or Joint Venturing

While everything that you have read or heard is vitally important to your success in partnerships, here are some of the takeaways that are especially critical. Don’t let fear get in the way of exploring potential partnership deals. Remember, your wealth is determined by the average sum of the five people with whom you most […]

How to Evaluate a Property’s Value in Today’s Market

Figuring out the real value of a property can be difficult.  The comparable sales method is the most commonly used — and still the most accurate one — to determine the value of single-family homes, condominiums and smaller rental buildings (two to four units).   Start by researching information about sold properties on your local government websites for […]

7 Things that Landlords Would like their Tenants to Know

As landlords, we deal with our renters day in and day out. Some are easier to deal with than others and admittedly some of us are better communicators that other investment property owners. I wrote this article, not just for tenants but for those of you that own rental properties. This article is really pointed […]

Getting Real Estate Leads by Using the Internet

In order to keep up with the times and technology, the serious real estate investor should consider using the internet as part of their marketing arsenal. There are literally dozens of ways in order to accomplish this on the internet. I’m going to cover 10 ways (which is just scratching the surface) in order to […]

Looking for Deals? Stop Whining and Get Back to Basics!

Currently, we tend to rely on technology, a great deal. We rely on it in our personal and business lives, and it dictates much of how we live our lives nowadays. The problem is that when it comes to business we are dealing with people. The fact is that people haven’t really changed all that […]

All About Lien Waivers

An investor recently said to me, “I am nearing the end of a five-month rehab that was a nightmare. I never used partial lien waivers, but I still owe a big fat final check. Should I and could I get a final lien waiver”? I said “absolutely.” Many investors have said, “Well if I didn’t […]

7 Tips for Creating a Great Elevator Pitch for Your Real Estate Business

An “Elevator Pitch” is defined in the dictionary as “a succinct and persuasive sales pitch. Too many business people spend way too much time overexplaining who they are and the what’s and why’s of their business. Their explanations often aren’t complete or clear and don’t really define them personally and their business specifics. The term […]

5 Super Tips to Successfully Wholesale Properties

Wholesaling is a simple concept, but most investors don’t succeed because they fail to educate themselves enough to pull one off.  Wholesaling is simply tying up a deal, then reselling it to another investor for a fee or profit.  But, as they say, “The devil is in the details”. Here are 5 super practical tips for […]