Being a successful real estate investor is much harder than you may think. Almost every new investor realizes the importance of hard work and sacrifice but few are willing to put their money where their mouth is. The successful investors you see on TV have often struggled and sacrificed for years before they got to […]
As a real estate investor you are the maker of your destiny. There are no corporate rules or red tape holding you back from where you want to go. Your success is often determined by how efficiently and intelligently you work. With this comes great responsibility. You do not have a paycheck waiting for you […]
The end of the year is always a tricky time to get work done. There is tendency for many to coast from just after Halloween until New Years. Between the change of season, Thanksgiving, fewer hours of daylight and Christmas approaching it can be difficult to focus on your business. During this stretch you can […]
Pulling off a successful rehab is not as easy as it looks. You need to juggle many different things right from the start of the transaction. If you drop the ball in just one area it can be difficult to recover. Regardless of your experience level there are a handful of core items that can […]
Are you ready to become a first-time homebuyer? First-time homebuyers are the backbone of the purchase market. For as well as the real estate market has recovered in recent years it has yet to fully hit its stride. The main reason for this is because of a lack of first time homebuyer participation. When the […]
In the real estate investing business it takes more than desire and hard work to be successful. Almost every investor you come across shares an equal amount of passion for the business. What you will find is that it those investors who view real estate as a business are the ones that can survive in […]
Good tenants are the key to any successful rental property. You can have everything else in place but if your tenants are poor it won’t make a difference. Most landlords understand the importance of tenant screening but aren’t sure exactly what to look for. On every rental application there are a few things that should […]
There are distractions everywhere in business. The best real estate investors are the ones who know how to avoid distractions and remain focused on their tasks. As obvious as this may be it is often easier said than done. When you are just starting out in real estate you spend much of your day alone. […]
In real estate it is more common to remember your failures than your success. Almost every investor has a horror story about a deal that fell through or a tenant that caused problems but rarely do we remember all the home runs we may have hit. This is partially due to the pain that negative […]
Your real estate transaction starts with the financing. How and where you finance your deal usually determines the type of property, the market and what you end up paying for it. It is the centerpiece for which everything else revolves around. In today’s real estate world there are more sources for financing than ever before. […]