RSSAll Entries in the "Real Estate Investing" Category

What Can A Real Estate Investing Mentor Do For Me?

What Can A Real Estate Investing Mentor Do For Me?

When I was younger I used to think that having a coach or mentor was something only for athletes and the rich and famous. I also used to think that having a coach or mentor was a total waste of time and was for people who had no self discipline. After all let’s face it, [...]

Rentals 101: How to Cut Your Maintenance Costs by 25%

Rentals 101: How to Cut Your Maintenance Costs by 25%

By now, it’s pretty well known that current market conditions have made investing in long-term rentals more appealing than ever. If you buy a few rentals and then self-manage them, you’ll have several duties (other than cashing checks). One of the biggest is trying to keep your maintenance costs as low as possible.
The best way [...]

What is “CAP Rate” ?

What is “CAP Rate” ?

When you are looking at a commercial real estate deal you will hear terms such as “Cash on Cash return”, “Net Operating Income” or “NOI” and “CAP Rate.” 
If you are new to commercial real estate these terms may be foreign to you, so lets get you into the swing of things by teaching you [...]

The Secrets to Success

The Secrets to Success

I was speaking with one of my successful students last night. He and I were talking about success and how it is achieved.  He and I met two years ago at one of my conferences.  At the time he was a residential rehab contractor.  He and his brother came to my class to learn how [...]

Why Inflation Will Be Great for Manufactured Home Community Owners

Why Inflation Will Be Great for Manufactured Home Community Owners

With the price of oil nearing $100 a barrel, and other commodities heading up sharply, only a fool would not see the trend to a more inflationary environment in the U.S.. And despite the government’s attempts to stem the increases, clearly inflation will be the big news story right up to the elections in 2012. [...]

The Benefits of Owning a Mobile Home Park

The Benefits of Owning a Mobile Home Park

When you drive by a mobile home park, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the popular movie “8-Mile” starring Eminem? Or that article you read about the guy who kept sex slaves in his mobile home in Missouri? Or maybe you just recoil in horror – imagining what life would be [...]

How to Get All the Private Money You’ll Ever Need

How to Get All the Private Money You’ll Ever Need

There is a lot of information and even courses, seminars and boot camps out there on private money and I’m sure it’s because private money is one of the few sources where you can generate funds for your deals without having any previous credit, cash, income, job, debt ratio or anything like that. Private funds [...]

All the Ways to Fund Your Real Estate Deals

All the Ways to Fund Your Real Estate Deals

There are many ways to fund your real estate deals. In this article, I’ll discuss just a few but I have included all of the ways in my Ultimate Buying & Selling Machine! Home study course. Let’s take a look at a few of the ways.
Business Partnerships: One of the creative ways to fund your [...]

How to Start and Use a Database for Investing

How to Start and Use a Database for Investing

The most important aspect of succeeding in your business and being able to sell your properties fast will be your database. This is because to be able to sell your properties fast you must have ready, able and willing buyers to sell to. I say it’s much easier to find a house for a buyer [...]

Quality Versus Quantity in Real Estate Investing

Quality Versus Quantity in Real Estate Investing

I know a lot of people need to flip properties, whether it is wholesale or retail, to generate some cash to pay off some bills and to have money to enjoy life but as you get your cash flow needs taken care of and start to build your portfolio, I want you to remember that [...]

Investing In North Carolina

Investing In North Carolina

North Carolina real estate can offer investors a great deal of possibilities, whether you are a young person beginning a career in real estate investment or have been in the real estate investment business for quite some time. The state of North Carolina has so much to offer in terms [...]