The Keys to Real Estate Investing Success When most people decide that they want to start a real estate investing, they typically think that they need two things: 1. A house to fix up 2. Money to buy and fix up the house If that was all anyone needed to create real estate investing success, then there would probably be … Read More
Mobile Home Showrooms: What You Need To Know As A Mobile Home Investor
Mobile homes and manufactured homes offer investors a great deal of flexibility and affordability when it comes to generating profits and creating value between buyers and seller. In this week’s article we will be focusing on some of the benefits to touring your city’s local manufactured home builders, dealer showrooms, and mobile home repossession lots. Let’s first understand the difference … Read More
How to Skillfully Manage Margins When Deals Get Tight
As we all realign our business models to adapt to competitive home pricing and continued increases in building costs, it is more important than ever to know where we stand on each and every renovation we undertake. We continue to see a need to more closely manage every aspect of the rehab process, beginning with the initial inspection through the close … Read More
The (Totally Unfair) Secret Advantage of the 1% — and How to Level the Field
Want to know why the top 1% of Americans are super rich and why the gap keeps getting wider and wider between them and the rest of us? It’s because money is a competitive sport and they know the rules — and then they teach them to their children at an early age. That’s not fair. When I was growing … Read More
8 Killer Resources for Savvy Low-Budget Wholesalers!
In a recent article I discussed how I moved cross county and began my investing career in another state. I discussed in the article how to overcome uncertainty, adversity, and the power of positive affirmations. In the conclusion of that article I briefly stated that I was able to close 12 transactions in 18 months; I would like to pass on the tools … Read More
The Incredibly Simple (Free) App That’s Going to Revolutionize How You Manage Real Estate Projects Forever
Have you ever enjoyed dinner at a fabulous restaurant or experienced incredible customer service at a local store? What’s the first thing you want to do? If you are anything like me, you probably want to tell your friends all about it. We love to share stuff with others that we find awesome, useful, or interesting and today I’m excited to share … Read More
The Easy Way to Get Awesome Testimonials for Your Real Estate Website
As entrepreneurs, we are always on the lookout for ways to grow our businesses, but testimonials seem to be commonly overlooked. Third party testimonials are an incredibly powerful tool and a great way to help grow your business, establish your brand , increase credibility and leverage your past success. Work Smarter, Not Harder I was talking to a fellow Realtor … Read More
Opinion: Banking on Property Appreciation is Risky & Unwise
Hey there, BiggerPockets ! Over the years, I have looked at many Private Placement Memorandums and investment prospectus documents from those trying to raise money for investments. Many of them will show modest investor returns for the first 5 years. At the end of that period, they show a sale or refinance based on the property appreciating, creating a big … Read More
Investors: Start Considering Holiday Appreciation Gifts NOW
Can you believe that it’s November already? Now, I know it is still a tad bit early for this, but I am one of those people who loves Christmas, so I am already looking forward to getting all of the Christmas decorations out of the attic to display throughout the house. Unfortunately, one of my husband’s “house rules” is that … Read More
Opinion: Real Estate Success Isn’t About How Many Doors You Own
When I first started investing in real estate and connecting with other real estate investors, I didn’t really have a clear goal as to what I wanted out of real estate. I’d hear some people wanting 100 doors, other people wanting $5,000 a month in cash flow, or some people just wanting to add more zeros to their bank account. So, … Read More