Category: General Real Estate

Is Crowdfunding the Future of Real Estate Investment?

August 1st, 2017
Since the Great Recession, crowdsourcing and the sharing economy have become increasingly popular, especially among younger people who were especially hard hit by the collapse. Millennials have been using crowdsourcing to fund artistic endeavors, art projects, and now -- real …Read more  »

Decide If You Want to Be Secure, Comfortable, or Rich

April 5th, 2017
Before you can become rich, you must decide whether you want to be secure, comfortable, or rich.  These are called core values, or the reasons you want to invest. The first reason most people invest is because they want to …Read more  »

How Trump's Presidency Could Impact Real Estate

November 15th, 2016
How will the real estate market be impacted by Donald Trump’s victory and Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress? Though Mr. Trump is a real estate man, his policy platform has been largely vague on real estate proposals.  Here are …Read more  »

What's Your One BIGGEST Real Estate Question?

January 19th, 2016
Children learn by asking questions.  Students learn by asking questions.  Investors learn by asking questions.  People who think that they know it all no longer ask questions – why should they? The most successful people in life never stop asking …Read more  »

The Most Expensive Real Estate Markets in the World

October 20th, 2015
The number of people considered to be 'High Net Worth' (those with assets of more than $30 million) is predicted to increase by 95,000 over the next ten years.  With this in mind, it is expected that a growing number …Read more  »

Do-it-Yourself (DIY) vs Turnkey Investing

October 6th, 2015
Regardless of where you choose to invest, there are two opposite ends of the investing spectrum when it comes to your involvement and required resources. DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY) Do-it-yourself real estate investing puts all the risk and responsibility squarely on your …Read more  »

How to Analyze Rental Properties On Your Phone

August 22nd, 2015
What has always fascinated me about real estate investors is how differently we analyze rental properties. While we all use (mostly) the same ratios and numbers, the sheer number of available calculators, spreadsheets and other analysis tools is incredible. And …Read more  »

FlipNerd.com Interviews Marco Santarelli  [Video]

January 25th, 2015
I was honored to be invited as a guest on the FlipNerd Real Estate Investing podcast show with host Mike Hambright.  (You can listen to the episode below.) Mike has a great podcast with lots of interesting guests, ideas and …Read more  »

Bloomberg Radio Guest Interview

September 15th, 2014
Once again, I was honored to be invited back as a guest on the Investing Coast-2-Coast radio show with Pete Asmus and Ivan Oberon. These two guys broadcast a great daily radio show and have a ton of fun doing …Read more  »