Category: Getting Started

We know Zestimates aren’t exactly accurate, but new real estate investors rely on those numbers all too often. Zillow states on its website that it is a "useful starting point" to assist home-buyers with valuing real estate properties.  Some real …Read more  »

A recent survey by Visio Lending found that real estate investors are optimistic about the next year of investing. With home prices rising and foreclosures decreasing, investors are adjusting their strategies for buying investment properties by searching further from home …Read more  »

In this episode we talk to Joel Grasmeyer, a real estate investor, engineer, and entrepreneur who started PropertyTracker.com in 2004 to create user-friendly, yet powerful tools for real estate analysis. Some of the topics we discuss include: (more…)

In most areas of the country, homeownership costs more than renting.  Many economists with calculators claim the opposite, but the calculations and conclusions are often highly misleading.  As is often the case, the devil is in the details. We recently …Read more  »

In this episode we talk to Aaron Chapman, an 18 year veteran in the mortgage industry with a focus on real estate investors. Some of the topics we discuss include: The investor’s mindset and why that’s important. The landscape of …Read more  »

Landlords keep cranking up rents, with annual increases far outpacing price growth elsewhere in the economy, according to recent data released this summer. Rents in May were up 3.5% from a year earlier, while a gauge for overall consumer prices …Read more  »

In this episode we take a look at Kansas City, MO and why it’s such a great market for real estate investors.  Most investors are not even aware of the incredible opportunities available to them there.  So we’ll dive in …Read more  »

In part one of 7 Steps for Picking a Strong Real Estate Market we discussed the first four litmus tests required for investing in a suitable market.  In this second part we will cover the last three tests to consider …Read more  »

The number one problem most real estate investors face today is knowing “how to protect” not “what to protect.”  Caught between attorneys, tax professionals, and self-proclaimed gurus, the average real estate investor finds himself awash in the quagmire of information …Read more  »