Category: Getting Started

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  »

When people ask, "Is it still a good idea to buy real estate now?", there are often two underlying problems.  First, is a loss of direction.  Second, "The Stock Market Mentality."  Put simply, in the stock market, timing is all …Read more  »

Ever try typing your address into Zillow.com and wonder how the heck they value your home at $30,000 less than your neighbor’s that is smaller?  Or type your address into Trulia.com and find it is $40,000 more than Zillow’s estimate? …Read more  »

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  »

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  »

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University recently released their 2015 State of the Nation’s Housing report.  The report concentrated on the challenges renters in this country are facing because of the diminishing supply of quality rental units …Read more  »

We’re excited to announce the launch of our highly anticipated new podcast: Passive Real Estate Investing. This is the show where BUSY PEOPLE like you learn how to build substantial passive income, while creating wealth for the long-term. Take the …Read more  »

As real estate investors we need tenants to occupy our rental properties so that we continue to receive the cash-flow we love each and every month.  Many of us rely on our property managers to market and advertise the property, …Read more  »

Classifying a neighborhood by "type", or what many investors refer to as a "grade", is typically nothing more than a subjective description.  Although most people will have a general idea of what is being referred to, in my experience it …Read more  »