http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/1525/user BiggerPockets Alan Brymer Articles http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/23 When I first began investing in real estate, I was 22 years old. I heard about the tax-saving benefits of Roth IRAs, but figured, "Why invest for retirement if I need cash to do deals today?" Below are 4 good reasons why it makes sense, even in your tender years. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/23 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/227 The good old days of doing business on a handshake have gone so far away that the Hubble telescope couldn’t find them. Even at my tender age, I have witnessed enough legal action resulting from deals gone awry, sellers-turned-psycho, and downright skullduggery to make even the most hardened investor’s blood curdle. And the heat of the battle takes place, unfortunately, in one of the best arenas to make an honest living in real estate—pre-foreclosure investing. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/227 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/228 Businesses, like real estate, can be planned, built, finished, and sold for a profit. Unfortunately, though, no one will buy your investment company and pay you several times your current yearly profits, as they would other businesses. So, you’ll never sell your real estate business, so you might as well automate it. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/228 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/229 Money and time have a few things in common. Both are required to be successful in real estate, but everyone’s personal supply of both has its limits. Fortunately, you can use OPT (Other People’s Time) in real estate just as you can use OPM (Other People’s Money) in order to do more deals and avoid being a slave to your business. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/229 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/230 Having an assistant is one of the best investments you’ll make as a real estate entrepreneur. It requires an small investment of your money and also your time. But in exchange, a good assistant will save you countless hours help you to generate ten times more money than you are paying. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/230 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/574 I’ve witnessed an interesting process as I’ve renovated dozens of houses over the years, that I’ve named “The Contractor Cycle.” This article covers how great contractors will degenerate over time into giving poor results if not consistently held accountable. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/574