Real Estate
by Justin Pierce
| July 19, 2009
I was at an investor’s meeting not too long ago talking with a young, idealistic, newbie investor who brushed off one of my real estate suggestions and told me he was looking for passive income. He wanted -in short order- to work only 4 hours per week. Ahh, yes, the fabled four-hour workweek, I’ve heard of it so many times yet I’ve never actually known anybody who had one, not anybody making any money at least. I think it must be next to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
I admit, I’m going a little overboard with the pot of gold bit, but it’s for a much-needed theatrical effect. To be fair, real estate is like any business and there are some investors out there who have worked hard, became successful and were able to build a system that they could back away from a little and turn more operations responsibilities over to others. Make no mistake, however, it took a lot of work to build that system.
When they say passive income they are usually talking about rental properties. They tell you to go buy a property. Rent out said property to a tenant who pays the mortgage and expenses and you keep the difference. Easy right? Maybe if your Donald Trump and you start out with a million dollars to put down and pay management.
Lets analyze a more realistic scenario.
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Real Estate Investing
by Ryan Moeller
| July 15, 2009
First and Foremost when investing in real estate, you must find great deals; not good deals, but great deals with plenty of equity, cash flow and multiple exit strategies. These types of deals can withstand mistakes, surprises and worst case scenarios such as the recent bust, where home values dropped approximately 40% in some areas [...]
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