The Key to Massive Rewards in a Hot Market? Extracting Intrinsic Value
Imagine this scenario: It’s 2021. Everything and everyone around you is the same as when you went to bed last night. But you suddenly realize that prices on everything have…
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Struggling to Find a Stellar Contractor? Try These 9 Pro Tips
You don't have to settle for a contractor that doesn’t fit your needs. Given some time and research, you can easily find a contractor that can get the job done…
How to Renovate a House—Whether You’re Renting, Flipping, or Moving In
Whether you’re just diving into the world of fixer-uppers or plan to rehab a rundown old home for your own personal use, a whole-home renovation can be a daunting prospect.…
3 Reasons I Love Using Podio to Manage My Real Estate Business
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4 Steps to Supercharge Your Productivity With Scrum Project Management
What can be learned from the world of software development and applied to the business of real estate investing? More effective project management! One of the most overlooked and potentially frustrating areas…
3 Money & Time-Saving Services Investors Desperately Need From Their Wholesalers
Want to be a successful wholesaler? There is certainly room in the marketplace for wholesalers who understand the need to serve their customers. However, all too often wholesalers misinterpret their role…
Project Management 101: How to Effectively Coordinate Your Rehab Jobs
Even if you hire a general contractor, you will most likely need to do some project management in order to get your rehab jobs completed. Project management is half art…
Put to the Test: Are the 2%, 50% & 70% Rules REALLY Useful to Investors?
Real estate investor’s have come up with a lot of rules of thumb, most notably the 70%, 50%, and 2% rule. But how useful are these rules? Well, let’s put them…
If You’re Not Embarrassed by Your Offer, it’s Too High: Here’s Why
Although it seems like yesterday, it was September 1995 when I attempted to purchase my first real estate deal with none of my own money. I had just completed a…
Real Estate Investor Case Study: The Plumbing Problem that Kept on Giving…
We all enjoy gifts and/or people that “keep-on-giving”; however, in some instances, we want it to be done with as soon as possible. Unfortunately for me, I recently experienced an unfavorable “gift”…
The Hard Money Loan Funding Process: A Guide for Rehabbers
You spot a house that you would like to rehab or flip and decide make an offer. You plan on financing through a hard money lender, but haven’t yet done…
Rehabbers: Know the Warning Signs of Over-Improvement
Rehabbing or flipping is almost 100% art. There are very few hard and fast rules. The goal, like in any business, is to maximize profit. Many times I have quoted…
Hard Money Buying Worksheet
I have the worksheet I use of a ‘quick and dirty’ hard money purchase analysis and I thought I’d share it with you…download here! First if you don’t know much…
