Partnering With a Friend: Yeah or Nah?
Partnering up can be a great thing in real estate. You can partner with others for a short time on specific deals. Or you can align investments with others for…
Managing & Scaling
My Favorite Rent Collection Method (Shocker—It’s Not Electronic)
I love technology, and finding new and more streamlined ways to use it to do everyday tasks is fun for me. So, it may surprise you that my rent collection…
The Biggest Mistake I Made as a First-Time Landlord
This one's probably not going to be too much of a shocker to too many people. What's the biggest mistake I made when I first started out as a landlord?…
What 9 Pro Real Estate Investors Wish They’d Known When Starting Out
Real estate comes with a risk: mistakes are expensive, because properties are expensive. But you don’t have to learn by making your own mistakes—learn from other investors’ expensive mistakes instead!…
The Rise of Vacation Rentals: Which Investors Are Thriving?
Vacation rentals are a new disruptive category of real estate investments that may produce higher returns than single family homes or small multifamily homes. What's driven its rapid emergence? And…
Warren Buffett’s Shocking Advice: How to Avoid the Next Real Estate Tsunami
Animals can seemingly sense a tsunami coming and react accordingly. Humans cannot. What does this have to do with real estate investing? And how does it relate to Warren Buffett's…
6 Insider Tips to Fill Rental Vacancies
Discover how you can generate interest among prospective renters, secure trustworthy tenants, and quickly fill rental vacancies, so your properties will remain profitable.
Real Estate Leads: How Much Do You Really Need to Follow Up?
How much should you follow up with real estate leads? From what I’ve seen, the follow up makes or breaks investors' success. Whoever is the best at follow up will…
How to Use Partnerships to Move Your Real Estate Business Ahead Faster & Further
Ever heard you should focus on your strengths and outsource those tasks you're not so good at? Learn how a partnership can superpower your business here!
4 Must-Haves When Investing in Out-of-State Rental Deals
Some investors decide to invest out of the state they actually live in. Many go that route because their hometown area is too expensive. They'd rather buy in a place…
The Compleat Tenant Screening Process: The Application
The whole point of screening tenants is to identify prospects who can reliably pay rent—in theory, at least. Up your odds of finding these gems with a well-crafted application, which…
The Part-Time Investor’s Guide to Truly Passive Rental Income
For a source of "passive" income, rentals can be a whole lot of work. How can part-time landlords and rental investors make their rental income more passive? Here are five…
25 Crucial Clauses Landlords Need for a Highly Enforceable Lease
The reason we need to add "be a decent human being" clauses into our leases is because not everyone is. To protect ourselves as landlords, we need to ensure even…
