The IRS Hit Me With a $10,000 Penalty — and It Could Happen to You, Too!
I’m not sure I had ever been that scared in my life… …and it all started with a simple LLC! Despite being a letter from the government, it was clear…
Managing & Scaling
The Dirty Truth About Property Management Only Experience Will Teach You
Oh, property management — such a love/hate concept. On one hand, I absolutely love you because you are the reason I don’t have to spend any time (or brain power)…
What Real Estate Investors Can Learn From ALDI’s Clever Business Model
Most grocers have gone bigger and bigger, with Super Targets and Walmart Supercenters that expand across the horizon as far as the eye can see. I’m sure you’re familiar with Costco,…
10 Simple Actions to Substantially Build Your Network — Starting Today!
Cultivating a network of professional contacts is arguably one of the best things you can do for your business — and for yourself. Working in real estate, my sphere of…
How to Scale Your Wholesaling Business to 120+ Properties Per Year
When it comes to aspiring wholesalers, it seems that the common “benchmark” of success is being able to buy and sell 10 properties a month. At 120 properties a year,…
How to Create Your Own Handwritten Font For Free (For Direct Mail Marketing)
Have you ever received a nice, handwritten letter from a friend or family member? Of course you have! My guess is that you DIDN’T throw it away without reading it.…
Blogger Roundup: 22 Books to Make You Better at Investing, Business & Life
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” — Oscar Wilde As the BiggerPockets Blog editor, it’s…
4 Powerful Ways Real Estate Can Make You a Millionaire
Sometimes a team can accomplish far more than a group of lone individuals. For example, cyclists in the Tour de France take turns riding at the front of their group,…
What Real Estate Investors Can Learn From the Meteoric Rise of QuikTrip
Some of you outside the Midwest may not have heard of QuikTrip, but you probably will soon enough. The rapidly expanding convenience store chain is now in eleven states, has just…
Case Study: My Latest Deal Proves the 70% Rule Doesn’t Always Work
This is a case study from an area of Fort Worth known as Como. What makes this area incredibly unique is the parts of the city that are dilapidated and filled…
6 Tips to Help Keep Your Emotions in Check When Investing in Real Estate
As seasoned real estate investors we can typically grasp if a local real estate opportunity is a "good deal". However during the course of your due diligence and pre-closing process…
4 Reasons to LOVE Owning Real Property (Over Stocks, REITS & Notes)
How many times have you seen people ask whether it’s better to invest in real estate or stocks/mutual funds? What about investing in a REIT versus a rental property? What…
Getting Started with Real Estate Investing: An Interview with My Real Estate Mentor
Despite what you might think, I was not born knowing how to invest in real estate. I know, I know. Shocking, right? Of course, no one knows how to invest…
