Finding the right mentor can easily mean the difference between success and failure. Here’s what one investor learned and would like to pass on so others don’t repeat her mistakes.

One of the biggest questions I hear is “How can I invest out-of-state? I hear the returns are much better, but how would I even start to do that?” Assuming you live anywhere other than in a hand...

Why do houses appreciate? It’s not because they get better with time because they most certainly don’t. They can actually get pretty worn out and require substantial repairs. So then what causes...

Real estate investing is hard! Wait, let me clarify. Real estate investing doesn’t require a college degree or a high IQ. Anyone can do it. Real estate investing is hard because there are so man...

I need money! You have money? Where’s money? I need money. We all need money! Although we are long since out of school, today I want to give you a pop quiz – an “exercise” if you will. I ...

You don’t need a fancy spreadsheet or finance degree to get a good first analysis of a property. Here’s how to evaluate potential real estate deals quickly and easily—with only a pen and something to write on!

To invest out-of-state or to not invest out-of-state? That is the question. You mean I might have to trust someone else to take care of my property? Have you lost your mind? ...

Depends. What do you want out to get out of them? I definitely see pros and cons to the Real Estate Investing Clubs that seem to be everywhere these days. For anyone wanting to join these...

Money. We buy rental properties because we want money, right? I do at least. I don’t know what you buy them for. If I want money, what has to not happen in a rental property? Vacan...

Absolutely not! Are you crazy? Ok, wait, that was a little rash. It’s kind of hard to yell about something without at least offering a justification for the statement. So I’m going to off...

Sometimes it just takes hearing a single sentence from someone to dramatically increase your success as an investor. You may hear it in a seminar, in a real estate club meeting, read it in a book, or maybe a friend or colleague says it in random conversation. But for whatever reason, that one sen...

Yes, you are welcome to call me Captain Obvious on this one. While I feel like this notion is extremely apparent, it actually wasn’t to me until recently. Therefore, I think it is worth addressi...