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…
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Andrew Syrios
Want to Land Deals? Better Stand Out in a Sea of Yellow Letters! Here’s How.
I’ve gotten really into Timothy Ferris’ podcast as of late (in addition to, not instead of, the BiggerPockets Podcast, of course). And I found myself thoroughly enamored by his discussion…
How to Buy a Profitable 4-Plex Deal: An Investor’s Step-by-Step Case Study
So last week, I talked about how we purchased a package of 97 houses all at once. Let me follow that up by letting you know how we purchased a…
How I Purchased 97 Properties at Once (& What I Learned From This MASSIVE Deal)
It was a cold, dark evening as the moon crept behind the horizon and a bitter wind whipped through empty streets. OK, I’ll drop the melodrama. It was actually sometime in late…
Newbies: Getting Discouraged Early On? Here’s How to Rekindle Your Passion!
Many a new real estate investor jumps into the endeavor with much passion and excitement, only to come to the stark realization that real estate investment is not the get-rich-quick…
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…
5 Invaluable Lessons I Learned From My Worst Real Estate Deal Disaster
Last week I told a happy-go lucky, sunshine-and-puppies story about real estate success in multifamily investing. Unfortunately, not all such stories have happy endings. So this week we will embark down…
From Listing to Closing: The Step-by-Step Process I Used to Buy a 32-Unit Apartment
I have often found that one of the best ways to learn is to look at a concrete case study. Hopefully, a step-by-step retelling of how we recently purchased a…
The Quick Guide to Hiring For Entrepreneurs: How to On Board Quality Team Members
At some point in your business, you will reach the point where you can no longer do everything yourself and will arrive at that dreaded spot when you actually need to…
Student Housing: What Investors Should Know About Pros, Cons & Profitability
Student housing can be one of the most profitable niches of buy and hold real estate around. In fact, it’s how my father got started in real estate. Back in…
The Investor’s Guide to Finding Profitable Deals on the MLS
When I first started in real estate back in 2005, the common wisdom was there were no deals to be found worth buying on the MLS. This was partially because I…
If You Ever Hope to Reach Financial Freedom, Master This Concept
There is one major prerequisite to becoming a successful real estate investor or entrepreneur that any aspiring person must master. That prerequisite is the deferral of gratification. Namely, to live below…
5 Items Investors Overlook When Performing Due Diligence
Due diligence is one of the most important things to master when it comes to real estate investment, yet it’s often one of the things that’s most neglected. It’s boring and no…
