Why “Trading Up” Your House May Be Killing Your Financial Future
We often strive to live a little better. After all, it's the American Dream, isn't it? But sometimes living in that two-bedroom condo will give you an opportunity to save…
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Leon Yang
Holding Real Estate Assets Forever: An Investor’s Look at Benefits & Costs
I used to think once you own a piece of real estate, you should hold it forever. As many of you know, real estate offers quite a few benefits, including cash…
What a Failed Hedge Fund Can Teach Us About Risk in Real Estate
Some of you may or may not have heard of Long Term Capital Management, a hedge fund that imploded way back in 1998 despite its previous successes as well as…
The Lease Option: How I Creatively Structured a Deal With Very Little Down
Recently, I had a friend who came to me looking to sell her property because she is an out-of-state investor who just didn’t want to deal with the property anymore.…
The Pros and Cons of a Seller Financed Deal for Seller and Buyer
During the past month or so, I’ve been thinking about selling my fourplex in Las Vegas. The real estate market has been cooling down a bit, and I’ve been wanting…
My Experience With AirBNB in Hawaii
Many of you may have heard about AirBNB by now. For those who hasn’t, it is a website that essentially allow anyone to rent their room/house to others, mainly travelers,…
How To Leverage Credit Cards To Create A Cash Cushion In Real Estate
As a guy who prefers to buy properties seller financed, I have quite a few monthly payments that I have to make every month. As a result, there are a couple of…
Another Way to Use Real Estate Debt Wisely
What do you think of “debt?” More so in recent years, debt has been viewed as more of a “bad thing” than “good.” Examples such as sovereign countries being overrun…
Three Types of Real Estate Investors: Which Are You?
For those real estate investors who could not borrow from banks and are still looking to leverage their real estate investments, seller financing is a possible consideration. Quick review: in…
Potential Seller Financing Flipping Opportunity: What are the Options?
As you may have heard in my BiggerPockets Podcast episode, I am a big fan of seller financing and leveraging. My favorite way of buying real estate at the moment is via…
The Secret to Managing Real Estate Investments While Being Away
While I often advocate investing in your hometown, investing in real estate does not necessarily mean you are forever locked into that one place. I have heard many stories of…
How Buying a Seller Financed House Is Like Buying a Stock Option
Buying a seller financed house is very much like buying a stock option because of the nature of leverage. If done correctly, a leveraged buy can achieve tremendous profits. On…
How to Invest in a New Real Estate Market
A friend of mine recently asked me about how he should start going about when finding a market to invest in. As I answered him on how to approach the…
