Should You Pay Down Student Debt or Start Investing?
Is it better financially to pay off student loans as quickly as possible—or should you start building passive income instead through real estate investments? Get insight here.
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Sterling White
Should Landlords Consider Bartering and Doing Business With Tenants?
Let’s look at some common situations when landlords might work with renters beyond the typical landlord-tenant relationship. It can be beneficial, but it can also go disastrously wrong. Find out…
5 Reasons Single Family Investors Are Turning to Multifamily Apartments
More single family home investors appear to be graduating to the multifamily property space. Why is that? What’s drawing them to this niche?
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Case Study: How I Bought My First Apartment Building [With Pictures!]
After years of acquiring and investing in single family rentals, I finally made the leap into multifamily and purchased my first apartment building. Here's the breakdown of the purchase for…
5 Cold Calling Techniques That Really Work
Yes, cold calling still works. Sure, there are plenty of fancy digital marketing tools and creative funnels designed to generate real estate leads today, but cold calling remains one of…
The Difference Between “Rental Owner” and “Landlord”
Is being a real estate investor and being a landlord the same thing? Or are they two completely different roles? Knowing the distinction is incredibly important and can make all…
Why Is Getting Started in Real Estate So Hard?! (& How to Overcome 4 Common Barriers)
Getting started in real estate investing can seem so hard. This is why many put it off for such a long time despite knowing about the ways in which it…
5 Achievable Tasks for Real Estate Newbies Feeling Lost & Overwhelmed
There is so much information out there, a whole new lingo to learn, and many options to choose from. Here are some ways to overcome these challenges.
Single Family vs. Multifamily Rentals: Which Investment Is Right for You?
Is it better to invest in single family or multifamily rental properties? There are passionate advocates for both of these types of properties. How do they really stack up? What…
I Bought an 80-Unit Apartment Complex in a New Market—Here’s What I Learned
My company's latest acquisition was an 80-unit apartment complex. As I walk you through this multifamily property, I'm going to go over five lessons I learned from buying this real estate…
From Newbie to First Deal: What’s a Reasonable Timeline?
Time is incredibly valuable. The sooner you get started in real estate investing, the better in terms of how high you can go and how soon and long you’ll enjoy…
Why I’ll Never Fix and Flip Houses Again
Fixing and flipping houses looks cool on "reality" TV, but in actuality, many are finding that it isn’t nearly as profitable as what it is perceived to be. In fact,…
Tenants Bailed: Pursue an Eviction or Let It Go?
When tenants abandon a property, should you as the landlord just keep their deposit and move on or follow through with the eviction process? If you have rentals long enough,…
