It can make a lot of sense for a landlord to rent to tenants who qualify for Section 8, or government subsidized, housing. In California, the Section 8 program is sponsored by county governments an...
The allure of real estate investing is easy to grasp: It offers residual income, price appreciation, and the safety of owning a hard asset. I grew up living in a rental home and remember thinking h...
I love it when an agent or broker sends me a new potential flip opportunity. My face lights up, I feel the tingle of adrenaline coursing through me, and images of wealthy grandeur float through my ...
Home foreclosures may feel like a bad nightmare from the past — something you recall every so often, but you push the thought out of your mind the first chance you get. The housing crisis in 2008 w...
It has taken me a while to figure it out, but I have come to the realization that having an investment philosophy is hugely important. Like just about everyone else in the world, I had heard a lot ...
I really don’t like inspections. Well, I really just don’t like paying for an inspection, where if anything is actually wrong, I am told to “contact a qualifi...
Our world is massively leveraged. This is not only in total dollars, yen, yuan, or euros; but also in percentage of debt to income, tax revenue, and gross domestic product (GDP). I’m personally not...
Real estate can have a high barrier of entry because most deals require a lot of capital. This is a good thing for people who have cash because it reduces the amount of competition. However, this i...
Everyone wants a “deal.” Why wouldn’t you? The problem is that great “deals” are few and far between. Particularly in this age of information, with sites like Redfin and Zillow, any seller can look...
Mindset is a crucial part of being a successful real estate entrepreneur. I don’t care if you only buy one house or buy tens of millions of dollars of commercial buildings — you are going to be fac...