The Secret to Buying Houses – Special Halloween Edition

The national media has recently created quite a FRIGHT amongst most real estate investors with all of their doom and gloom news about the national real estate market. They make it seem as if now is the time to stay away from real estate investing all together. The truth is, due to the enormous increase…

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How to Avoid Getting “Screwed Over” by Contractors

This following is provided by Kevin Smith, a licensed inspector who has completed over 175 rehabs and 9,000 inspections. Probably the best thing you can do with contractors is get referrals from people you know. And ask what kind of work they have done for them. The second thing is to figure out what you…

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3 Tips for Getting Started in Multi-Family Investing

The following is an excerpt from The Vault, which contains a series of interviews with the top investors in the country. This excerpt is from the interview with a multi-family investor who has added over $1 Million to his net worth and $5,000 to $10,000 to his monthly cash flow in less than 3 years….

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The Graduate

Big news! After 8 weeks of intensive study, my dog Rocky has graduated from doggie school! I’m so proud of him. Doggie school has really turned him into a new dog. Here are some pictures from his pre-doggie school days… Rocky barking at me… Rocky growling at me… Rocky pooping all over the house… And now!……

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A Quick Way to Make Your Short Sales Easier & More Profitable

Want more success with your short sale deals? Then read on.  One thing that has really helped my staff and me in doing short sales is working with the right lenders. Early on, we started keeping track of the different lenders on a spreadsheet. We noted which lenders were accepting our short sale offers and…

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