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  You’ve probably been hemming and hawing about making your next career move and starting an independently owned and operated real estate investment business for some time now. There are lots of perks. You get to be your own boss, make a difference in your community, and you can place yourself in a good financial position for retirement. I’m

  I am one of those people who learn by doing. Before I became a full-time real estate investor, my career path led me to a company that required a working knowledge of a computer language. I needed the job, so before going on the initial interview, I plowed through all the internet tutorials I

  If you’ve never had a panini from Rybrew on Girard, you’re missing out. It’s one of my favorite spots to grab a quick bite when I’m visiting my friend and fellow investor, Andrew, over in Brewerytown, and their New York sandwich is something else. Andy is something else, too. He learned how to invest in

The other day, I ran into an old friend. While we were catching up, he mentioned that he was thinking about buying and renovating property as an investment here in Brooklyn. He wanted to rent it out and create a long-term cash flow for his upcoming retirement. But he expressed feelings of unease as he

  My earliest memory of Philadelphia dates back to bus trips taken with my Dad to see baseball games at Veterans Stadium on Broad and Market. In the early 70s, I was fortunate enough to see Hank Aaron play against the Phillies with the Atlanta Braves. The longstanding all-time home run leader was near the

  You’ve been thinking of quitting your corporate job and starting a real estate investment business. You’ve been mulling this over for years, in fact. The only thing that’s stopped you from taking the plunge thus far is not knowing if you’ve got what it takes to become a real estate investor–especially with your limited knowledge and experience–and

  On my last vacation with the family, I found myself catching up with my former colleague, Ron, who happened to be at the same hotel. He was on a much-needed break from his desk job back at home and was spending his free time researching the ways he could break out on his own.

  We’ve all heard those horror stories involving a tenant who lingers in a property for months, digging in their heels and slowing the eviction process as much as humanly possible. My own personal nightmare began with a seemingly very nice family who every month experienced some kind of financial crisis. At first, I was

I like to think it wasn’t that long ago that I got curious about becoming an investor, when I started reading books on real estate investing, attending weekend introduction seminars, and chatting up anyone I could find on residential construction sites. Although it’s somewhat embarrassing to admit now, in the beginning, I was just looking to

  Setting up an efficient workflow, from lead generation to the closing table, is absolutely essential for becoming a successful real estate investor. Many investors still use just good old fashioned Excel and` QuickBooks to track their leads and evaluate potential properties to buy. Others realize that they need more than that and try to