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  My friend, Adam, came to me recently with questions about using hard money for buying his first investment property. He’d been wanting to start house flipping houses for some time but wasn’t sure he’d qualify for financing through a traditional lender like a bank or credit union. He had no idea how hard money worked, only […]

  It wasn’t long after giving a talk on buying investment property in Florida over at the Marriott on Westshore that a few attendees followed up with questions via email. I wasn’t surprised. It happens every time I speak on the subject of real estate investing, whether it’s here in Tampa or across the bay in St. […]

  Not long after moving out of state to try her hand at the restaurant business near Washington D.C., Jula found herself closing up shop and heading back home to Georgia. Coming back to Atlanta to start a real estate investing company from scratch, however, was intimidating—especially since Jula didn’t feel as familiar with the local […]

  It’s no surprise that California is a wonderful place for real estate investors. There’s a niche for every type of real estate business there, and the state’s market is so large that the sky’s the limit when it comes to expansion opportunities. For me, California is the place where I cut my teeth on […]

  A hand went up at the seminar. “I don’t have any experience. How can I start investing in California real estate?” “Well, not like me,” I joked. “The California real estate market is unique. First, you need to do your research. Then, you need to decide where you want to invest.” I started my […]

  While the government’s foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance program provided relief to many homeowners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it created an unprecedented situation: historically high numbers of seriously delinquent loans and historically low levels of foreclosure activity. Despite this skew in data, Illinois still ranked #2 on the list of highest foreclosure rates, […]

  I seem to run into new and wanna-be real estate investors almost everywhere I turn. Just last weekend a young woman named Kerry approached me while I was touring the NASCAR Hall of Fame with visiting relatives. She’d overheard me talking with the family about some of the up and coming neighborhoods in Charlotte, […]

  It seems like it was only yesterday that I was debating whether I was going to buy investment property or not. I’d grown tired of the nine-to-five grind that left me too exhausted to spend time with family or enjoy my favorite hobbies. Planning how I was going to get to another rung on the […]

  Some real estate courses, seminars, and coaches claim to be the best educational solution for new investors. But in reality, they’re actually little more than modern-day snake oil salesmen. Others may offer some applicable insight, though costs can range from a pittance to a small fortune. It’s enough to make your head spin! So […]

  I frequently meet new real estate investors who are eager to get started, but they are confused about their financing options. Some believe that there are no loan products available for buying and rehabbing an investment house. Others are vaguely aware of rehab loans, but they assume that investors generally don’t qualify for them. […]