Jack Miller was one of my favorite real estate teachers early in my career. He passed away in 2009, but I still reread a lot of his old books and newsletters, like the short books Success Secrets and Wealth Without Risk. They are classics. Jack always taught to buy good investments, not trophy houses. This is a tough task [Continue Reading]
Archives for March 2016
Friday Fab Five – Retire at 35 in an RV, 10 Beginner Real Estate Mistakes, Paperless Office, & More
The Friday Fab Five is a series where I share five articles, books, or resources that I’m currently using and enjoying. There are many wonderful resources about real estate, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and life out there, so I’ve narrowed them to some of my favorites that I think you´ll enjoy. Here are this week’s Friday Fab [Continue Reading]
To the Naysayers: Do You Create or Just Criticize?
By the way, what have you done that’s so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others’ work and belittle their motivations?” Email from Steve Jobs in response to criticism, Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs I laughed out loud when I read this exchange in Walter Isaacson’s biography of former Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. [Continue Reading]
J. Money – The Man Who Made Budgets Sexy
[My Investor & Entrepreneur Profile Series features big ideas, questions, and answers from fellow entrepreneurs and investors. I hope you find these people as fun, interesting, and helpful as I have.] I’m thrilled to bring you a new guest expert interview this week. It’s going to be fun. My guest is a man who goes by J. [Continue Reading]
Active or Passive: Do You Know Your Investor Type?
Investing legend Benjamin Graham (a mentor to Warren Buffett) divided investors into two categories: Passive (defensive) investors Active (aggressive) investors Do you know which one you are? Whether you invest in real estate or something else, this is an important choice. According to Graham in The Intelligent Investor, passive investors want “freedom from effort, annoyance, and [Continue Reading]
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, by Gary Keller
I just recently read The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, but it has quickly become the real estate book I will recommend more than any other. The book does an excellent job of explaining the fundamentals and core strategies of successful real estate investing. I can’t go back in time, but this is the type of book that I would [Continue Reading]