Listen to Podcast Interview In my Investor Profile Series, I use a question & answer format to share the stories of actual real estate investors at different stages of their investing careers. Today’s investor profile is about a New York City native named Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio left his high-paying investment banking and e-commerce career to be more [Continue Reading]
Archives for June 2020
How to Buy Your First Rental Property AND Improve Your Community
This is another edition of my Getting Started Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask investors all the details of how they got started in real estate investing, and then I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. In this edition, I interview Yolanda Brown, [Continue Reading]
Is It Too Late To Invest in Real Estate? (The 2-Minute Drill of Life)
A few years ago I was talking to a real estate coaching client who was extremely anxious about his finances. The details have been changed for his privacy, but let’s call him James. James was in his late 50s, and he felt like time was working against him. A series of life setbacks during the prior [Continue Reading]
How to Use a Self-Directed IRA to Invest in Real Estate
This is a guest post from my friend Sean McKay of American IRA. Sean and his wife Heather invest in rental properties in Charlotte, NC, and he is also an expert on using a self-directed IRA or 401k to invest in real estate. I’ve used self-directed IRAs for almost 18 years both investing with my [Continue Reading]
Old School Real Estate – 21 Timeless Lessons From Experienced Investors
Updated & republished in May 2020 I began investing in 2003. I’ve been through rising markets (2003 – 2006 & 2013 – 2017) and a falling market (2007 – 2012). And 2020 and beyond could be another changing market. But real estate history has much more to teach than the lessons I’ve learned in my [Continue Reading]