Listen to or Download the Audio/Podcast Version of This Article As a real estate investor, there are few more important decisions than where to buy an investment property. It’s like making sure you have fertile soil before you plant seeds for your crops. Your “farming” of good investments begins by understanding the big picture criteria [Continue Reading]
How to Confidently Buy An Investment Property – My Go, No-Go System
Have you ever been afraid or uncertain about a decision to buy an investment property? When you’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on one purchase, these feelings are normal! The question is how you respond to the fear and uncertainty. Do you slip into analysis paralysis where you’re frozen and never make a decision? [Continue Reading]
5 Ways to Find Real Estate Deals in Any Market
Is your local real estate market hot? Are good real estate deals getting harder to find? If so, you’re not alone. But this isn’t a new problem. The times when it’s easy to find real estate deals are the exception. The 2009 – 2012 U.S. real estate downturn briefly made finding incredible deals as [Continue Reading]
The Time We Paid Cash For a House 3 Days
One time my business partner and I paid cash for a house and bought it in 3 days! The deal was agreed to on a Wednesday, and we closed on that Friday. I’ve been marketing “I Buy Houses, Fast Cash” for years, but I have to admit this was a first. Our previous best was [Continue Reading]
How to Run the Numbers For Rental Properties – Back-of-the-Envelope Analysis
Rental properties in the right location and with the right numbers are incredible vehicles to take you to financial independence. But without getting both of those factors right, rental properties may not work well. So, in a prior article, I shared how to find the right location. In this article, I’m going to show how to find [Continue Reading]
Followers Don’t Make Money – How to Buy Properties Others Avoid
Hi everyone! As you read this I’m likely somewhere in Ecuador in South America exploring our new 1-year home country with my family. I will settle into a regular routine and a good WiFi connection within a few weeks. But in the meantime, I asked some fellow real estate bloggers whom I respect to write [Continue Reading]