I became a full-time real estate entrepreneur right after graduating from college. I started from scratch with wholesaling, and then a partner and I progressed to flipping, rentals, notes, master leasing and other niches within real estate. Today, our main focus is on regular monthly income (we own and manage 61 units), and we continue [Continue Reading]
My Creative Financing Toolbox
(And Why You Need It Too)
In my last article, I gave 6 Reasons I Prefer Creative Financing to Bank Financing. Bank financing isn’t bad, of course. There are many times when it’s very appropriate. My main problem with bank financing is that it can be limiting when depended upon too much. Instead, I like to have a large, flexible, [Continue Reading]
6 Reasons I Prefer Creative Financing to Bank Financing
I graduated from Clemson University in 2002. Soon after graduating I began real estate investing full-time with a business partner. Like many recent college grads, we were ambitious, a bit naive, and cash poor. We started when easy-money loans were the norm, but it turns out that having no job, no experience, and no assets [Continue Reading]
4 Big Real Estate Mistakes to Avoid
My 10 years in the real estate business have been action-packed but relatively short from a long-term perspective. Time and wisdom teach us how to avoid the biggest mistakes. That’s why I love to absorb wisdom and stories from those who’ve been around longer than I have. One of my favorite old-school real estate teachers [Continue Reading]