10 Tips to Help You Keep and Grow Your Money
This goes without saying that a penny saved is a penny earned. With the current economic and financial situations, it’s no more a case of asking whether you should put aside some money each month or not. The real question is how can you save some money and make it grow too. If you want […]
This Couple Made $50K Buying Their First Home
Buying a home is not the easiest thing in the world. In fact, it can be downright frustrating. After you get through the complicated process of qualifying for a bank loan, you’re left to it – finding a home that is affordable, desirable and suitable for your family. The average person does not go into the […]
Funding Your Business Can Be as Simple as Buying a House
Most small business owners are aware the small business funding is hard to come by. The commercial credit market has drastically slowed down compared to what it before the recession. Getting a business line of credit or even a modest small business loan from a traditional lender is so rare that an entire “alternative lending” […]
Six Easy Ways to Make Money in Real Estate (Without Becoming an Agent)
Creative ways to construct real estate deals After more than 25 years in this business, I have learned a thing or two about how to make money in real estate. One thing I have learned is most people have a very limited understanding of the real estate process. So they think there are one or […]
Need Money? Don’t Get a Loan, Buy a House
Is Real Estate the Alternative to Alternative Lenders? If you’re old enough to remember the Great Recession, you, no doubt, have seen the its effects. They may come in the form of more vacant homes on your block or listening to the woes of a friend who has gone unemployed or underemployed for too long. […]
Do You Have a Plan B?
If your employer laid you off at the end of this week, what would you do? What’s your next move? Do you have a plan B in place that will help you fill in the void if your paycheck suddenly stopped coming? “No, no. Toyin, I would just get right out there and pound the […]
Case Study: 31 Properties in One Hour
All you need to make $5,000 is a list of quality leads and one good real estate deal One afternoon, on my way back from escrow after closing a deal, I decided to drive the neighborhood. I enjoy driving around looking for properties to buy. It’s very exciting because I know once I find one, it’s guaranteed money in my pocket. […]
Real Estate Agent vs Real Estate Investor: Four Ways to Tell Them Apart
What’s the difference between them anyway? Seems to many like the difference and between a real estate agent and a real estate investor is negligible. After all, they both dabble in real estate. They both work with properties. They both make money from sales. Seems like trying to tell the difference between a red apple […]