Four Simple Strategies to Buy Your Dream Home at 20% to 30% Below Market
Traditionally, home ownership has represented a huge chunk of the American Dream. Wedged between “Get married” and “Have children” on the list of things to do, the home ownership ethos is important for Americans, but it’s not at all easy. It’s definitely not as easy as it should be to buy your dream home.
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” […]
Calculated Risk versus Guaranteed Risk
No company, no investor is in business to lose money. When it comes to your money, you want to take advice from the person who is in the best position to offer good advice. Your natural inclination is always going to be to minimize risk. At the very least, you want to limit your risk […]
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 […]
Don’t Just Make the Deal, Construct the Deal
Creating deals that help you get what you need. “How?” That is, by far, the most frequently asked question I get when it comes to real estate investing. How do I buy with no money down? How do I buy with bad credit? How do I buy if I filed bankruptcy before? How do I […]
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 […]
Real Estate: The Family-Friendly Franchise Business
Find the right real estate system to generate multiple streams of cash through real estate. Experts estimate 80% of all new businesses fail, but 60% of all franchises succeed? Why is that? One word: Systems. Franchises, by definition, operate based on a proven system. McDonald’s has a 200% turnover in employees, but their inability to […]
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. […]