The 12 Days of Christmas Cosmetic Fix-Ups for Landlords

The 12 Upgrades After Christmas (for frugal property owners) (sung to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas) On the first day of upgrading, t...

ProActive Investors: Market Analysis

We have already warned in our past blogs that real estate investing is active, and requires diligence and determined effort. Another importa...

Don't Quit your Day Job!

Keep your day job until you are consistently earning a comparable amount from investing for at least 12 months.This tip is particularly diff...

Know your appraised values!

This next tip is one of the most critical in real estate success- be sure you get a good and accurate appraisal!Now, the best investors take...

Estimate Rents Conservatively!

Our tip today relates to one of our earlier tips about being careful to consider worst case scenarios before you make a deal. This tip is do...

Don't Go It Alone!

Our next tip is NO man, or woman is an island. Don't try to go it alone!There are all kinds of professional organizations and groups tha...

Apprentices and Partners Wanted!

Real Estate is not a passive investmentThere is no real passive investment scenario in the real estate business. Even loaning someone money,...

Do your homework!

You have heard it said trust, but verify. This holds true for nations, and for real estate as well. Do your homework! Don't rely on othe...

Investor Tip on Estimating Repair Costs

The next tip in our investor series is to avoid the common error of underestimating the need for and cost of repairs. One can never be prett...

Hot Tip for Landlords

Hot Tip for Real Estate Investors, particularly those in Rental Property, is Always Have a Reserve.This tip is especially critical if you pl...

Best Rental Houses

Buying Rental for ResaleWhen you are looking for the deal of the century, be sure to consider the best use for the property given the neighb...

Landlord, Protect Thyself!

Landlord First Commandment- Protect Thyself! Almost every landlord would state he is a good judge of character, and with the thorough credit...

Sell Houses Fast using the "SOLD" method!

In today's economy, everyone is running for cover hoping to wait outthis recession before it breaks them. Refuse to participate in thisd...

Boys and Their Toys

Enquiring minds want to know? Do men really use their gigabyte better?With the growing use of technology in all business endeavors, do menpl...

More Thoughts on the Bottom

The housing crash affected markets across the country with cities that had been resistant, like San Francisco, falling spectacularly in the ...

Is this the Bottom?

Now may be the brave loner's window of opportunity in snatching up great real estate, at bargain prices, with record low mortgage rates,...

I Buy Houses!

You think you are ready to sell your home, but you are tired of the looky-loos who parade through with no intention to buy. You don't re...

Show Me the Money!

You are ready to invest in real estate; you even have found the right property and a willing seller, and now that pesky problem: where to fi...