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Landlording: Setting Rental Rates For Maximum Cash-Flow

Setting the rental rate of your investment property is as much of an art as it is a science.  As controversial as this topic maybe, it’s often misunderstood from the onset.  Here’s just one BIG angle to consider. I ask that you keep an open mind and understand that the variables are great -keep an… Read more »

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Real Estate Investor’s: Wake Up Washington!

We are at the crossroads of a new phase of our economy… The press states our government is out of stimulus money -which isn’t entirely true.  The public has been taught to vilify the banks -what a farce as the bank gave society the loan it wanted to achieve dreams.  Little press that the TARP… Read more »

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2010 Rounding the Corner: Now Do Your Job

Here we are rounding the corner towards the last quarter of 2010…. Whew. We have lots of headwinds mostly expounded by our present administrations push towards a ‘market socialism’ via regulation, in decision (such as extend tax-breaks or not), and increased safety-nets (social programs such as health-care which carries uncertain costs).  Whether you agree with… Read more »

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Landlording & It’s Greatest Expense: Slow the Turn!

One will often here my reference to the term:  “Slow the Turn”.   What I’m vaguely referring to is one’s ability to slow the outflow of cash on expenses from a pure business/investment (heck -even personal lifestyle viewpoint too) perspective. As a Landlord,  it is imperative that a real estate investor create an environment for their… Read more »

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Rehabbing Houses: It’s All About Doing Your Homework

Rehabbing houses to sell retail is a business plain and simple. If you wholesale homes or have a rental portfolio,  do not kid yourself into thinking you know what it takes.   Yes -in the hysteria of housing boom you could overcome just about any fundamental mistake let alone move the poorest planned dogs. The game… Read more »

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Missing the Keys to Success: It Really is This Simple

Many out there are looking for the magic cure to creating financial independence and often jumping from one direction to another.  Whether your investing in real estate, a MLM, or some other business idea –Stop jumping from get-quick rich idea to another! Folks -it is true that we all need to find our own niche;… Read more »

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Rental Property Investments: Improve Your Odds of Success

The power of compounding is the secret to wealth with rentals over time. Landlording is a disciplined approach in the game of real estate.  It is one where once you dial in your inventory of rentals, lock in your financing, and unlock the secret of management, one can (somewhat) put the rentals on autopilot. I… Read more »

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The Paper Concepts of a Private Money Loan

For those considering providing a private money loan, one needs to put some basic protections in the paperwork they create when funding a loan.   You see a loan as an asset is different than a direct investment in a piece of real estate. Rather than a set of keys and the right to occupy and/or… Read more »

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The Money is the Easy Part: Professionalism & Providing a Great Real Estate Investment is the Challange

Financing is key to purchasing investment real estate. Whether your paying cash or borrowing the funds, it’s the ability to have liquid funds for a quick real estate closing that helps ensure solid wholesale purchasing power.  The Greatest Challenge in today’s dysfunctional real estate markets is permanent financing. I would challenge you that if your… Read more »