Know Your Farm Area First and foremost, when buying investment property, you need to get to know the areas where you will be making offers. Your “farm area” is the area where you intend to concentrate your marketing efforts. You can get a lot of this information from...
I was having lunch recently with a fellow real estate investor that is just starting out. She was feeling like quite the failure as she was relating to me a story about an event that happened solely because she was inexperienced. It was really a very funny story, but...
Bandit signs are those annoying signs you see put up on telephone poles that say “We Buy Houses”. Real estate investors have used them forever. Do they work? In general, I believe the answer is yes. They work when they are used properly. Are they a pain in the...
So you think you want to invest in real estate? It has proven over and over again to be one of the best investments you can make. But like any business, there can be many pitfalls along the way. The best piece of advice I can give you is to find a mentor. Most...
Getting Started Let’s face it. Whenever we are starting anything new, there is a tendency to drag our feet in the beginning. Taking those fist steps are always the hardest. I have come to the conclusion that there are a couple of things contribute to this dilemma....
Today I want to talk about successful negotiation and how you can hone that skill. One of the most important skills that all real estate investors must develop is good negotiation skills. When the subject of negotiation comes up some folks will tell you that...
