If you’re calling For Sale By Owner (FSBO) ads, you will want to know how to get into the best positioning to get that seller to say yes to you going out there to look at their home. You want to know how to talk to them while you’re on the phone. First, simply ask…

When you’re investing in real estate, selling your homes with a lease option is a great way to make a considerable amount of money. Of course, there are other ways to make excellent money in real estate, but if you’re using the strategy I teach, you’ll see just why I sell with a lease option…

Marketing is super important for any business when it comes to generating leads and converting those leads. It’s no different in the property investing business, because as an entrepreneur, you’ve got solutions to other people’s problems and you want them to know about it. Direct mail is a popular component in the real estate industry…

Serious investors take time to research information they can find from billionaire investors that have strategized well. However, most billionaires are not sharing much about their personal investments or offering excellent insight into how you can really maximize your investments. Except billionaires like Warren Buffett, as his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders addresses several…

Winning sellers over the phone is a skill that you can learn with time-tested strategies and practice.  Some of my students come to me asking me for tips on how they improve this skill so they can broaden their market.  They want to know how they can get better at negotiating over the phone. While…

When selling your primary residence or a rental property, any income you make on the asset is to be taxed by the IRS.  Capital gains tax is the tax you pay on profit you receive from selling an asset. That asset could be a stock investment, vehicle, home, etc. Essentially, if you own your home…

Procrastination can become a terrible habit over time, as it can lead to unnecessary stress and perhaps even negative consequences in your home life, as well as in your career. The old saying, “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today” is really some sound advice.  Chronic procrastinators oftentimes experience things like poor…

Just because you’re a property investor doesn’t necessarily mean you will easily achieve the kind of success you’re after.  There are plenty of real estate investors out there that dabble here and there and end up getting out of the business within a few short years. It’s not because the potential to gain wealth isn’t…

Whether you’re seeking to purchase a home for your primary residence or as an investment, knowing how you can research property values will help you out. Of course, if you’re selling a home, you can simply pay to have an appraiser come out and appraise it.  He or she will value the home based on…

Chances are you’ve learned quite a bit about real estate investing.  There are plenty of great articles, trainings, and course on our site, which I’m sure you’ve spent some time researching. You may have heard along the way that having a mentor is necessary to help you make the kind of decisions that bring you…

As a real estate investor, leverage is most likely something you’re familiar with. Leverage is defined as the use of borrowed money to increase your proposed rate of return on your investment. Leverage can also be using or having access to other people’s assets that you use to benefit yourself. For example, if you purchase…

When you are real estate investor, finding buyers is super important. Whether you are managing your own investments or you have someone managing them for you, knowing where to find great buyers can make being an investor a whole lot better. It can also save you from suffering from many headaches. If you are in…

As a property investor, you’re probably always on the lookout for real estate deals. You also may get a bit anxious when the market is not doing as great as you’d like. You may even have some anxiety just thinking about what you’ll do if the market goes cold. Yes, excellent real estate deals are…

Whether you’re a beginning property investor or you’ve got some property under your belt, creating property investment goals is something every investor ought to do. You want a road map and game plan for the short and long-term and you want a solid game plan. This can be the difference between playing small or large…

There are plenty of property investors who hold a full-time job outside of investing. Perhaps you’re one of them, keeping that full-time job for the time being. Or maybe you simply love to invest in on your spare time. Either way, you may wonder at times how to juggle your real estate investments and a…

It’s really never too early to start teaching children about the wonderful world of investing. After all, even toddlers can grasp the idea that money is a means to get what one desires. Most financial experts will agree that parents should begin to teach their children the importance of saving and investing as early as…

Have you ever been driving through a neighborhood looking at houses for sale and noticed that one is priced really high and another on the same block is priced really low?  You wonder what sets those two houses apart so much, being in the same neighborhood. They may look quite similar from the road, but…

Everyone desires to have a certain amount of money. While there are people who are within the top 10% of earners owe their success to either their high paying jobs or inheritance, there are still those who are wealthy for different reasons. Their money habits – while often overlooked, play a large part in making…

If you haven’t taken advantage of Craigslist to discover motivated sellers, it’s time to get moving.  Gone are the days of scouring newspaper ads trying to find amazing home deals, as most people are now taking advantage of free classified listings on Craigslist. What is Craigslist? Craigslist is essentially a free online classified portal, where…

There’s nothing wrong with living an ordinary life, but living an extraordinary life tends to be much more exciting. It’s like an adventure. You don’t just settle for what’s right in front of you. You get out there and you explore and navigate different areas, oftentimes having remarkable experiences.  How can you have an extraordinary…

Some of my students have asked me at what point they should start addressing their mailings by hand.  Maybe you’re curious about this as well, as direct mailings are essential to finding motivated sellers. Let me remind you of the single most important purpose of addressing a mailing by hand: To get someone to open…

It’s safe to say we live in a world where it’s easy to get distracted. From cell phones buzzing and dinging to checking Facebook every 30 minutes to see who’s doing what, focus can dwindle fast.  Some say this generation has gone ADHD and it’s looking like there’s no going back. Don’t get me wrong….

There’s plenty of people out there that want to begin investing in real estate, but they say they don’t have any extra money or they’ve got horrible credit. They’re broke and frustrated. They genuinely may want to become real estate investors, but they have a tough time holding onto money. Granted, each scenario is different,…

There are many men and women out there who are utilizing success principles to cause their entrepreneurship to soar and be successful! Sure, there will be some obstacles along the way and you may even have a setback occasionally, but that doesn’t mean that you give up.  Rather, get back up, dust yourself off, and…

Whether you’re a part-time or full-time real estate investor, you’re in the business of sales. In particular you are in the business of selling yourself as a credible business person. Before someone will do a deal with you they have to “buy” you first and be willing to listen to you. But maybe you don’t…

Did you know that a majority of wealthy people spend at least 30 minutes a day reading? Now, that could mean listening to an audiobook or podcast, but the point is that they’re taking time every day or just about every day to make a deposit or invest in their mindset. If you’re really serious…

When you have rental property, you want to maintain that property, so the home holds its value and your tenants feel valued. You may not have thousands to put into the property, but there are ways in which you can spruce it up on a limited budget. Frugality with a bit of creativity can go…

If you’re thinking about purchasing a home as an investment, you’ll want to get a snapshot of how your local real estate market is doing before making that offer. Chances are you’ve already done some research at the national headline news level. That’s wonderful, but don’t stop there. That’s real estate at a macroeconomic level,…

Investors are always talking about the risks of various types of investments. Is it safer to invest in stocks, bonds, bills, or real estate? Though you’ll get different answers from different people, looking to the experts can get you a better analysis. I want to share with you today a very interesting study that was…

Acquiring a solid lead in real estate can be challenging if you’re not sure what you’re doing. Primarily, this is because the approach that many people take is an amateur one. Struggling with getting leads on a daily basis as an investor can be frustrating. The truth is, generating leads is quite easy if you…