The first year for any new business is the most important. What you do in the first twelve months will often set the tone for the next decade plus.  If you can get past the startup period you will be...more >>

As a landlord your lease is everything. Without a well written lease for your protection you leave yourself open to liability, litigation and financial loss. It is not enough to use the first lease you find online.  Your lease needs...more >>

Tenant screening is the most important step you can take to ensure you are renting to quality tenants. While nothing you do will ever guarantee good tenants you always want to give yourself the best possible chance.  By taking the...more >>

Getting a loan approved takes more work than ever for the borrower. Just when you think you have submitted everything there always seems to be just one more item left.  Often times this final item is the most difficult to...more >>

When you find a property you really want you need to go the extra mile to get it. It can be very demoralizing tracking a property for months only to have it end up with someone else.  In most cases...more >>

Poor credit greatly restricts how you run your real estate business. While you might not lean on credit to fund deals today you never know what the future holds. All it takes is one or two late accounts to knock...more >>

There have been many changes to the real estate business over the last fifteen years. In the past if you want to buy a property you most likely used one of the many conventional loan programs there were offered.  You...more >>

The best real estate investors surround themselves with the best possible team. As individual as investing in real estate is there is also plenty of reliance on the people around you. It is not enough to hire the first able...more >>

Most good things in business start with a plan. Without a plan it is easy to veer off course in times of desperation.  You will find yourself looking at deals and markets where you have no business being in.  While...more >>

To be a great real estate investor you need to follow rules. The rules you create will help guide you in everything you do.  Without rules it is easy to jump at every new property that hits the market.  Without...more >>