The Key to Saving Money in Real Estate: Property Maintenance
For many investors, spending money on maintenance is like pulling a tooth … avoid at all costs and spend as little as possible. However, I would argue that proper maintenance…
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Ken Corsini
The 5 Areas Where People Violate the Fair Housing Act The Most (And How to Avoid Them!)
Investing in real estate is not without its share of potential hazards or pitfalls along the way. One such set of regulations that all investors should be keenly aware of…
The 7 Actions to Take to Protect Yourself Against Run-Away Tenants
Every buy and hold real estate investor hopes for a long term tenant that pays on time and abides by the terms of the lease. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen…
The 7 Things to Know When Using A Self-Directed IRA For Investing In Real Estate
Real estate investing is an excellent means of diversifying your funds and can be accomplished through a self-directed IRA (SDIRA). There are several big pitfalls that investors can succumb to…
Don’t Forget To Budget For These 3 Overlooked Expenses
I’ve seen many different spreadsheets and pro-formas over the years, calculating potential return on investment for a given rental real estate investment. It’s not uncommon to find wholesalers inflating returns…
Using a Free CRM to Manage Your Real Estate Business
A CRM is a software program that is typically used to organize and manage customers for a business. It stands for Customer Relationship Management. In real estate, many people use…
How Dodd Frank Law Changes Seller Financing for Investors
I was actually in the process of negotiating a seller finance with one of my tenants and was halted in my tracks. I was reminded that the new Dodd Frank…
5 Red Flags to Watch For When Hiring a Property Manager
Last week I wrote an article about the basics of property management. I thought it would be good to expound a little more this week and discuss some of the…
Understanding The Basics Of Property Management
Many buy and hold real estate investors decide early on that managing their own rental properties simply isn’t worth the time and effort. This is especially true for investors that…
How to Control Renovation Costs When Dealing with Contractors
Most real estate investors have developed excellent skills when it comes to finding properties, marketing for buyers, marketing for tenants, and even creative financing techniques. However, I’ve found that many…
Opportunity in New Construction
With the quick rise in home prices, we saw an opportunity early this year to snatch up a few developed single family lots in anticipation of a new construction boom.…
Don’t Assume Commercial Investing is Out of Your Reach
I am in the business of buying, fixing, leasing and selling single family detached residential properties. I’ve been doing this for 8 years now and have the model down to…
How to Invest Your First $25,000
It is not uncommon for us to work with investors who have saved somewhere along the lines of $25,000 and want to know the best way to invest this money.…
