Flipping Commercial Properties & Finding Success as a First-Timer
Follow one investor through his journey of flipping a property and buying a commercial building all in the same process.
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Ryan Deasy
Opinion: THIS Is Hands Down the Best Way to Buy Property
When interested in property, I ask every seller the same question—whether or not they'll do THIS kind of financing. It's a strategy that typically requires a lower down payment and…
Frequently Asked Questions About Renting by the Room
Renting by the room has a lot of people talking recently. There are even websites and apps popping up to accommodate landlords and renters who prefer this arrangement. Here are…
3 Things I Learned From My First Hard Money Deal
There seems to be a lot of confusion among real estate investors surrounding hard money loans. As opposed to describing the concept, here's a real-life example of how hard money…
Rentals Gone Wrong: 3 Property Nightmares That Will Haunt Landlords’ Dreams
I have been a landlord since 2012, which is a long enough amount of time where I can say, I have seen quite a number of oddities from tenants and…
3 Hurdles Aspiring Real Estate Investors Face (& How to Clear Them)
Listen, investing in real estate isn't easy. What it ultimately is, though, is worth it. Like almost every other investor, you'll run into hurdles. Here I'll describe which issues new…
How Being a Real Estate Investor Has Changed My Life (Aside From Retiring at 40)
Real estate opened up my eyes to this great, new world of possibly securing the chance to live the majority of your life on your own terms and not someone…
5 Pitfalls of Renting by the Room (& How to Solve Them)
For investment property owners, renting by the room can return much higher profits than renting an entire unit. But like anything else, with the good comes some of the bad.…
I’m Over Paying Taxes, So Here’s How I Plan to Significantly (and Legally) Lower My Liability
This whole paying taxes thing, I am over it. Yeah, I know it helps to pay for our overall infrastructure as a country—but still! This year, I owed about $8,000!…
Why Having Roommates as an Adult (and an Investor) Is the Best
I have heard it all—from people thinking I am crazy to people not even beginning to comprehend how or why someone would consider this arrangement. But the benefits speak for…
The 1% Rule in Real Estate: Is This a Realistic Way to Evaluate Rentals?
The 1% rule (or sometimes 2% or 3% rule) considers the price of a potential investment property versus the gross rental income it can generate. The guideline implies that by…
Feeling Frustrated? Here’s How to Make Real Estate Less Stressful
Real estate is sometimes a stressful business. That being the case, I think there is a certain character trait that either makes or breaks real estate investors (especially those who…
The Top 3 Things I Wish I’d Done Differently as a New Real Estate Investor
You know the saying, “If only I had known then what I know now”? Well, that statement is front and center for most real estate investors—especially me. From vetting partners…
