50 Cent, Arizona Prisons, and Real Estate Opportunities
Wednesday, January 24
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) does not mess around. The SEC doesn’t care about what rules I didn’t know about or why I think my real estate syndication isn’t really selling a security, or that I googled the difference between 506 (b) and 506 (c) and still got it wrong. If the rules ge...
The Wire Fraud Story You Can’t Afford To Miss
Thursday, December 14
I can still remember the nerves I had during one of our first real estate wire transfers. At the time there had been a flurry of news articles about a recent increase in wire fraud and how scammers were finding ways around previously secure transfers.The property we were purchasing was a fixer-u...
Happiness and the Opportunity of a Lifetime
Thursday, November 30
The happiest people I know are ones that regularly serve and give back in their communities. I can attest to this, at times in my life I have been so self absorbed that it felt like I was seeing my problems through a magnifying glass. Give me the same problems and if I’m spending time serving o...
6 Practical Books for a Killler Investor Mindset
Thursday, November 16
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. My parents and extended family started their own businesses so growing up I saw the autonomy and control they had over their lives, how they ran their businesses, and ultimately spent their time. There was an investment they were making into their businesse...
Why Do You Invest In That Market?
Friday, November 10
A question I hear all the time is,“How do you decide which markets to invest in?”This is interesting to me because I often want to know what an investor evaluates when she is investing in her own local community. What kind of research is done? Is it the comfort of closeness and “knowing” an area...
Our Story--Finding Purpose
Sunday, November 05
We always knew we wanted to invest in real estate. Both of our families have real estate investments and we were interested in buying income producing rental properties as soon as we had the opportunity.When we were first married, Chris was serving as a Naval Officer and we had the opportunity t...