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SIMPLE Steps To Get Started In Real Estate Investing

Wednesday, September 14

Step 1: Self-Assess - Defining Your Value Proposition To get going in real estate, the first step is to do a self-assessment and assess your finances, skills, schedule, and goals, so you can understand what resources you have. So I think having an actual assessment of your finances, and improvin...


Most IMPORTANT Lessons I Learned in Real Estate - I wish I knew...

Friday, September 09

Taking calculated risks - Not to fear mistakes  Some of those mistakes are made, but it comes with the territory. You don't make those mistakes again. That's one thing that I always tell people, “don't be afraid of making mistakes”. That's why you have a network. Learning from others - Leveraging...


Real Estate MISTAKES I Made as Newbie Investor - BEWARE of...

Thursday, September 01

I look back over my career in real estate investing, whether it is choosing the wrong contractor, that isn't timely - especially in our case, where you lead contractors virtually. We get referrals, but sometimes they still don't work out.  Dealing with Contractors  Contractors show up intoxicat...


What RICH DAD Taught Me - If you want to be rich and wealthy...

Wednesday, August 31

Looking back, one of the key things that pushed me on my journey, with the knowledge and information needed - was “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. This book showed me the difference, which my own dad always told me, “If you want to be rich and wealthy, then you have to create a business ...


First Real Estate Deal - ZERO $0 Out Of Pocket

Tuesday, August 23

My first duty station was in Warner Robins Georgia where I was when I bought my first house. Prior to that, just growing up in rural Alabama, I didn't have a lot of information about investing - I didn't know about real estate, didn't know stocks and bonds, didn't know about how to raise money o...


Real Estate INVESTING... while ACTIVE DUTY in the Military?

Monday, August 15

My name is Johnny Lynum. I've been investing in real estate for 15+ years. I started investing in the single-family space with rentals as I moved around often as active duty Air Force and kept my residences that I lived in as a rental property after moving. Eventually, we started fixing and flipp...