5 Characteristics of Successful Real Estate Investors
Wednesday, December 21
I have met many people who decide they want to start investing in real estate, but then they quit when they realize it’s going to take a lot more work, time and money than they were expecting. No one ever said real estate investing was easy though, did they? It’s easy to state that you want to do...
Real Estate Elevated: 10 Terms Every Real Estate Investor Should Know
Thursday, December 15
If you want to be successful in any business or profession you’ll want to learn the tricks of the trade, which always includes learning new lingo. As Tarek and I found out when we became realtors, there are quite a few terms unique to real estate that we had to know. And while you may not necessa...
Common Investing Fears and the Secrets to Overcome Them
Monday, December 05
Let’s face it. Taking that first leap into the world of real estate investing is just a bit nerve-racking. I’ll admit, Tarek and I were pretty nervous when we started out as we knew very little about the investing side of real estate. All we knew was that we were in desperate need of a change, an...
Real Estate Elevated: 4 Super Easy Ways to Fund Your Next Flip
Thursday, December 01
Tarek and I have taught hundreds of investing workshops over the years, and one of the main concerns that most of our students have is how they are going to find the money to fund their house flips. It can feel pretty stressful starting out, as most people don’t exactly have thousands of dollars ...
Real Estate Elevated: Use Facebook and Twitter to Get More Leads
Tuesday, November 22
Whenever we’re teaching Real Estate Elevated Education seminars, people always ask Tarek and me how we get leads on properties so quickly and consistently. We definitely use a lot of the more traditional methods – like direct mail, driving around neighborhoods where we want to flip, networking wi...
Real Estate Elevated: 4 Ways to Invest in Real Estate with Only $5,000
Tuesday, November 15
One of the main challenges that scares people away from real estate investing is the money. Many people seem to get caught up in thinking that they must have thousands of dollars in order to start investing in real estate, and often they stray away from house flipping because it's "too expensive"...