I especially liked Matt's process of creating my business plan as it forced me to really think about it, get it right and make it easily understood by my clients.His process for the offering also made me think about transparency and other ethical issues that are required by law to be disclosed in the offering.

The lenders were very good and communicating at first, but as we got close to closing, we could not reach a single person in the company during business hours.

Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.

I am passionate about helping investors build life-changing wealth through scalable portfolios.Background:Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration, I is fluent in Spanish and have spent a decade in nonprofit work and overseas missions.

We kind of throw out these definitions for our business because they can become misleading. 

More than anything, real estate is a people business.

(and be able to buy themselves a new Porsche with the proceeds)Just more Red Tape!

You invest in something else, for example in a more profitable place, and the you use the proceeds of the investment to buy a property in Costa Rica when you retire.

More than 90 percent of real estate agents are out of the business in less than five years.

Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: @Jesse Valdez you really need to get out of the landlord business.