For years now, we have all known that a good portion of the traditional real estate agents job is unnecessary.  This is a heated topic for a lot of people particularly if you are an agent.  The best argument for the t...

I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...

I’m here to give you the sobering truth: Bandit signs DO NOT WORKAs you probably know by now I am a real estate guru junkie. I’ve taken every course, ready every book and watched every webinar known to mankind. The...

Maybe it was the Mai Tai's in Maui...But I decided 2015 was the year to really put everything into my real estate deals. I figured it was a good idea to start direct mail so I told my friend Michael Quarles what my go...

On 9/5 we went into contract on an SFR in Holiday, FL (Colonial Hills subdivision), right before Hurricane Irma.  This is the northern part of the Tampa Bay area, which did not see as much damage as the areas more sou...

Recently I attended an event (only two of us showed up) in my local area. The format was pretty typical with the presenter showing success stories of people who worked their program. At the end he broke down the cost ...

Wondering what kind of advice you all have gotten after sharing your desire to become a real estate investor with others. I’ll go first! My husband asked his uncle (who’s owned several rentals) for some insight into i...

Economic Update
(Monday, June 21, 2021)
Fire has always been part of Southern California’s ecosystem, but today’s wildfires are more intense, more frequent, and more dangerous than ever. The memories of massive bla...

A couple of things to get out of the way before you read the rest of my layout. Yes: I can save 70% of my gross income. I’m a minimalist and I require very very little to survive. No: I’m not planning on having a fami...

My worst loss was $100,000 trading foreign exchange. I made $100,000 one year then lost $200,000 the next.

My worst real estate deal I lost about $25,000 on. Paid too much, rented to dirt bag tenant for way...