Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...
For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...
I recently purchased my first rental property with no money down. I did so by necessity as I am cash broke! However, I do put a substantial amount of money into my 401K account every pay check. I have always been r...
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum. Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...
Today we sent our investors a special update on the impact of Coronavirus to the Las Vegas market. I thought it would be helpful to share it here.
There are multiple canceled events and conferences. Hotel occupancy i...
What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic! It's well ...
For years, the BRRRR method (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) was every real estate investor’s favorite strategy. And it’s easy to see why. Using this simple formula, you can buy an outdated property, fix it up, l...
Wow, this one is a doozy. In all of my 10 years I have never seen anything like it.Friday a client of mine discovered a property for sale that he has had his eye on for almost 4 years. Back then, it was listed for $...
The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...