Marketing and lead generation are the lynchpins of any successful business. You can have the greatest product or service in the world, but if you are unsuccessful at getting the word out, and introducing your company to new customers, you are almost certainly destined to fail. In the real estate investing business, the leads that…
July 4th marks the anniversary of one of history’s most amazing experiments…a little thing we call the United States of America. Never before had a country been formed in such a manner, with individual freedom and liberty as the cornerstone of its existence. We have certainly seen some dark days and very challenging times over the last 230+ years. But…
When I first started investing in short sales, I had one basic strategy. I would tie the property up with a 1-year option contract that gave me the right to market and re-sell to a 3rd party, and I would then list it on the MLS to find an end buyer who would pay more…
“You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table. There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done.” ~Kenny Rogers, The Gambler This iconic Kenny Rogers song is notorious in…
The most popular (and easiest to understand) real estate investment strategy is certainly the “fix & flip”, which is simply buying a home that needs repairs, fixing it up, and then reselling it to a retail buyer/homeowner. While reality television shows may have made it the most common technique, tackling the renovation business is certainly…
It’s a common misconception that you have to “fix up” houses in order to sell them for a profit, but nothing could be further from the truth. Many PIG members have a made a pretty penny (over a million dollars in a year!) from flipping ugly houses to other investors, also known as “wholesaling.” The…
Private Money is quite honestly the “Holy Grail” of real estate investment capital. There are a number of ways to creatively fund your real estate deals, whether owner financing, hard money…or just your good ol’ fashioned mortgage. But those funding sources can only take you so far, and don’t always fit into every deal. Some sellers don’t…
Question: Do you know of any local private money lenders? Keith H. – Navarre, Florida That’s a great question, Keith…and you probably won’t like my answer. Yes, I do know of some, but I won’t give you their names. And to understand my answer, and why I would be so protective of my personal lenders, you…
Being a mom is certainly no easy job. Helping kids get up, dressed, fed, and off to school is just the very beginning. Most moms also have the unenviable task of preparing a dinner, helping with homework, and getting the kids back off to bed so as to start the whole process over again. Of…
Creative real estate investing is one of the most exciting businesses to be engaged in, and some of the deals I’ve been able to do without any of my own money or credit absolutely boggle my mind. In fact, they would be somewhat unbelievable if I hadn’t watched it happen first hand in my business…