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With the arrival of home search engines, real estate leads are now worth even more. Buyers can access multiple listing service data they could not have previously accessed without a real estate agent. This means many real estate agents can be left in the dark – especially after capturing an online real estate lead who […]

What would you do if you weren’t afraid? I don’t remember where or when I first heard that question, and I’m sure it’s been asked many times in many places, but it has stuck with me for years now. As I continue to discover the power of passive real estate investing, I want to shout […]

I recently spoke with a couple of friends who expressed frustration about their parents’ retirement locales. One said his retired mother always complained about the dreadful Arizona heat while the other didn’t like the fact that there were so many bugs at his parents’ retirement home in Florida. Where you choose to live in retirement […]

The first thing we ask in training sessions is for agents in attendance to raise their hands if they’ve ever had a friend, family member, past customer, next-door neighbor (or anybody they drove around in their car for three months) list or buy a home from someone other than them. Inevitably, every agent in the […]

Recently, it was reported that total investment in real estate tech has ballooned from $33 million in 2010 to more than $5 billion last year. Property management is one market segment feeling the impact — and it’s ripe for disruption, given how highly fragmented it is. Rental properties tend to be scattered, making it difficult for property […]

Most investors understand the benefit of a quality rental property. However, as popular as single-family rentals are there is always hesitation making the leap to multifamily rentals. The reality is that in many ways multifamily properties are much safer and offer a higher return than a single-family property. Furthermore, with additional rents coming in there […]

With summer in full swing it is prime time for vacation season. Right now, you may be reading this on the front porch of your vacation home with the sun just coming up and a cup of coffee by your side. You have been coming to the same spot every summer and just started considering […]

As a house flipper your job isn’t over until the property is sold. You can do great rehab work but until you are at the closing table there is still more to be done.  Every day that you own the property you are on the hook for the carrying costs and other expenses.  It is […]

The reality of the real estate investing business is that for every new investor that knocks it out of the park there are five others that struggle getting off the ground. Even though they all start on a level playing field some manage to find deals just a little quicker. The longer you are in […]

Everyone in business makes mistakes. When you are self-employed your mistakes tend to sting a little bit more. Instead of explaining yourself to a boss, there is nobody to blame but yourself. Under the right circumstances a mistake can be used a learning experience. However, if you continue to make the same mistake again eventually […]