There’s no getting around facing risk in life – and real estate. Whether you’re risk adverse or a risk lover, the best way to approach risky business situations isn’t to jump, guns a blazin’. Being prepared to take risks SMARTLY is half the battle Your BIGGEST DANGER as captain is failing to educate yourself […]
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Here’s a chart residential real estate investors should find interesting… Source: Unprecedented Spending Trends in America, in One Chart, an article from HowMuch.net, a cost information website. If you can’t quite make it out on your screen, go ahead and click on it. Don’t worry, it won’t bite. But you’ll want to see the labels.
SO much insight in just one chart … Read More »
No matter how brilliant you are, going solo in real estate won’t get you very far. It’s a team effort, which is why you need a tribe. We’ve joined (and founded!) many tribes, and encourage you to do the same. Have you ever considered you are the sum total of the people you spend
Tribes – Why and How to Find or Build Yours Read More »
Speaking at Julius Caesar’s funeral, Shakespeare’s Marc Antony gave one of the most iconic eulogies in literary history … “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones …” Now here we are … at
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Let’s take a look at some investor tricks. Not stupid, simple tricks. Not the kind of tricks that earn you $100k overnight Spoiler alert. Get-rich-quick schemes are rarely more than just that … schemes. No, these are investor tricks that went way, way wrong. Today, we hope you learn from the lessons of others
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year… a time to be THANKFUL… And something all real estate investors should be thankful for is private property rights. That’s because a foundational pillar of freedom is the unalienable right to own property. It’s what allows real estate investors to build personal wealth and financial independence. Today,
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If you’re old enough, you may remember the old Pee Wee Herman movies … where Pee Wee falls off his bike and with brash bravado claims, “I meant to do that!” Well to no one’s surprise, the Fed inched up their “target” Federal funds rates by 25 basis points. So now, instead of just one-quarter of one
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It’s a new year—and time for a new YOU. A new real-estate-investor you, that is. Real estate investing is a math-based science, but it’s also an art of creative decisions. Today, we want to help you figure out how to optimize the MATH and the ART of real estate investing to achieve both your
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We’re back with Ask the Guys! Today, it’s time to reach into the mailbag for some insightful listener questions. As always, a disclaimer: We are NOT tax professionals or attorneys (we promise), and we DON’T give advice. We simply provide ideas and information. YOU decide what to do with it. In this edition of
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After one of the most turbulent elections in the United States, one thing is clear … we live in a time of massive uncertainty. If you feel like the ship is sinking, rather than being depressed or concerned, we advise you be DILIGENT. This means putting yourself in a position to mitigate the risks
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