The key to successful real estate investing is your understanding of financing and lending. You MUST be able to leverage the money you own (or borrow) so you can put your capital to work. There’s a lot of money churning around out there. Many different sources provide loans. The government and big banks are two […]
Private Money Markets – Loan Options for Real Estate Investors Read More »
Real estate investing is full of ups … and downs. If you haven’t experienced the downsides, we guarantee you will eventually. As a real estate investor, you have to be on top of your game. You didn’t get into this business to pull the sheets over your eyes … you’re here to build wealth, and
Expecting the Unexpected – Investing in Uncertain Times Read More »
Buying a property is one thing. Operating it is another. Many investors buy property but fail to think about where their money will really be coming from … the tenants. If you can’t take care of your property or your tenants, your income stream will be in big trouble. That’s where a property manager comes
Property Management – The Key to Profitable Investing Read More »
Zoning, zoning, zoning. It’s a big deal in cities like San Francisco and New York … but what is it, and what impact does it really have on YOUR real estate investments? In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™ show, we’ll discuss the way zoning can limit available land and have a huge impact
Impact of Zoning Policy on Prices and the Path of Progress Read More »
We’re sure you’ve noticed the upheaval certain areas of the U.S. … it’s been hard to miss. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have swept Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. Every natural disaster brings a certain amount of tragedy, and our sympathies go out to those who are
The Role of Investors in Bouncing Back from Disaster Read More »
Our listener questions this week run the gamut from extremely practical to extremely theoretical. As always, we weigh in on topics that are relevant to YOU … listen in to hear our ideas on apartment management basics, diversification, and more … plus some podcast recommendations and a whole lot of info on one of our
Ask The Guys – Apartments, Retirement, and Offshore Entities Read More »
Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Being your own boss can be intoxicating and lucrative, but there’s a lot of work that goes into building a business. The holy grail of being successful as a real estate investor is passive income. But to reach that goal, you have to come up with enough capital to feed
The Case for Entrepreneurship Read More »
Every real estate investor is afloat in a vast economic sea. As an investor, it’s easy to believe you’re on stable ground … only to wake up and find you’ve drifted far from your goals. We believe SMART real estate investors (you!) have to act a bit like ocean biologists … tracking the winds, noting
Clues in the News – Housing Sales, Home Improvement and Foreign Investors Read More »
There are three undeniable certainties in life. We are born. We live. We die. We don’t have control over the birth and death part, but we can decide how we want to live. In this episode of The Real Estate Guys™, we have invited Gene Guarino to teach us his secret solution to the age-old
Pig in a Python – Investing in Undeniable Demographics Read More »
Periodically, we like to bring you stories of real-life investors … investors who’ve been in your shoes and made it up rocky paths to emerge better than they started! The investors on our show today all fell into real estate investing in different ways, but one thing brings them together … they all attended our
Real Life Lessons – Raising Capital to Fund Bigger Deals Read More »