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During a recent workshop, I found myself chatting with a novice real estate investor. In fact, this was her first workshop and, like many newcomers to the industry, Sarah fully realized that she [...]

I recently came across a popular real estate investing blog that listed the top ten places to invest in New York. Five of those top ten were counties in New Jersey. As a New Jersey resident and [...]

When thinking about what to get my son for his upcoming graduation from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, I briefly considered the usual options: new car, Caribbean vacation, [...]

My friend, Jeff, recently found a property that required some work—a fixer-upper for sale. It was listed at a price point that was just within his budget and commensurate with its condition. Area [...]

Back when I was a rookie investor chomping at the bit to grow my real estate portfolio, I spent a lot of time and energy chasing leads on cheap properties in our Windy City. I bought lead lists [...]

Raul recently became interested in expanding his real estate investing business by moving into the New York market. As he looked around, he became curious about whether New York properties posed [...]

There are tons of experts, instructors, and gurus who promise to teach you real estate investing 101. Somehow, it’s all supposed to fit into a day-long seminar or an easily-digestible e-book. But [...]

Two of my old college buddies went into real estate investing at roughly the same time. One of them, Todd, began earning a nice living for himself and his family within a couple years. The other [...]

I noticed a theme in the conversations at the local investment club last week, as everyone was talking about flipping houses like it was pre-2006 again. Investors have been focused on buy and [...]