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It wasn’t that long ago that I made the rounds to talk at a few different real estate investing clubs around Michigan and met a young guy named Desmond while I was speaking in Detroit. I’m not so [...]

According to the 70% rule, a house flipper should never pay more than 70% of a home’s after-repair value for a property, less the renovation costs. Under the 70% rule, a house flipper should be [...]

When Ronald came to me with questions about building his real estate investment business here in New York—one of the most competitive cities to invest in—he seemed discouraged. Even as a new [...]

I hadn’t seen Terence in some time when I ran into him over at Harris Tire and Auto while getting a flat patched up. Last time we talked, he said he was interested in buying investment property [...]

You’re probably keeping a finger on the pulse of the local real estate news just as I do. However, each news outlet has its own story to tell and it can be hard to make sense of it all. Even more [...]

My nephew, Kaden, called me up the other day to say that he’d been curious about how he could successfully work in real estate without a license ever since he’d graduated from college. Then, [...]

An old college friend of mine, June, recently moved into Park Slope—the neighborhood where I grew up and actually started my career in real estate investing. When we met for coffee over at Polo [...]

When we had family over for dinner last weekend, I walked in on my brother-in-law, Gil, checking out real estate investment courses online. He jumped at the sight of me and apologized for [...]

As home prices continue to soar, both here in New York and across the U.S., it can sometimes look like all the good deals are gone. After all, successfully investing in real estate—no matter [...]