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I got a call last week from a beginner real estate investor named Jarrod. It seems my landscaper gave him my number because I have been a professional investor for years and Jarrod needed some [...]

When I crafted my first real estate investment business plan, I’d already been trying to make a career out of buying and renovating houses to resell or rent out on a full-time basis. After two [...]

While Margaret and I were talking about the different home rehab loans available to investors, I could tell that something else was on her mind. She hadn’t yet bought an investment property, but [...]

When I started my career flipping houses, I was young—younger than my contemporaries, in fact. And, in some ways, it was hard figuring out the steps I needed to take to ensure I was on the right [...]

Mac and I have been buds a long, long time. We live in two different states but that has had no bearing on the strength of our friendship. We’ve known each other so long, in fact, that it [...]

When my mom called me up last weekend to say that she and my dad were going to start investing in real estate after retirement, I countered with “Why wait?” I don’t think it matters how old you [...]

I was surprised to run into an old buddy from boot camp while at the hardware store the other day. Enrique had recently separated from active military duty to find more work/ life balance. He had [...]

Mike is a journeyman carpenter and I recommend him to my real estate investing colleagues every now and then when they need a hand rehabbing an investment house. He’s a hard worker and ambitious. [...]

On a recent flight to Chicago to support some old college friends who were renewing their vows, I found myself discussing some of the best strategies for finding motivated sellers of distressed [...]