The Importance of Multiple Strategies

By Vena Jones-Cox There’s a dark secret that many investors know but that no one seems to talk about much. It’s a secret that every full-time investor eventually discovers for himself or pays the consequences.  To illustrate, let’s take 2 imaginary real estate entrepreneurs, Investor A and Investor B. For the sake of simplicity, let’s...

So, How Do I Get Started?

By Vena Jones-Cox Ya'll do realize the irony of asking the question, “I know you’re in a hurry, but is there any quick advice you can give me about how to get started?”, right? Because I get asked some version of that question at least 100 times a year, always by a newer investor hoping...

When to Lease Option, When to Buy Subject To

By Wendy Patton Lease Options and Subject Tos, aka “Getting the Deed” are two very popular ways to purchase real estate with little or no money down. Acquiring investment real estate can be handled with many different approaches, but these two techniques can be implemented with little or no money down in most incidences. A...

How to Stop Learning and Start Doing

By Vena Jones-Cox Does this sound like you? You love going to association meetings and webinars, and hanging out in online fora reading about, asking questions about, and discussing real estate. You own several home study courses. You’ve been to multiple long-form workshops, seminars, and boot camps. You haven’t done a deal. If it does,...

Why Savvy People Choose Rentals

By Steven VanCauwenbergh Building wealth is all about the ROI (Return on Investment). Making your money work for you instead of just stock-piling it and hoping it will be enough to retire you.  As with any type of investing there is risk involved in being a real estate guru. But it has been my experience...