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...

4 Crucial Things “They” Never Tell You

By Vena jones-Cox An interesting thing happens when people become successful real estate investors:  like any true convert, they start to want to proselytize. And one of the primary characteristics of any good missionary is the desire to emphasize the good and de-emphasize the downsides of one’s religion. Have you ever noticed that most successful...

Why Lease Options Are Great for Beginners

By Jim Adeylotte Sometimes I would love to go back in time, just to get a chance to do a few things differently than what I actually did…or didn’t do - of course, hindsight is 20/20 right? That hindsight, and all the things I did BEFORE I discovered lease/options that I wish I'd just skipped,...

What is a Short Sale in Real Estate?

By David Randolph A short sale in real estate happens when a homeowner sells their property for less than the amount owed on the mortgage. The lender, or mortgage holder, agrees to accept a reduced payoff amount instead of foreclosing on the property. Short sales often occur when homeowners are struggling financially and can no longer afford their mortgage payments, but they want to avoid the more damaging impact of foreclosure.