By Vena Jones-Cox For whatever reason, a lot of real estate investor have this idea that a career path in real estate is strategy-based; we’re all supposed to start with wholesaling, move on to the bigger checks (and bigger complications) of retailing, then buy single family rentals, and then, we we’re really knowledgeable, wealthy and...

By Alan Beane, GeoGrade For years, I ran my construction business as an owner-operator. Like many in the trades, I wore every hat—chasing work, managing projects, keeping the books, and making sure the bills got paid. While the business provided income, it was more of a job than a business that could stand on its...

By John Berlet, Founder of CORE Tax Deeds LLC For some investors, the real estate hunt eventually winds up not at open houses but on courthouse steps, or more recently, behind a laptop screen. In Texas, if a property owner doesn’t keep up with their taxes, the county can step in, foreclose, and auction the...

By John Bowens, CISP Imagine putting away as much as $77,500 in a self-directed IRA that will grow tax-free for the rest of your life, all while investing in cash flowing and appreciating real estate assets. In this article I explain how that’s possible with a Solo 401(k) and share the features of this account, as well as how this could potentially work for you.

By Fidelity National Title Group When you acquire property from a seller and simultaneously sell it to a third-party buyer, as a briefly intervening title holder, you may think you don’t need an owner’s title insurance policy. After all, you’re only holding onto the property for a few seconds and not even taking possession of...