Rob X is a landlord with a “real job” who doesn’t want his full name used for reasons understood only in corporate America. My name is Robert, and I’m a real estate investor association (REIA) member.  I have a confession to make: I don’t want to quit my job. I feel a little funny saying...

Cleaning up a messy title on an apartment building Michelle Clayton is a full-time mom and real estate entrepreneur from Cincinnati. She started investing in 2005 and went full time in 2011, primarily wholesaling. In 2012, she attended a Cincinnati REIA “deal of the year” meeting where she heard another fasttrack member talk about an...

Chris McClatchey is an incredibly experienced investor who’s best known for his teachings about creative buying. If you ever get a chance to see him live, do it. If you live in Ohio, that chance is coming on September 5th in Columbus or 7th in Cincinnati. See www.CentralOhioREIA.com or www.CincinnatiREIA/com for details and a free...

One of the great things about coordinating the OREIA National Real Estate Strategies Summit is that I spend most of July and August on the phone, interviewing potential experts about what they do, how profitable it is for them, how it’s working in today’s hot market, all that. Some of these models don’t make the...

Ask any really successful real estate entrepreneur what resource has made them the most money, and if they’re answering truthfully, they’re going to say, “The people I’ve met.” In fact, if you’re not making it a priority to spend time creating, growing, and nurturing your network of colleagues and financial friends, you’re making a big...