By Jack Bosch
Many people have been taught that land is risky, expensive, doesn’t cash flow, and takes a long time to convert into profit. But there’s one phrase I hear over and over again that really irks me: “Land doesn’t cash flow.” While it’s technically true that land doesn’t cash flow like a rental…

by Vena Jones-Cox

When you’re doing your first few deals—or doing your first few deals in a strategy that you haven’t explored before—you need help.Maybe it’s help evaluating the deal. Maybe it’s help with negotiation or contracts. Maybe it’s help understanding how to ‘price’ the rent or sale price. Maybe it’s help understanding how the…

By Vena Jones-Cox 

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…

By Vena Jones-Cox

Lordy, people, there are SO many ways to put together real estate deals. SURELY there’s one out there that you’ll like/understand/benefit from. If you don’t like full-on wholesaling—maybe because ugly houses repel you, or some of the areas that work well aren’t neighborhoods in which you want to spend time, or you…

with Vena Jones-Cox

On our July 9th episode of Real Life Real Estate Investing, we opened the lines for one of our favorite formats—Q&A Day. Vena tackled your real-world questions about buying, selling, renting, financing, managing, and more. If you missed it live, don’t worry—the answers are just a click away. Listen to the recording…

By Amanda Neely, CFP®, President of Wealth Wisdom Financial

A real estate investor—we’ll call her Maria—spent 20 years building a $3 million portfolio. She did everything right on paper: maximized depreciation, tracked every expense, and executed 1031 exchanges like a pro. But when sudden health issues forced her to sell everything, she got slammed with…