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.”

By Chad Harris “Cash is King.” That statement is as true now in this market as ever. With cutthroat competition on any wholesale deal posted in the local Facebook group, the best deals are only available to cash buyers. As real estate investors we need access to cash quickly with low cost and flexibility in...

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...