Jim Johnson, Last Surviving Landlord in the United States, Dead at 101
Provo, Utah—Mr. Jim Johnson, the last remaining survivor of the little-understood 20th century profession known as "landlording", died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday. He was 101. The Last of a Breed With the death of Mr. Johnson, the last former practitioner of this exploitative (and now illegal) occupation, an era has ended. Mr. Johnson...
What Are You Waiting For? Get Started, Already…
Just this morning, I was having yet another conversation with a fellow educator about the frustration we have with students who have the brains, education, and resources to make deals—but who, month after month, do everything BUT make deals. We discussed people who spend big bucks on courses, set up their LLCs, draft land trusts,...
Have You Become a Motivated Buyer? By Vena Jones-Cox
As the real estate market has warmed up, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among real estate investors and wholesalers: they’re making the crucial error of becoming motivated BUYERS. You may be a motivated buyer if you: Find yourself trying to figure out how you can pay a seller what he wants, instead of making...
5 More Things You’ll Regret Not Doing 10 years from Now by Vena Jones-Cox
Last week, I shared a list of things that every real estate investor needs to pay attention to starting NOW so that the rewards you'll reap 10 years from now will be there when you want them. These sorts of to-dos all fall into the category that Stephan Covey calls "Important but Not Urgent": things...
5 Things You Really Shouldn’t Put Off…by Vena Jones-Cox
Hindsight is, as they say, 20/20. IF ONLY I could go back to 2006, cash in all my properties, and use the money to short Fannie Mae stock. Sigh. But daydreaming that you could have had foreknowledge of something as earth-shattering as the real estate crash is one thing; continuing to act in ways that...