If you’re considering real estate investing as a way to build real and lasting wealth, I’ve got a piece of advice for you – consider investing in distressed properties. Now I know what you may be thinking… “I don’t want to buy someone else’s headache.” But consider this; distressed properties can be a great value. And that’s what we want to look for when we’re investing in real estate – the best values. So let me tell you a little bit about the kind of distressed properties you might come across, and how to know which ones are real values, Read more…

As a real estate investor for more than a decade now, I’ve observed all kinds of buyers and sellers of properties. It’s always a relief to work with experienced and confident people when doing deals – it makes the process of buying or selling so much easier. But inevitably I do come across those real estate investors who are unsure of themselves and approach the deal with fear and doubt. When possible, I walk away from those deals. Here’s how you can learn to invest in real estate without this fear and doubt, and greatly improve your chances of winning Read more…

Anyone interested in building wealth by investing in real estate needs to determine just what kind of investor they are. Understanding things like your risk tolerance, availability of capital and timeline are essential before you even begin investing in real estate. But perhaps the biggest thing when you are thinking about building a real estate portfolio is to understand your investment criteria. Knowing your investment criteria means evaluating just what you want to do with real estate. Are you a buy and hold type of investor, or do you want to fix and flip? Both strategies are valid, but knowing Read more…

If you’re serious about creating real and lasting wealth by investing in real estate, then the one thing that you need to always remember is to treat your real estate investing as a business and not a hobby. People who think that they can approach real estate investing half-heartedly or without doing the work are fooling themselves. In fact, the people who lose out on the deals I win are almost always the real estate ‘hobbyists’. So, what does it take? Well let me tell you, it takes a lot of work doing the research, learning the right way to Read more…

It’s something most of us have heard all our lives – save your money and buy a house; it’s the best way toward a secure future. But then when we experience a downturn in the market like we have in recent years, it can make you question whether the old adage is true. Well, I’m here to tell you definitively… it’s true. When all asset classes are compared with each other for which makes the best investment over time, buying real estate comes out the clear winner. Now this doesn’t mean that every property you ever buy is going to Read more…

Real estate is a very lucrative way to build wealth for future generations. Wealthy people have long known this secret, and spend valuable time training the younger generations on how to invest in real estate. There are three reasons why real estate is a proven way to ensure that your family is financially secure for generations to come. 1. Tangible Assets. Owning and knowing how to invest in real estate means that you have tangible assets that will always hold value (aka storehouse for wealth). Even if the actual value of the property decreases (something that usually corrects itself over Read more…