How Real Estate Investors Lose Money
June 15, 2026 | 3 Minute Read Most real estate training focuses on how to make money. However, the most valuable lessons often come from understanding how investors lose money. Even experienced investors can suffer significant losses when they underestimate risk or rely on overly optimistic assumptions. I speak from experience having lost millions back […]
Calculating House Flip Profits
June 8, 2026 | 4.5 Minute Read Since 2002, I have flipped thousands of houses. Most have generated solid profits, some have broken even, and a few have resulted in losses—especially during the 2008 market crash, when I lost everything. Over the years, however, I have become highly skilled at accurately estimating potential profits before […]
My BRRRR Formula For Cash Flowing Rental Properties
March 30, 2026 | 4 Minute Read If you are an investor like myself who holds long term rental properties, you need to accurately calculate the purchase price, renovation and closing costs for new acquisitions. Will you be able to cash flow the property after you employ the BRRRR strategy? At what interest rate? Do […]
Why Real Estate Agents Avoid Investors
February 9, 2026 | 3 Minute Read I get it. We are bottom feeders. Investors want agents to submit a hundred offers a week at half the asking price, add all these contingencies, and then renegotiate the price after inspection. Real estate investors and real estate agents should be natural allies. Investors bring repeat business, […]
Winning in a Tightening Real Estate Market
June 2, 2025 | 2 Minute Read When we talk about where the market is heading—how things are shifting and how people are feeling—it really all comes down to the money. Leads are still coming in. Properties are still moving, just not as quickly. Especially on the flip side (dispositions), things are taking slightly longer, […]
Would You Flip This House?
May 5, 2025 | 5 Minute Read The house may be worth $250,000 and it’s yours for $130,000. Would you buy it? One of the most important skills in buying and selling real estate is accurately comping a property to determine its current and future ARV (After Repair Value) and renovation costs. These figures will […]
The Shenanigans of A Real Estate Agent
February 17, 2025 | 2.5 Minute Read As a licensed real estate broker since 2013, I deeply value the relationships I’ve built with fellow agents and brokers. Even though we’re usually on opposite sides of a transaction, I feel a strong sense of camaraderie with most of those I’ve worked with over the years. However, […]