REI.SCHOOL Celebrates One Year
March 31, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read April 1, 2025, marks the one-year anniversary of launching REI.School. Over the past year, I’ve published more than 150 real estate articles, coached investors at various stages of their careers through one-on-one sessions, and expanded the REI.School Store to offer crucial documents—including calculators, assignment and purchase agreements, legal […]
I Made $100K This Month. How’d You Do?
March 24, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read March turned out to be a solid month. While in Dallas for a conference, we sold one of our turnkey properties. Now, I’ll be honest—I hesitated to sell this one. It was pulling in a 16% net cap rate, which is nothing to sneeze at. So why let […]
Buying A House With A Tenant Hoarder
February 3, 2025 | 2.5 Minute Read Last week, a wholesaler sent me a property to review. The numbers looked good. I could pick it up for $70,000 with an ARV of $140,000. That’s a 50% discount but as any experienced fix and flip investor knows, the final price always depends on the cost of […]
How to Screen Buyers for your Flips
October 14, 2024 | 5 Minute Read Back in August, we listed one of our properties for sale. It had been a long-term rental for five years, but with the equity built up, we decided it was time to sell. Within a week, we received an acceptable offer. The buyer’s agent assured me the buyer […]
New Real Estate Rule is Turning Showings Upside Down
September 9, 2024 | 2.5 Minute Read The major change in real estate commission rules, effective August 17, requires buyer’s agents to negotiate their fees directly with clients. This shift, following a recent federal court ruling, disrupts the previous practice where commissions were split between the seller’s and buyer’s agents. A Kaplan survey of 300 […]
Where’s the Real Estate Market Headed?
August 26, 2024 | 3 Minute Read With high interest rates creating obstacles in the real estate market, it’s important to monitor how these conditions are shifting. While the current climate has slowed market activity, a recent decline in mortgage rates could indicate a turning point. Recognizing these trends can provide insight into what the […]
Real Estate Fearmongering for Clicks
July 8, 2024 | 5 Minute Read Time I am always amazed by the number of experts or gurus on YouTube predicting a real estate crash in 2024. Many of these YouTubers skillfully use psychology to craft their content, titles, and thumbnails to maximize clicks. More clicks translate to more subscribers and greater opportunities to […]
4 Places to Buy Property for Big Profits
July 1, 2024 | 2 Minute Read Time As home prices continue to soar in markets across the country, investors may be seeing dollar signs. Anyone who purchased a property prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has probably seen its value appreciate significantly in recent years. In fact, owner-occupied housing wealth increased $9 trillion between the […]
When selling an investment property is a bad idea
June 24, 2024 | 1.5 Minute Read Time An out-of-state investor was seeking to sell his recently vacated turnkey property. This neighborhood, a very affordable, rising blue-collar working-class area, has been a target for investors looking to flip and hold properties for years. The previous Section 8 tenant paid $800 per month. The investor is […]
How to Find Active Buyers on Zillow
June 17, 2024 | 1.5 Minute Read To locate active buyers on Zillow, follow these steps: Visit Zillow.com and enter your city/state to search for recently sold properties in your area. If you have a specific property to sell, enter its address. Change the filter to show only Sold properties. Adjust the filters to set […]