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  • Plan Your Projects then Work Your Plan

            There are those who will tell you that your money is made in the purchasing of the properties. I disagree; your money can be obtained and lost in every phase of your properties rehab. Those who claim that their money is made during the purchasing process are saying they have crunched their numbers and…

  • Cash Opens Doors

                Cash opens doors which are not available to investors which depend on securing a loan to purchase a property. This for several reasons is a true statement, but a word to the wise they say is sufficient. Be careful the door your open does not lead to ruin. Linding institutions are not in business…

  • The Strategy of ROI Method

                The ROI method offers a helpful strategy for producing wealth. Wealth is not riches, in spite of what the dictionary says, because riches cause you to continue to do to accumulate. Wealth on the other hand is money you’ll receive even if you don’t do a thing. I am not saying that to accumulate…

  • Integrity

     Integrity is a word that we don’t hear very often. Perhaps those who say it most are trying to cover the fact that they have forfeited theirs. Yet the fact remains that to be a successful real estate investor, you must have integrity. The poet John Donne said, “No man is an island,” which also holds true in real estate investing.…

  • Helpful Hints # 3

    This hint might have you go back and look at some of my previous blogs, for I have written on the various methods used to appraise properties in the past. Because of this fact I’ll not gives example of how they work these methods; however, I will tell you which method you may wish to…

  • Helpful Hint # 2

    The After Rehabilitating Value (ARV) is something each investor needs to calculate before purchasing any property. This calculation is important because when you use it with the 1 percent hint you know what you’ll be renting the property for. However, this calculation should also help you in determining what the maximum is that you could…

  • Decisions Which Need Answering in the ROI Method

    The RIO system requires that one purchases a property below market value or that they see a hidden potential which others miss. The most popular method for achieving this time after time is to purchase a distressed property. Some believe that in order to become successful in real estate investing you’ll need to become an…

  • Does the ROI Method Always Increase your ROI

    There are those who claim that this ROI Method Increases your ROI. Their argument however assumes some things such as real estate never losses its value. Recent history has shown that not always to be so. So, invest wisely. When you believe that to be the case then you can assume that the ROI method…

  • Two Methods of Investing in Real Estate

    Method One (The Old Tried and True Method)             This method has been around for years and it is where most investors begin. It is how the majority of real estate is purchased, which is using other people’s money. Most people get mortgage loans from a mortgage broker, bank, credit union or some other lending…

  • Do Your Own Due Diligence & Don’t Shy Away from Down Payments or Continued Negotiations

    Don’t be afraid of putting money down on your first home. Take the time and trouble to crunch the numbers and figure out which numbers work best for your plans. I am not advising you to become house poor. I am saying play with the numbers. Find out what the payments will be with different…