Why You’re Failing

Today I have a dose of tough love for you. And I’m taking the medicine too, so we’re in this together. I had a training session for some of my students last night and when polled 74% of them did not have a business plan. No plan at all for success. It was shocking but [...]

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2012 Investor Insights Survey Results

Thanks so much to all of you who participated in this year’s Investor Insights Survey!  I do this once a year to help me plan and create the content that YOU want.  So, it’s important for all of us. Here are the results of the survey.  We had over 1,000 investors take the survey so [...]

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Building the One Page Business Plan for Real Estate Investors

As we saw in my last article, building a business plan helps you focus, prioritize and measure your business. Consider it your roadmap to success. You start at point A and get to the next point. If you miss a turn, you can always refer back to it and readjust. Today, we’re going to talk [...]

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How to Find Cash Buyers

Calling all real estate wholesalers and flippers! Building a responsive buyers list is hands down the best way to succeed in wholesaling.  And when those buyers have cash – whoa Nellie! Here’s a simple 5-step method guaranteed to build you a FREE list of cash buyers: 1. Search the MLS (you or someone that has [...]

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The Pros and Cons of Forming a Real Estate Joint Venture

Thinking of starting a joint venture, but not sure if it’s the right thing to do? Like all difficult decisions, there are pros and cons of entering into an investment joint venture agreement. Let’s take a look. Pros It’s always best to start narrowing your options with a look on the bright side. Here are [...]

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3 Tips for Maintaining a Good Relationship with Your Investment Partner

Investment partners will inevitably run into disagreements at some point, but maintaining a good business relationship is essential to success. Like all relationships, maintaining a good partnership takes work and effort. Here are three tips for keeping your relationship strong and your real estate investment business successful. A Little Listening Goes A Long Way The [...]

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Joint Venture Vocabulary

In the coming posts, I’ll be talking a lot about joint ventures. So in order to understand all words I may use, let’s cover some basic joint venture vocabulary. Feel free to refer back to this post whenever you are unsure of a word. We’ll start with the obvious term… Joint Venture – A joint [...]

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What Is the Difference Between a Joint Venture and a Partnership?

We have another sexy topic for you this month on the Investor Insights blog – real estate joint ventures and partnerships. Today’s article looks at the differences in a these two types of business structures. As a real estate investor, you may come across situations where you need to establish a joint venture or partnership [...]

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The ABCs of Commercial Loan Modification

Before we jump into the meat of this article, let me give you a quick and dirty definition of a commercial loan modification. Definition: A modification to terms of a commercial loan that does not include refinancing. Modification occurs on a case-by-case basis when the borrower is unable to make loan payments due to financial [...]

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