The Investor Insights » The Business

Establishing Credibility When You are Starting Out

lauraschober — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:59:40 +0000

New investors are faced with establishing credibility with sellers, buyers and lenders. You need to establish trust and loyalty with the people you do business with. This includes vendors you do business with as well. Here are some tips that may help you get started on the right track.

Building Confidence

lauraschober — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:50:22 +0000

Building confidence takes time and experience. If you are new to the business, then you will become more and more confident as you do more deals. There are some ways to jump start your level of confidence such as educating yourself about the real estate investment world. Before you start

Finding a Real Estate Mentor

lassiter — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:38:15 +0000

One of the smartest things I can recommend to new investors is to find a mentor. A good mentor will save your time and money. Before you start your real estate investment business, you should do a little research on your own as well. There is so

Florida What is Your Deal?

lassiter — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:56:42 +0000

The news just keeps getting worse for Florida real estate investors. On June 24th, the Supreme Court of Florida handed down a 3-2 decision that allows a creditor to seize the ownership interest of a single-member LLC. Download a pdf of the decision here. This is bad

Getting the Money

lassiter — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:55:06 +0000

Whew. My Getting the Money Bootcamp wrapped up Sunday and we had a blast! We had 106 real estate investors from all over the world in Denver getting Advanced Private Money and Syndication Training. Here’s a little video snippet of one of my seven

Hater, Hater Bo Bater Banana Fana Fo Fater

lassiter — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:06:27 +0000

I love me some Tim Ferris. The 4 Hour Work Week is one of my favorite business books and although I personally don’t think that outsourcing my entire life is the best course of action for me, I have incorporated some of his strategies to

My Mentor is in Prison

lassiter — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:13:15 +0000

I’ve always had a voracious appetite for learning. Back in the early ‘90’s I started researching stock trading and real estate investing. I read everything I could get my hands on and eventually settled on one mentor who taught BOTH real estate investing and stock investing.