The Investor Insights

Mike Chamberlain, a home inspector who wrote a blog post on Buying a Flipped Home for the International Business Times, warned consumers that purchasing a previously-foreclosed home from an investor can get them a rehabbed property with “lipstick on a pig” improvements. That’s not the kind of investor you want to be. You’ll earn a [...]

Here’s the September installment of Real Estate Investing in the Real World featuring Paul Barrow. Paul is a real-life real estate investor in Denver, Colorado and he spends about an hour taking us through his history, strategies, techniques, tips and tricks!

So, according to Forbes even the rappers have become (or tried to become) flippers. 50 Cent overimproved a house he bought from Mike Tyson for $4.7MM adding a shoe room, ATV track and entertainment system programmed with 3,000 movies. Was on the market for $18.5MM for two years and still hasn’t sold. Hmmm, wonder why. [...]

Ever heard of ductless air conditioning? I hadn’t until I decided to get central air conditioning for my 100 year old Victorian in Denver, Colorado. Not sure if it’s global warming or what but I live and work out of my home and the ol’ swamp cooler just wasn’t cutting it anymore. The problem was [...]

Here’s the April installment of Real Estate Investing in the Real World featuring Tom Cooke. Tom is a syndicator and rehabber based in Long Beach, California and he spends about an hour taking us through his strategy and sharing tips, tricks and the secrets to his success.