Real Estate Investing

The best, and worst, I’ve done (with numbers) You make your money when you buy. It’s an old saying in real estate, and I’ve always “known” it to be true… but now I REALLY know. This is the story of both the best overall deal and my biggest failure so far in my career. Somehow the... Read More

The following was something written by a Darwin Crawford, a real estate investor from Scottsdale, Arizona. Darwin has done buy & holds, short-term furnished rentals, commercial properties, flips, wholesales, and short sales. He has 10+ years in the construction business and... Read More

Looking for the playbook and step by step guide to achieve all your dreams and fulfill all your aspirations?! TOO BAD!   It doesn’t exist. Your current situation and starting point, along with your specific goals and aspirations are completely unique to you. No two people... Read More

The most common objection I hear about real estate investing is that it’s too risky. But why do so many people think that? What’s their reasoning? Is there any merit to their words of caution about it? THE INDIRECT BAD EXPERIENCE Sometimes people think real estate is risky... Read More

Once you have a property under contract it is time for the due diligence process and inspections. This is time to inspect all aspects of the property. You will inspect the physical condition, look for deferred maintenance, review all the financials, and do legal inspections. THE... Read More

I have been asked this question many times: What happens if I buy a rental property now, and then after some amount of time the market drops and real estate values plummet? It’s a common question, and a valid question. I get it from family, people that are interested in learning... Read More

ATTACKS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES You, and every other human being are, by nature, lazy, indifferent, and susceptible to all suggestions in their weaknesses. The most common weakness in human beings is leaving their minds open to the negative influences of other people. Negative... Read More

Everyone makes mistakes.  You will make mistakes.  Though you can’t ever completely eliminate mistakes in real estate investing, there are certainly ways to minimize them. MINIMIZING MISTAKES Obviously, if you knew everything there could possibly be to know in the world you... Read More

Being a successful real estate investor will require you to be mentally strong and disciplined. From having the discipline to educate yourself, to save, to overcome your doubt and pull the trigger on the first property, to deal with adversity, to get past discouragement from... Read More

Indecision, doubt, and fear are the three big internal enemies of success. Where one is found, the others are lurking around the corner. If you doubt yourself and your analysis at every turn, you will be incredibly indecisive about selecting a property. You will become too... Read More

The answer is to both these question is the same. WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME I have been very successful in real estate investing. I achieved financial freedom and retired at age 32. You can read the story HERE. I did this solely through real estate investing with no special leg... Read More

You probably know a story about someone who has failed at real estate investing. Foreclosures, lost properties, crushed financial futures, and years of hard work down the drain. If real estate investing is as amazing as I have been telling you, how does this happen? If you know... Read More