By Gene Guarino, CFP Are single-family home (SFH) rentals dead? Well, that depends on who you are renting them to of course. How does $200-$300 a month in positive cash flow sound? When I was 20 years old, that was exciting. Today, that doesn’t get me very excited at all. Lets face it, one turn Continue Reading
The TOP FIVE Reasons to Consider COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE for Your Portfolio
By Tom K. Wilson While many investors see single-family homes as their “bread-and-butter” investment, investing in commercial properties is an option that can also help you achieve your financial goals. “Commercial” in its broadest lay vernacular includes multifamily apartments, however, the Continue Reading
Retire Wealthy with IRA Investing
By Stephanie B. Mojica Self-directed individual retirement accounts or IRAs are rapidly growing in popularity, but experts warn that it is important to only get into such an investment with proper education and professional guidance. Kaaren Hall, owner of uDirect IRA Services in Orange County, Continue Reading
UNDERSTANDING Lines of Credit
By Dr. Teresa R. Martin, Esq There are many different ways to borrow money. You can go to a bank for various types of loans. You may choose to use pawnshops or payday loans. Credit cards are another idea. You can even borrow money from friends or family. Another option is a line of credit. Continue Reading
Attracting Private Money DISCLOSING RISK
An excerpt from “The Insider’s Guide to Attracting Private Money: Five Secrets to Fast, Unlimited Capital So You Can Save Money, Buy More Real Estate, & Build Wealth,” by Mark Hanf, President of Pacific Private Money. When you seek to attract capital from private investors, you need to Continue Reading
Changing Real Estate Investing HANDS FREE, ANYWHERE
By Stephanie B. Mojica The CEO of Southern California-based HomeUnion hopes to turn the business into the Amazon.com of real estate investing. Don Ganguly, an entrepreneur and chief executive with an impressive record of building successful businesses in the technology and financial services Continue Reading
Bruce Norris and the Norris Group
By Bruce Kellogg Who is Bruce Norris? Bruce is a longtime real estate investor, builder, “hard money” lender, and real estate educator with over 35 years of experience. His history includes over 2,000 real estate transactions as buyer, seller, builder, or money lender. He was married at 17, Continue Reading
An Industry Leader Discusses His Deals
By Hannah Ash Larry Goins doesn’t know it all. “When it comes to real estate, the learning never stops,” he tell me. When one of the country’s leading investors pauses for a moment of self-reflection, it’s worth a listen. “You can learn something from everybody you meet,” he tells me. It’s one Continue Reading
Taking Title
By Garrett Sutton, Esq. Title to real estate sounds grand. As you think of titles let your mind wander back again to medieval England when titles such as Baron and Duke meant you were part of the nobility and peerage system. And not coincidentally, if you had such a title you also owned land. As Continue Reading
Why do We Seek Security? (And how a Land Trust can help us find it)
By Randy Hughes, “Mr. Land Trust” We all want it, we all need it, and we all look for it in every aspect of our lives…security. We seek security in our relationships, in our personal lives and in our financial lives. But why? What is it about feeling “secure” that makes this emotion the base Continue Reading
Finding Residential and Commercial OPTIONS in PROBATE REAL ESTATE
By Leon McKenzie, U.S. Probate Leads Whether you are new to the probate business or consider yourself an experienced professional, there are times when you need to take a step back and make sure that your business model isn’t missing a potentially profitable option. Probates, with their deeply Continue Reading
Exploring The Changing LA Market With Baseball’s Brennan Boesch
When not coaching local kids on how to hit homeruns of their own, you’ll find former top rookie and Major League starter for the Detroit Tigers, and an MLB veteran with service logged for New York Yankees and Angels as well, Brennan Boesch is still giving back to others – and giving high profile Continue Reading
Turning DISTRESS Into SUCCESS in the Paper Business
By Tim Houghten Distress has a unique way of polishing success. Much like the abrasive grain of sand that results in the development of magnificent, beautiful pearls, the trials and tribulations of the mortgage industry are now revealing their silver lining. While the pain of foreclosures, an Continue Reading
Investing Insights from a REAL BLACK BELT
By Tim Houghten Sensei Gilliland just kicked the real estate bandwagon in half. If you want to lead, get to the gold, and keep it – read this… Real estate master Sensei Gilliland has never claimed to be a real estate investing ‘guru’. He has just put in the work, stayed focused, and refused to be Continue Reading
