By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady) This is the big question that I get a lot! The true secret to success for a Real Estate Investor is finding sellers who really need to sell. I use several different targeted direct mail campaigns to locate different types of highly motivated sellers. Continue Reading
How to Choose Self-directed Retirement Plans for Your Future?
By Dmitriy Fomichenko Financing planning is an important aspect of real estate investing, and most of the realtors pay special attention to it. However, when it comes to retirement planning, we often prioritize other financial responsibilities instead. It’s critical to understand that you’ll need Continue Reading
Maximum Asset Protection Tips from Industry Expert
By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady) A Discussion on the Importance of Protecting Your Assets Throughout your life, no matter who you are or how you earn your living, you need to be concerned about protecting your assets. Your assets may include your home, vehicles, jewelry, boats, Continue Reading
Economic Update
By Lloyd Segal It’s 2020; a crazy C-R-A-Z-Y year. We are in the land of the unknown. Things are happening for the first time that none of us have ever seen before. You must take it for what it is and adapt as best you can. But ask yourself, when this pandemic is over (and it will be inevitably) Continue Reading
Myths About Land Trusts
By Randy Hughes, Mr. Land Trust I write and teach a lot about the many benefits to using a Land Trust to hold title to real estate investments. There is a lot of misinformation in the marketplace about Land Trusts and a lot of bad advice given regarding these Grantor Revocable Title Holding Trusts. Continue Reading
The Secrets of Being a Successful Landlord
By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady) You’ve all heard the tenant horror stories from people who have had tenants in properties, but being a landlord doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you learn some strategies for handling your tenants. My husband used to say that handling tenants Continue Reading
How Deferment of Mortgage Payments May Affect Borrowers in the Long Run
By Edward Brown When Congress passed Section 4021 of the CARES Act in response to the effects of COVID-19, their intent was to help borrowers who were having problems making their mortgage payments. Little did Congress realize that they were potentially setting up borrowers for trouble in the Continue Reading
Women Who Behave Never Get Rich!!
By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady) I am often asked by women at events I speak at whether or not I think a woman can make a go of the real estate investing business on their own. My personal answer to this question is always a resounding-YES! Actually, women have a distinct advantage Continue Reading
The Problem With an IBC Policy
By Gabby Darroch “What’s the problem with IBC?” If you’re like many people who’ve heard about The Money Multiplier Method and IBC (especially for the first time) then you’ve probably had this thought cross your mind a time or two. We get it. You want to know all the bad things that accompany all Continue Reading
Rise Up And Take Care Of The Greatest Generation
By Gene Guarino Should I help take care of the elderly? I know some of you have been inspired to take care of the elderly or you enjoy doing exactly that, and I want to encourage you to continue to do that. There is a real need for caregivers of all types and that is a looming crisis out there that Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve Rolled into the US Treasury and Economic Forecast
By David Mashian In March of 2020, the single biggest news event of the decade hardly got any news coverage, and that is the Federal Reserve just got rolled into the US Treasury Department. This happened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so such massive news got drowned out by Corona Virus Continue Reading
Back in Black/Airbnb is on the Upswing
By Michelle Corsetti At the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Airbnb occupancy rates dipped significantly as people opted to cancel their travel plans. Also, many counties put into place restrictions stopping Airbnb rentals from operating. Some counties restricted all but first responders and Continue Reading
U.S. Department of Justice Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Landlord
By Stephanie Mojica The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against an Iowa landlord alleging that he sexually harassed and committed acts of retaliation against a female tenant. The defendants in the lawsuit are Juan Goitia and 908 Bridge Cooperative in Davenport, Iowa, according Continue Reading
Vacation Rental Investment Opportunities
By Rick Tobin In 2019, the travel and tourism sector represented 10.4% of the global GDP (Gross Domestic Product), including vacation rental properties. Over the past 12 years back when the best known vacation rental company named Airbnb was formed in San Francisco, each consecutive year for Continue Reading
