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
Life Insurance Premiums: How Much and For How Long
By Gabby Darroch Let’s talk about life insurance premiums, because, let’s face it, no one likes to pay them. But what if you began to look at them like deposits instead of payments? With The Money Multiplier Method, that’s really what they are. How much does my premium (or deposit) have to Continue Reading
The (Bad) Spend Trend
By Gabby Darroch Einstein once said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” And when someone with a brain that powerful and with knowledge that brilliant tells me to pay attention, guess what I’m going to do–pay Continue Reading
Differences Between a Policy Loan and Withdrawal
By Gabby Darroch I know many people have had the concern when it comes to taking a loan from their policy. Typically, loans have a bad connotation. But that is because taking a loan from your neighborhood bank ends up losing you money. Taking a loan from your policy, however, ends up doing the exact Continue Reading
Family Wealth: 5 Vital Steps For Ensuring Your Succession Plans
By Fuquan Bilal One of the most pressing concerns, and what keeps us up at night more than anything else is taking care of our loved ones. We can work hard, save money, and spoil our kids while we are around, but that may not be able to really see our biggest wishes for them for the long term Continue Reading
Interview With Bruce Norris of The Norris Group, Riverside, California
By Christina Suter, FIBI Pasadena I recently spoke with my industry colleague and good friend Bruce Norris about what it took for him to break through from who he was as a young man to the guru he is today. Bruce is an active investor, hard money lender, and real estate educator with over 30 years Continue Reading
REAL ESTATE: USING INFLATION TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
By Glenn Mananeng Inflation is an increase in prices for goods and services. In other words, as time goes by, your buying power becomes less compared to the previous years with the same amount of money. Picture yourself in the 90s and you have around $1 million dollars. Seems like a hefty amount of Continue Reading
Hindsight Is 2020: What To Learn From The Last Decade In Real Estate
By Fuquan Bilal Hindsight is always 20/20. Now looking back over the past decade, everything that has happened in real estate is pretty obvious. What can we take from it as we move into 2020 and the next decade? Market Recap: 2009-2019 Even though some cities were already being hit hard by the Continue Reading
OFFICER AND HANDS-ON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRAINER PUTS STUDENT SUCCESS FIRST
By Karen A. Walker For Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer and master real estate investment teacher and trainer Alton Jones and his wife, Rocio, it’s all about relationships, helping others succeed and being your best self. Every day. Every minute. But while Jones has helped people Continue Reading
What Is A Real Estate Syndication?
By Fuquan Bilal Real estate syndications are a term that is trending again. What are they? Among the real estate investment opportunities on the landscape today are real estate syndications. How do they work? What are the advantages of syndicated real estate deals? How are they different from Continue Reading
THE IMPORTANCE OF A TITLE SEARCH IN BUYING INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
By Glenn Mananeng It’s important that when buying a potential investment property, there are no legal issues that may arise after it is purchased. With that in mind, properties with a clear title is very important. Unique Wealth Education is here to let you know the ins and outs of a title Continue Reading
Turmoil: The Storm Of Change & How To Thrive In It
- EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY TIM HOUGHTEN - If you’re in real estate you’ve probably smelled the storm just over the horizon. The question is where it will hit, when it will hit, and just how bad it will be? More importantly, how can your business and portfolio not only survive in the eye of this storm, Continue Reading
BUILDING WEALTH IN REAL ESTATE: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
By Glenn Mananeng This is a question on the mind of investors. There is no definite answer for this. This topic is always up to debate no matter how you look at it, as wealth is measured differently by every individual. Here are a few factors you need to know when building wealth – allow us here Continue Reading
Besides the Purchase Price, There Are Other Costs You Must Consider
By Lloyd Segal When flipping properties, you also need to consider repair costs, holding costs, real estate commissions, closing costs, estimated profit, and lost opportunity costs. Let’s analyze each of these costs separately. Repair costs. The repair costs will likely be your largest cost, Continue Reading
