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
How To Get Back Your Passion For Real Estate
By Fuquan Bilal PublicCo/Pixabay Want to feel that real passion for real estate investing again? Whether you got stuck spinning your wheels before you really got started, have taken an extended break or are just going through the motions now that the money is coming in too easily, it’s Continue Reading
IS IT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE PART TIME?
By Glenn Mananeng Real estate investing is a great way to build wealth. This is an opportunity to invest your savings while working, studying or just enjoying life with family and friends as a passive investor and spending minimal or spending more time on projects as an active investor. This Continue Reading
How Much Of A Threat Are Zillow & The New iBuyers?
By Fuquan Bilal A new breed of iBuyers have their sites on transforming and taking over the real estate industry. How much of a threat are they really? Hundreds of millions of dollars are being thrown into this new real estate strategy, and some of the most powerful companies are behind it. Continue Reading
Generational Opportunities For Creating Cash & Wealth In Real Estate
Featuring Gerry Guterman The real estate market cycle appears to have come full circle again. This is one of those moments in which many will go broke, while others achieve substantial leaps in their wealth and incomes. It’s all about knowing how to take advantage of the market and the Continue Reading
Allowing a Lender to Cross Collateralize Against Additional Property
By Edward Brown There are times when a lender is going to ask for additional [real estate] collateral in order to make a borrower a loan. The most likely scenario for this is when there is not enough equity in the target property. Other scenarios include a borrower with less than stellar credit, Continue Reading