I spent fifteen years in the construction industry before I decided I wanted to get into real estate investing. I knew houses; I built them before. So I thought I had all my ducks in a row. But three months into my first project, I was bleeding money. I found myself on Google, desperately searching
Have you ever had a door slammed in your face? I have, and it wasn’t my proudest moment. Early in my real estate investment career, I read a lot of advice, and all of it said that approaching off-market houses and distressed properties was a good move. But what it didn’t say was how to
“Do you think the market is making flipping houses harder?” my friend asked as she stirred her cup of coffee. I knew immediately what she was talking about. She had just missed four houses in a row and was buying on the open market where people were bidding too high. People are constantly asking me
“Real estate leads for referral fees? Like for real estate agents?” I asked my friend, Allie. “No, for investors,” she insisted. “There are tons of services available now.” She pulled up a website and showed me. “They’ll email leads directly to you, for no cost. And then, if you purchase the property, you pay them
Sometimes, it's easy to get stuck in a rut when you're using ineffective strategies to find off market house deals. Whether you're struggling to get your message ahead of other investors or coming up blank one too many times, facing a deficit of leads is a surefire way to hurt your company. And that's why
Investment properties are the foundation of many great real estate investing companies, including my own. Without the steady influx of money from my rental units, I'd have a much harder time keeping the lights on by paying recurring bills for my employees. And without plenty of hard-earned experience (plus a healthy dose of failure), I'd
Most real estate investors are fixated on markets with rising property values, and it's no surprise why. A rising tide lifts all boats, and it certainly makes the prospect of finding a buyer for a recently-renovated home all the easier. But the often-neglected market segment with properties priced under $100k can be extremely worthwhile too,
Many years in the real estate investing industry and thousands of dollars spent on finding leads have taught me one simple fact: Most of the best lead generation strategies for house flippers live online. As great as some in-person advertising techniques like flyers and billboards are, they often suffer from extraordinarily low rates of return
Occasionally, at the close of a seminar or a panel, someone will ask me the dreaded question: “How many real estate leads do I need to get started as an investor?” It’s a difficult question. But I understand why they ask. Everyone wants to quantify how much “work” they need to do to get started—and
I was sitting at my desk making my usual round of cold calls one evening. I had been a real estate investor for two years, but truthfully, I had been spinning my wheels. For all of my hard work, I had only sealed a few deals. Most people were pretty polite over the phone that
