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Can you wrap your head around this strategy

Can you wrap your head around this strategy

Can you wrap your head around this strategy?   Buying and holding good cash flowing rental properties long term is the goal when it comes to real estate investing. But is owning a property as a rental the only way to produce a good cashflow? If you don’t know the answer, that’s okay, because today we’re going to talk about a strategy that allows you to have passive income without the joys...

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Paperwork is a memorial

Paperwork is a memorial

Paperwork is a memorial   Peter Fortunato, one of the greatest real estate creative deal structures I know, always says that your paperwork is a memorial of the meeting of the minds. What he means by that statement is that when you make a deal with someone, you are both making a set of promises. And your contracts, notes, leases and other paperwork are meant to memorialize what the two of...

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Don’t get emotional when making an offer

Don’t get emotional when making an offer

Don’t get emotional when making an offer   If you read the title of this column, you probably already gathered that you shouldn’t get emotional when making an offer. And that’s true — when you get emotional, you tend to make a bad deal.     I’ve seen this concept play out in many ways. A newer investor will overbid on property. And since they’re excited about doing their first —...

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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should   I was talking to an investor friend, recently, who was facing a conundrum. You see, he had become very specialized in one area of real estate. And the strategy he’d been using to buy on auction platforms, do minimum rehabs and resell was no longer working. Referencing the book by Spencer Johnson M.D., my friend said, “My cheese moved.”  ...

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Make sure they understand

Make sure they understand

Make sure they understand   People tend to naturally say “No” to things they aren’t familiar with. This is a reality real estate investor must overcome in order to get a “yes” on a creative deal structures when talking to sellers. You do that by making sure they understand what you’re proposing.   Take owner carry-back financing for instance. Most people are accustomed to the idea of...

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