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CrowdStreet Review: Commercial Real Estate Crowdfunding

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If you’re looking to invest in real estate, take a look at this CrowdStreet review and see if the service is right for you.

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RealtyMogul Review: Invest in Commercial Real Estate

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If you would like to add exposure to the real estate sector in your portfolio, take a look at this RealtyMogul review to learn about it!

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Rich Uncles Review: Real Estate Investing Minus Hassles

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Rich Uncles allows you to invest in real estate without having to deal with some of the usual hassles. Learn more in this Rich Uncles review.

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10 Different Ways To Start Investing With Just $1,000

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You’ve likely heard that investing is important. You’ve probably hear that investing is the best way to grow your money over time. But what exactly is investing, and how do you get started? According to the dictionary, here’s the definition of investing. Investing: to expend money with the expectation of achieving profit or material result by […]

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Earnest Money: What You Need to Know and How Much Is Enough?

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What is earnest money? How much do you need? How do you make sure you don’t lose it? This article explores how earnest money works.

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Learn How You Can Start Investing in a Mobile Home Park

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Do you want to buy some land and start a mobile home park as an investment? Are you wondering what’s involved? If so, here are some factors to consider.

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How To Get Started With House Hacking To Build Real Estate Wealth

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What is house hacking? Can you do it? What does the math look like? Here are the details you might have been looking for.

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Five Things To Understand Before Investing In A Real Estate Deal

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Investing in a real estate deal can be highly rewarding, but at the same time – very challenging. It’s not like investing in stocks, where you know what you’re getting. Every property and deal structure is so different, there isn’t a “one size fits all” investment that can make sense for everyone. Today, with awesome […]

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Roofstock Review 2019: Easily Invest In Single Family Rental Properties

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Interested in investing in real estate? Roofstock is an online marketplace for tenant-occupied real estate. Learn more in this Roofstock review.

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5 Ways To Invest In Real Estate In 2019

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The ways to invest in real estate include buying rental property, crowd funding a property, flipping houses, renting out rooms, and REITs.

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How To Invest To Generate A Passive Income

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Generating a passive income is hard to do, but there are many ways to do it (here’s a list of 20 different ways to generate a passive income). But today I specifically want to talk to you about how to invest to generate a passive income. It is important to note that most income is […]

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How To Become A Real Estate Investor With Just $5,000

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At the onset, real estate investing sounds like an expensive venture costing thousands of dollars in initial investment. And in the past, it used to be! Fortunately, you don’t need six figures in the bank to be a real estate investor today. It really starts with a solid financial plan. Many people who have reached […]

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How To Save Money On Your Property Taxes

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Home ownership can be a true joy. The thought of holding your very own keys in your hands and being able to point and say “That’s my house”. That’s until it’s time to pay property taxes. The average property tax in California is $3100 per year whereas in places like New Jersey and Connecticut, it […]

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How To Become A Real Estate Mogul With Only $10,000

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Real estate has traditionally been one of the most sought after investment vehicles for its passive income potential, appreciation, positive cash-flow, and tax reducing deductions. However, real estate investing is also viewed as one of the more difficult investments to start due to the high risk and high up-front costs required to start. I want […]

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A Guide to What it Costs to Invest in Rental Properties Both Domestically and Internationally

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Ask any personal finance expert for advice on becoming financially independent, and the likelihood of you hearing something along the line of, “Consider creating multiple sources of income” is high. Because let’s face it, it’s almost impossible to achieve financial freedom without having a healthy cash flow. And having multiple sources of (passive) income is […]

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Get Creative in Funding Your Real Estate Venture

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Many people have all the knowledge and nerve to be investors, but they lack an equally important part: the money. Getting the cash together to get started or to expand in real estate can be very difficult, especially when you’re young. Once you overcome that startup hump, you’re in business, but what a hump it […]

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Investing In Real Estate When You Are Young

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Most investors wait until they’re in their forties, fifties, or sixties to begin capitalizing on real estate. While there is nothing wrong with investing at those ages, there is an underlying belief among many young folks that it is not possible to participate in the real estate business until a later age. This just isn’t […]

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Flipping a House in College: What You Need to Know

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You’ve seen the shows – buy an ugly house for pennies on the dollar, fix a few rooms, turn around and sell that same house for quadruple what you have in it. But does it really work like that? The truth is flipping a house takes some serious work and is extremely risky. However, it […]

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Why Rental Properties are a Great Way to Diversify Your Investments

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Most financial advisers, television shows about money, and even colleges teach people to invest money in the stock market. Real estate is rarely mentioned as a vehicle to invest your money, except when buying a personal residence rather than renting one. I feel investing in real estate with rental properties is one of the best […]

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Lessons Learned From 28 Year Old Real Estate Mogul Josh Simon

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Welcome to the next installment in our young millionaire series.  Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Josh Simon.  Josh is a 28 year old commercial real estate investor based in Scottsdale, AZ. He got his real estate license and did his first deal when he was 18. He continued doing real estate deals while he graduated […]

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Investors Need to Protect Portfolios Against Real Estate Problems in China

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Data from China has not inspired confidence over the past few months.   It was reported on Wednesday that non-performing loans were on the rise and that situation could get worse before it gets better.  Real estate, which some viewed as a ticking time bomb in China, looks like it is getting closer to blow up.  […]

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3 Ways to Build Wealth: Investing in Real Estate in College

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Getting started investing in real estate in college is a great way to build wealth, but you need to be smart about your housing and tactics.

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