Commercial Real Estate Investment Articles

Want the highest possible response rate on your marketing to motivated sellers? Of course you do. The biggest problem with most direct mail is: It doesn’t get opened. Our instinct and habit is to throw it in the trash. That’s part of the reason The Yellow Letter works so well…

How do you structure a deal if you can’t find outside financing? I’ve used a number of creative financing options as a buyer, a seller, or as a deal facilitator for others.

You’re about to discover the 10 commandments of property management. Every landlord should apply these simple principles. And although I read books and attended trainings on property management when I first got started, the bulk of these commandments came from over a decade in The School of Hard Knocks. Here are your 10 property management commandments:

We all know that being a Landlord is a great paying job because you enjoy all the benefits of owning real estate and your tenants are paying for it.Unlike wholesaling or fixing and flipping houses, a Landlord builds his wealth one acquisition at a time and gets paid multiple times on each deal. Some of the financial benefits include capturing equity (net worth), monthly cash flow, and depreciation benefits.

Stock market investors often brag about 15% or 20% returns. They hope to turn a $5,000 investment into $5,750 or maybe $6,000.

Landlords and “fix and flip” investors frequently upgrade their investment properties to increase their profitability before acquiring tenants or selling the units. Renovations related to plumbing, electric, roofing, or other major systems often require updating for safety reasons.

Real estate offers greater potential upside and much better collateral protection.

There are dozens of ways to find good real estate deals. When getting started flipping houses, the sheer amount of places and ways to find deals can be a little overwhelming.

Have you heard the news? I’m sure you know that we live in unprecedented times of frivolous lawsuits. Unfortunately, real estate investors can become easy targets for lawyers. With today’s technology and easy website searches a lawyer can quickly look up what real estate you own and determine if you have enough assets to pursue in a lawsuit.

Home renovations can be a huge pitfall for real estate investors. If you’re not careful, you can lose a lot of money.

Has the lack of development capital left you wondering how to get into commercial real estate?

Wholesaling houses is fairly simple: 1. You tie up a house with a contract 2. You sell it to another investor at a wholesale price Attorney and real estate investor, Bill Bronchick discusses the 3 biggest mistakes that wholesalers make when trying to wholesale a property. Watch the video and see what you may be doing wrong on your wholesale deals. Then use the social media buttons to share with your friends and colleagues.

Start an investment and retirement plan today! Do you actually have savings, investments, or retirement plans in place? If you are like most people, you don’t have an appropriate investment or retirement plan established.

My office gets several inquiries each day about setting up a self-directed IRA for real estate investing. This article discusses what a self-directed IRA is and how it’s different from a regular IRA.

Real estate investor and mentor, Phil Pustejovsky, shows you room-by-room a professional, expert way to estimate home rehab costs and how much work needs to be done whether you plan to rent, wholesale, or fix and flip the house.

At the beginning of 2014, many financial analysts predicted that interest rates were more likely to increase due to factors such as the “tapering” of Quantitative Easing and the higher rates of inflation.

All the recent real estate market news is positive: Rental demand is strong, prices are on an up swing, and distressed inventory levels are low. Are all of these market indicators actually positive for real estate investors looking to capitalize on today’s opportunities?

“The Four L Test” may help you simplify the complex world of real estate investing and finance. It’s a formula I’ve followed for years.

You’re about to discover a quick and easy tip that will help you sell your house faster.

If you’re reading this article, you’re probably already aware of the significant tax advantages available when investing in real estate through a self-directed IRA, also known as the Real Estate IRA. What you may not know, however, is that your self-directed IRA can also partner with other funding sources to increase your investment power and produce higher returns.

Negotiating a real estate deal doesn’t need to be stressful. Once you understand the nature of negotiating and have some structured questions to ask the seller, you’ll feel confident and comfortable negotiating on your real estate deals.

Negotiating a real estate deal doesn’t need to be stressful. Once you understand the nature of negotiating and have some structured questions to ask the seller, you’ll feel confident and comfortable negotiating on your real estate deals.

I’m sitting here scratching my head and wondering how today’s reality of asset price booms, skyrocketing rental increases, and a sluggish U.S. economy makes any sense.

Do you think real estate investing is risky? The truth: It can be. But it can also be one of the safest investments you make. The key is to know how to remove the risk from your real estate investments. Follow these five rules to help remove the risk from real estate investing and build a sound real estate investment portfolio that will produce steady positive cash flow and build long-term wealth.

Which incentives are most effective in convincing existing residents to renew a lease? When the best time is to offer these perks?