The Federal Reserve with its zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) has virtually killed the market for senior savers. Gone are the days of CDs and savings accounts that beat the combined costs of taxes and inflation. Even if you buy thirty year treasuries, a 3% return is about the best you can get and the risk to your capital is very high should interest rates normalize. There’s even been talk of the…
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 331: FROM $39K TO OVER $50 MILLION IN 9 YEARS! FINDING OFF-MARKET PROPERTIES WITH DATA MINING AND EQUITY ANALYSIS There are still great real estate deals out there for those who know how to find them. Find out from today’s podcast guest, author, tech genius and successful real estate investor Liran Koren, how he grew his real estate business from $39,000 to over $50 million in just 9 years using data mining, scraping…
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 329: ASK BILL! BUYING “AS IS” PROPERTIES AND PROTECTING PERSONAL ASSETS This is our regular Fun Fact Friday “Ask Bill!” episode, where Bill answers specific real estate investing questions received during the month from e-mails, in-person conversations, phone calls or through online portals such as BiggerPockets.com and Quora. In today’s episode, Bill answers listeners questions on buying “as is” properties, as well as discussing strategies to protect your personal assets from lawsuits. One of our…
Often, a new real estate investor will start their investing as a “house hacker” with low interest FHA loans that only require 3.5% down. This is a great opportunity to get started with very little cash, fix up a property and begin leveraging their real estate holdings. However, as many loan applicants realize, along with the low down payment and low interest is a requirement that they must carry private mortgage insurance or…
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 329: AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN PRIVATE REAL ESTATE DEALS Real estate investing can take many shapes and forms but, for passive investors, one of the most appealing is investing in private equity. Paul Kaseburg, otherwise known as Sean Cook, the author of Investing in Real Estate Private Equity, has been involved in the purchase of approximately 22,000 apartment units valued at over $4 billion dollars. In today’s podcast,…
HOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 328: ASSEMBLING A POWERHOUSE REAL ESTATE INVESTING TEAM Real estate investing is not a solo sport. To be successful, it takes a unified, talented and committed team. In this episode, Bill talks about the importance of putting together a strong and effective team and who those key members are that make up your ideal real estate investing team. To be a successful real estate investor, you will need a competent team to…
When it comes to home buying, people will often say, “I’ll just wait until the market cools off,” or “there’s definitely a bubble – prices will go down soon.” But, statements like these beg the question: is it really possible to anticipate real estate market trends? Fortunately, the answer is…kind of. With a little planning and foresight, it is possible to keep an eye on the movement of the market and to…
HOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 327: CREATIVE FINANCING STRATEGIES FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Brian Murray, real estate mogul and author of the best selling book Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, returns to the Old Dawg’s REI Network Podcast to share his insider secrets for successful commercial real estate creative financing. In this episode, Brian also shares how he acquired 600 doors without syndicating, how to prosper even in markets that aren’t that great and why…
SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 326: UNDERSTANDING NOI AND HOW IT IMPACTS A PROPERTY’S VALUE No matter where you are in your career as a real estate investor, you’ll benefit from understanding how to evaluate investment opportunities. And the net operating income or NOI formula is one of the most important metrics real estate investors can use to calculate expected profits and a property’s value. In today’s podcast episode, Bill explains why NOI is so…
Real estate investing is one of the most attractive ways of making good money (that is if you do it correct). Moreover, real estate investing is also a lot of fun. A lot of people practice real estate investing as their core profession and, in fact, make a lot of money that way. Real estate investing is really an art and, like any art, it takes time to master the art of…