Have you ever dealt with bad renters? Late payments? Stains on the carpet? Calls late at night about a stopped toilet? Sometimes being a Landlord is not a fun game, especially when you have a nice home and bad tenants. Have you taken advantage of the recent low interest rates and refinanced your home to the maximum? What about a home equity loan or other form of second mortgage? Do you know…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 189: SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR EMBRACES MULTIFAMILY INVESTING Dave Zook loves business and has started many, however, real estate wasn’t one of them. It wasn’t until his tax bill began to dwarf his successful businesses’ profits that real estate came across his path. In this podcast episode, Dave shares how after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, he stalked Robert Kiyosaki down on a real estate cruise seminar to find out first-hand how real estate investing…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 188: 11 BEST REASONS WHY REAL ESTATE INVESTING IS SO GREAT Why is everyone raving about real estate investing? What’s so great about it? How are average people becoming wealthy in such a short period of time with real estate investing? In this episode, Bill takes a deep look at buy and hold real estate investing and shares his top 11 favorite reasons why real estate investing is the best investment option…
Can you win at the game of commercial real estate? The game of commercial real estate can be won in many ways. It’s more of an essay test than true or false. There’s definitely more than one correct answer. A large percentage of the world’s billionaires earned their wealth through real estate investment. While nothing is a sure thing, real estate offers many opportunities for the savvy investor. Whether you want to…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 187: HELPING HIS PARENTS BUILD A REAL ESTATE RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO Even though Jordan Topal’s full-time job is managing bond portfolios for municipalities and high net worth individuals, his personal investment choice is real estate rental properties. In this podcast episode, Jordan shares how, as a part-time real estate investor, he is able to exponentially grow his own real estate portfolio for his own early retirement while, at the same time, helping his…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 186: FINDING A REAL ESTATE INVESTING PARTNER As a real estate investor, you might have heard the pros and cons of real estate investment partnerships. In today’s episode, Bill outlines some of the reasons you might want to consider a partnership, how and where to find a partner and tips for maintaining a successful partnership. As a real estate investor, you might have heard a lot about real estate…
An appraisal is a valuation of a property by an independent appraiser. The appraiser does an evaluation of the home, considers the home in comparison to others of comparable type and so on. Once completed, the appraiser then issues a written appraisal value of the home. Many home buyers make the assumption the appraisal is the true value of the home both now and in the future. This can be a dangerous…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 185: THE ABCS OF REAL ESTATE INVESTING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WITH KEN MCELROY If you are a regular listener of the Old Dawg’s REI Network Podcast, you know that many of our successful real estate investor guests cite Robert Kiyosaki’s classic book, Rich Dad Poor Dad as the book that inspired them to become a real estate investor. But when investors actually take the step to learn how to invest in real estate, they…
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SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 184: ASK BILL! FINDING A MENTOR, MULTIFAMILY INVESTING, COMMON REI PROBLEMS I know it’s important to have a mentor but where do I find one? How do I get started in multifamily investing? And what are some of the common problems I might encounter in real estate investing? In this special “Ask Bill” episode, Top Dawg Bill Manassero will tackle these questions and provide some additional food for thought for motivated investors….
If you have recently purchased some real estate for investment purposes, you are in good company. Recent reports suggest that as many as 25% of these purchases are made by those who plan on using the property for investment purposes only. If you hope to “flip” the property there are 4 things you must be aware of that can put a crimp on your profits. Property Taxes Keep the property for a…