Jason Van Steenwyk
It’s Not Just Location, Location, Location
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Real estate is all about three things: location, location, location.” I think we should throw that one right out the window because is entirely wrong. In fact, it’s wrong to the point that people who invest primarily on “location, location, location” often take significant losses. In just about ...
There’s no doubt about it, real estate is an inefficient investment by nature. Each investment and investor has its own unique characteristics and requires our most valuable resource…time! Time is Valuable Your time commitment is perhaps the most significant problem investors face when growing their portfolio. Real estate investing can ...
John and Corinne Tesh’s distinct and complementary skills have made Citygate Homes a leading turnaround specialist. Teaming up with HomeVestors has turbocharged it. By LINDA WIENANDT John Tesh started out the way many real estate investors do—as an “accidental” landlord. As a professional photographer back in the ’90s, he was ...
Hard money lending: What is it and why is it misunderstood?
A Conversation With Carrie Cook, President of Ignite Funding Since joining Ignite Funding in 2004, Carrie Cook has risen through the ranks to become one of the most influential leaders in real estate investing’s “asset-based lending” realm. As president of a trust deed investment firm, Cook has an all-encompassing role ...
8 rental property predictions for 2015
All good investors are visionaries. That is, before making an investment they make a prediction about the future – which may or may not come true. That said, and working with the humility appropriate for any investor with a healthy appreciation for risk and instinct for survival, here is a ...
Is your rental fetching top dollar?
When an obscure upstate New York dairy farmer named Max Yasgur rented out his alfalfa field to some concert promoters in 1968 for $10,000, he unexpectedly welcomed 400,000+ hippies who attended the legendary Woodstock concert (400,001 if you count Joan Baez's unborn child). They all but destroyed his farm. Yasgur ...
Crowdfunding: The good, the bad and the ugly
I believe the investment world will look completely different within the next five years. We’re at a perfect storm between technology and changes in government regulation. In April of 2012, the JOBS Act went into effect. Title II of the JOBS Act allows for public solicitation of private equity funds ...
It’s not location, location, location
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Real estate is all about three things: location, location, location.” I think we should throw that one right out the window because is entirely wrong. In fact it’s wrong to the point that people who invest primarily on “location, location, location” often take significant losses. In ...
When it comes to reputation, why real estate investors sometimes shoot themselves in the foot
By Linda Wienandt Real estate investors are not held in high esteem. Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine has commented on this many times. Rather than being recognized for their contributions to helping fuel a healthy economy, they’re often seen as vultures, swooping in and devouring homes in markets that have ...
