Kevin Guz
Overcoming obstacles is the key to driving success as a part-time real estate investor
I was recently driving down the road, as I frequently do as a full-time investor in here Dallas and the owner of a HomeVestors franchise, and I heard a story on the news that said only about 7 percent of the new vehicles sold today are manual or stick shift ...
It’s not about the house it’s about connecting with the seller
Let’s start with what we are all familiar with: buying a home for yourself. Even if you are not a real estate investor, there is probably a pretty good chance you have purchased a home for your personal use. That type of real estate purchase is very different from the ...
The secret of successful residential real estate investing
Speaking from my experience as a one-time, part-time real estate investor and active executive in the corporate world and now a full-time investor here in Dallas and the owner of a HomeVestors franchise, I want to share what I have realized is the secret to a successful real estate investing ...
3 lessons from your full-time career that will help your part-time real estate investing
Your part-time real estate investing is a business. It’s not a hobby or a fad, it’s a business. You have to treat it like a business and run it like a business in order for it to be successful. So many of the things I learned, the experiences I gained ...
Why it is important to invest outside of your neighborhood comfort zone
This is something I experienced in my own investing. I learned a lot when I was able to overcome my hesitancy to invest outside my neighborhood comfort zone or my immediate geographical zone. It is so important because you might find yourself, as a part-time investor, being stifled, slowed or ...
Residential real estate investing looks great – what’s the catch?
On paper a single opportunity may look great, but how do we know if there’s a catch? Or what the catch is? From my personal experience as a part-time investor and former full-time corporate employee, I do not know if I was intelligent or astute enough to identify the catch ...
How to get and build equity – the unappreciated gift
Many of us get into real estate investing to generate passive income or monthly cash flow from rental properties. That is a good and a viable reason to get excited about investing in real estate as a part-time investor. Cash flow is king, as many say, and renal real estate ...
When should I make the transition from part-time to full-time real estate investor?
Whether you are a part-time investor trying to become a full-time investor, or whether you are not an investor but you aspire to be, this topic is relevant. There is no silver bullet or single answer to the question of how or when you transition to full-time investor. What does ...
Are you ready to take action when the right house comes along?
As a part-time real estate investor your readiness or preparation is key. What you are going to find if you have not yet bought your first investment property is that when that right house comes along, at the right price, your ability to purchase that property is going to depend ...
How to avoid the potential loneliness of part-time real estate investors
The life of a part-time real estate investor can be very lonely at times. You may feel like you are out on an island trying to figure everything on your own and doing everything on your own. Why this is relevant is that state of mind can often lead to ...
Charting a course for the part-time real estate investor
Very early on, starting out as a part-time real estate investor, I recognized the enormous challenges in the vast ocean of real estate but also the numerous opportunities that exist within that ocean. It can become overwhelming, and almost crippling and intimidating, especially when you are starting out as a ...
The part-time real estate investor is in demand
When I look at the successful part-time investors — and I draw on my own experience here in Dallas where I started as a part-time investor — I see them succeed when they treat it like a business. It is not a hobby or get-rich-quick solution, and it’s not a ...
The reasons and realities behind why part-time real estate investors quit
I am a full-time real estate investor here in Dallas. I started as a part-time investor and now have been at this for more than 10 years. The other day I was thinking about my peer investors – individuals with whom I have had long-term relationships. They too have been ...
Create your own full-time benefits from part-time real estate investing
In writing this blog post, I am going to draw on my own experience as a part-time real estate investor who was employed full-time in corporate America. Hindsight is 20-20. I will admit I did not see the full-time benefits I was building with my part-time real estate investing at ...
Create your own full-time benefits from part-time real estate investing
In writing this blog post, I am going to draw on my own experience as a part-time real estate investor who was employed full-time in corporate America. Hindsight is 20-20. I will admit I did not see the full-time benefits I was building with my part-time real estate investing at ...
How do you use your part-time real estate investing to create full-time freedom?
It is critical for you as a part-time real estate investor, or weekend investor, to have goals or begin with the end in mind. Investing in real estate is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. It requires patience, diligence, planning and persistence. I know this is all very contradictory to ...
It’s not all flip-flops and T-shirts – at least, not at first – 4 keys to success for investors
As a former part-time and now a full-time investor, I have seen investors come and go. They have been friends, acquaintances and business partners. I have seen some succeed and some fail, some prosper while others struggle. And I have learned from all of them. 4 keys and characteristics to ...
What kind of real estate investor do you want to be?
The good news about investing in residential real estate is you’ve got some options. You can tailor your approach to what appeals to you and what works for you and what fits for you. You can look at three areas. First, look at your personal interests. What do you enjoy ...
How a real estate investment that looked bad became a winner
It’s kind of nice when you get a happy ending to what you think is going to be a very bad story. Unfortunately, they don’t all work out this way. I have other stories I thought were going to have happy endings and didn’t. I will share with you a ...
3 market trends in 2015 for the residential real estate investor: a mid-year analysis
I write today from my perspective as a HomeVestor franchisee in Dallas, but I will write in broad enough terms that my observations here in Dallas, as an active real estate investor, are consistent with what investors are seeing nationwide. As I explain my observations from personal experience, I will ...
3 market trends in 2015 for the residential real estate investor: a mid-year analysis
I write today from my perspective as a HomeVestor franchisee in Dallas, but I will write in broad enough terms that my observations here in Dallas, as an active real estate investor, are consistent with what investors are seeing nationwide. As I explain my observations from personal experience, I will ...
5 reasons not to be disappointed with your first rental property
I started as a part-time real estate investor and I am going to draw on that personal experience in this blog, today. You finally bought that first rental property. You searched for it, you closed on it and that first rent check finally arrived in your mailbox. That first purchase ...
Is a condo a good first rental property investment?
There are many, many condos out there. As an investor here in Dallas with HomeVestors, I believe they are a viable option for any investor to consider, not only here in Dallas, but across the U.S., but they do have some unique aspects that the investor must consider and understand ...
Is a condo a good first rental property investment?
There are many, many condos out there. As an investor here in Dallas with HomeVestors, I believe they are a viable option for any investor to consider, not only here in Dallas, but across the U.S., but they do have some unique aspects that the investor must consider and understand ...
3 steps to prepare your property for the rental market
I’ve learned many lessons in my real estate investing career through “the school of hard knocks,” and by sharing them, I hope I can save you some time and headaches as you purchase your first property and prepare it for tenants. Even if you already have a rental property, these ...
