Treat Real Estate Investments Like A 401(k) Plan
Posted on December 29, 2006 - Filed Under Success Tips Articles | Leave a Comment
Many new real estate investors doom their success right from the beginning because they fail to segregate investment funds from their other income. When rental income is co-mingled with earned income two things happen and both are bad. First, if the rental properties generate excess cash, it often gets spent rather than being used to build cash reserves or to reinvest and second, if properties that we call “alligators” produce negative cash flows, they can gradually eat up chunks of your earned income and either lower your standard of living or cause your credit card or other consumer debts to grow.
Read More..>>Some Deals Aren’t As Good As They Seem
Posted on December 22, 2006 - Filed Under Success Tips Articles | Leave a Comment
Two of the biggest mistakes new investors make are buying upscale properties that seem to be great deals or buying bargain properties in low rent areas. The most consistently successful investors buy properties that will rent in the middle 40-60 percent range for a given market. Properties that rent in the top or bottom 20-30 percent range are usually laced with problems that many new investors fail to discover until it’s too late. Let’s look at these properties separately.
Read More..>>Chat Transcript December 18, 2006
Posted on December 19, 2006 - Filed Under Chat Transcripts | Leave a Comment
Avri hello guys
ken avri were are you from
Avri ken, MA
Avri i’m new
ken me to kinda I have 3 duplexes
Avri just picked up the book a few weeks ago and i’m finding it very educational
ken these chats help some its hard to keep up
ken Avri you try there real estate program with the offer generator it makes life alot easier
Read More..>>Flipping Properties Is Speculating, Not Investing
Posted on December 15, 2006 - Filed Under Success Tips Articles | Leave a Comment
When you’ve been a real estate investor as long as I have, you get exposed to dozens of schemes that promise quick cash from real estate. During periods of rising prices and strong demand, many people flip properties to generate fast cash. Flipping involves finding properties that can be bought cheap, touched up a bit cosmetically and then flipped to another buyer for a quick profit. It sounds good and works well when real estate sales are booming. Advocates of flipping invariably refer to it as investing, but you only need to read the definition of “speculate” to know otherwise.
Read More..>>Chat Transcript December 11, 2006
Posted on December 12, 2006 - Filed Under Chat Transcripts | Leave a Comment
Roger Dawson Hi jwright and sedwards!
jwright hello roger
sedwards Roger Dawson Hello, I enjoy using your techniques From your pwer negotiating course
Roger Dawson I’m here in Southern California where the sun is just setting on a beautifully sunny day.
Roger Dawson Thanks Sedwards. Glad it helps.
Roger Dawson Where in the country are you located?
sedwards I am in Chicago where its cold and rainy
Roger Dawson I hear that Chicago didn’t see the enormous run in prices that much of the country saw.
Read More..>>Think Like An Investor, Not A Consumer
Posted on December 8, 2006 - Filed Under Success Tips Articles | Leave a Comment
I was having my car serviced at a local automobile dealership a few days ago and while I was waiting, I decided to go into the showroom and look at the new vehicles. After dispatching an overly aggressive sales person, I just browsed among the various models on display and listened. There were several offices that opened into the showroom and in two of them were sales people meeting with prospective buyers. I couldn’t help but be intrigued by the conversations I overheard.
Read More..>>Chat Transcript December 4, 2006
Posted on December 5, 2006 - Filed Under Chat Transcripts | Leave a Comment
Al Lee Hi. We are early birds today.
mike2 My first visit, wasn’t sure what to expect.
Al Lee Well, we will have more people logging in soon.
Al Lee This is for people interested in investing in real estate.
Al Lee You will have several veteran investors, like Mike Summey, Roger Dawson, and your s truly, who will ansower whatever questions you might pose
mike2 That’s me–new investor. How do I cut and paste a question? I tried right click . . .
Al Lee cut an paste from where?
Al Lee Usually Ctrl-C is for cut and Ctrl-V is for paste
ken Hey Al did you close on your ranch yet
Al Lee Hi Mike
Mike_Summey Hi everyone. Sorry i’m late.
Read More..>>The Magic Money Game – Part Three
Posted on December 1, 2006 - Filed Under Success Tips Articles | Leave a Comment
This is the last in a three part series on what I call The Magic Money Game and how it can be used to teach children financial responsibility. The first two parts discussed ways parents can engage their elementary and middle school students in learning exercises that will teach them how to spend and save small amounts of money. If you missed those articles, you can read them on my website at www.weekendmillionaire.com.
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