Fundamentals of Real Estate Investing

Network Meetings… In a number of our recent networking meetings I’ve come across a number of people who barely know how to even spell Real Estate Investing.  One recently did not even know what ARV meant (After Repair Value).  As an educator/mentor this bothers me.  Once a quarter I teach a 2 hour “Fundamentals of…

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How to estimate the ARV (After Repair Value)

Whether you are buying for a fix and flip, a wholesale deal, or a rental, you need to know how much a property is worth fixed up.  As Real Estate Investors our goal is to buy low, put a little money into a property and sell it high.  But you need to understand what it…

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How to Buy Your First Rental Property

I’m going to describe the various steps to purchase your first Rental Real Estate Property.  Now that you have decided to become a Real Estate Investor, you are now asking “What do I actually do?”.  We’ve all done it; listened to some ‘expert’ that made investing in Real Estate sounds so easy that a child…

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