Don’t Follow Money; Make Money Follow You

Don’t Follow Money; Make Money Follow You

You are probably one of many ambitious people in the world. Operating a forklift in the warehouse for someone else 40 hours a week to feed your family takes mental and physical endurance. Churning out overtime hours on a corporate quarterly earnings report on a...
Here’s How a Real Estate Investor Gets Paid

Here’s How a Real Estate Investor Gets Paid

With real estate, people often don’t understand how an investor is paid. I mean, stocks historically provide an annual rate of return of about 10% and are low hassle. Comparatively, real estate values historically only return about 5% annual appreciation…and with more...
Why ‘Live Below Your Means’ is Bad Advice

Why ‘Live Below Your Means’ is Bad Advice

I am constantly baffled why the common advice “Be sure to live below your means” is so pervasive and enduring. Sadly, it just underscores the scarcity mentality that has infected society. Kids are misled like this when they’re young and impressionable. They learn...
Why You Need A Property Manager For Real Estate Wealth

Why You Need A Property Manager For Real Estate Wealth

I started out by making my first “home” a four-plex building in 2002, and I’m fortunate enough to own lots of rental property today. But if a tenant has a leaky faucet or the lawn needs mowing, they sure don’t contact me. They wouldn’t even know how to. But I do want...
Knowledge Is Not Power

Knowledge Is Not Power

Have you ever wondered how real estate has made more people wealthy than any other investment vehicle? How can that work for you? That’s right. You don’t work for it. It works for you. Look. Why don’t I tell you – not only how it works in plain, simple English – but...
One Thing that’s Never Going Out of Style

One Thing that’s Never Going Out of Style

There are myriad reasons that make real estate superior to other investment vehicles. One top reason is the fact that it is never going to go out of style. Basic elements of primordial human survival are the essential need for food, shelter, and safety. In fact, real...