Ladies and gents, SEO is not all that important to me. I am out of that game. But, having said that, I do want Google to pick some of these articles up. Forgive the title – it’s beneath me, but it’s just right for Google bots 🙂 Is It Better to Buy Real Estate in […]
How much value-add do you need? I get this question a lot. Basically, it goes to the core of what is a good deal. Let’s shine some light on this briefly. Some theory first Let us underscore in simple terms why we need value-add to begin with. There are two profit centers when it comes […]
I have a dear friend. His name is Darren Sager. His is the first text of the day – each and every day. I wake up, and there it is, on a three-way text thread with him and Brandon Turner. The text starts out the same way each time:Â Good morning gentlemen… And then, most days, […]
I am deciding to change things up a bit on this blog. Long gone are the days when I cared about SEO rankings and wrote humongous five thousand word posts. Don’t care anymore. My life is different now and moves much quicker than it used to. But, I still want to teach! How Will I […]
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I know, I know…every time I share one of these I tell you it’s funny and good. But, this one is like – damn! But let’s back up a bit. Every morning I wake up to a text message on my iPhone. The message is always the same – “Good Morning, gentlemen”. This message is […]
I am always pleased to be invited on someone’s podcast. My definite purpose in life is to teach and there is hardly a better vehicle to reach more people than a good podcast. So, over the years I’ve appeared on numerous shows – everything from BiggerPockets to Cardone Zone, and everything in the middle. Having […]
If you’ve been to www.JustAskBenWhy.com lately, you know that I am currently offering something very special – a Live Event based on the Cash Flow Freedom University. Throughout the last year and a half, since the CFFU began in February of 2012, many people have come down to Lima for a day of property visits […]
I’ve never used a rental property management company. In fact, I’ve been rather outspoken here and everywhere about my belief that if there is a reason we choose to put our money in real estate as opposed to traditional investment vehicles, it is precisely because we believe that can do it without managers or brokers, […]
About 4 months ago, or so, I was interviewed by a guy named Mike Simmons. Mike is a Real Estate Investor in Michigan and at that time he had started a brand new real estate podcast called JustStartRealEstate. This show was number four on his podcast, one of the first, but it turns out that it […]
Every day, as I delve into the process of syndication, I am greeted by more and more challenges; it’s actually somewhat overwhelming.  Don’t misunderstand me, as I am confident of my capacity and intellectual worth as a real estate entrepreneur to be able to find ways to resolve or go around every obstacle in my way. I am […]
Are you new to the sport of Real Estate Investing? Are you confused about the title of this article? Pay close attention – I am going to save you a lot of heartache in this article! You don’t know what you don’t know – and realizing this is the difference between success and failure in […]
What they say is that you can not teach an old dog new tricks – this is false. Just yesterday, standing at the kitchen sink I found myself telling Patrisha that I am learning at an astonishing (for me) pace. Every day I thrust the shovel into the ground, figuratively speaking, thinking that I know […]
One of the questions I am asked often is how I know if a property is a good investment. To me, the answer to this question translates into knowing exactly how to calculate ROI on investment property. The reality that folks are willing to put money under my management via syndication of real estate is […]