Real Estate Investment Analysis Made Easy

by Dave Peniuk
There are plenty of real estate investors that don’t use any spreadsheets or financial calculators to figure out if a property is a good one to buy or not. And with simple rules of thumb like our 1% rule you don’t necessarily need them. But I’ve been doing dances with spreadsheets since I [...]

Flavour of the Year in South Florida Real Estate?

by Dave Peniuk
I find myself all excited by the prospect of buying real estate in Florida. If it weren’t for the fact that it’s a pain to get to from Vancouver, the insurance on properties is really high, and the taxes are painfully steep for an out of state buyer I might actually have done [...]

4 of 5 Private Money Blueprint Winners … Will You Be #5?

by Julie Broad
When I was crowned the Battle of the REI Blogs Champion I wasn’t the only winner!
I was given 5 Private Money Blueprint programs that I could give away to people that voted for me! That is not a small prize my f riends. Private money is a critical piece to the real estate [...]

Losing friends

by Dave Peniuk
I struggle.  I really really struggle.  I struggle with the fact that I need to change. Not just who I am and what I have done over the years, but also with who I hang out with. Who I call or email on a daily or weekly basis.  You see, I have heard [...]

Real Estate Investing without Tenants, Toilets, Repairs and Property Management!

We’ve never really considered land for our real estate investments. We always thought land investing was a waiting game. We thought it was essentially buying a piece of land and then waiting for it to appreciate or for the time when rezoning or redeveloping the land makes financial sense. In the meantime you have taxes [...]

Take Action

This is a guest post by fellow Canadian Marc-Andre Terriault
A lot of people don’t realize how taking action is part of their daily lives. It’s basically found in everything you do… When you get up in the morning, you’re taking action. When you walk over to the bathroom, you’re also taking action. When you brush [...]

If You’re a Real Estate Investor You’re In Marketing

I emphasized this point when I told you the Top 3 Real Estate Investing Books every new investor should read, and I’ve definitely talked about this before:
If you are a real estate investor – you must understand marketing!
In fact, the better you get at marketing, the easier it will get to make money with less [...]