Shows like ‘Flip this House’ and the dozens of others that it spawned, made house flipping look like a no brainer and everyone and their cousin started buying fixers and trying to make a quick buck. A lot of those “would be” real estate investing, fast flippers learned the hard way how not to flip [...]
For all you real estate bird dogs across the nation and particularly here in the Seattle area, I want to share one of the better articles I have ever read on being a bird dog for real estate investors. For those of you that are sitting here wondering what a bird dog is, they are [...]
It is no secret that I am actively looking for real estate investments and working with a great group of real estate investors. However, recently someone posed the question, ‘why is it you are investing in real estate?’ This is a great question! Many times our first answer is that we want more money, stable [...]
This seriously troubles me because I have several of Robert Kiyosaki’s books and have found them to be really good motivators to get up and out of the rut that most people are in. But to feature Carleton Sheets in a book on real estate is definitely not a way to add credibility. Review of [...]
Are you tired of searching for info on being a real estate investor and finding mountains of junk ads like this? There is a better way! There are a lot of people out there that would like to get into real estate investing, but have no idea where to start, who to talk to and [...]
As I am researching real estate articles, I read a lot of what other agents and authors have written. Occasionally I find a real gem, and here is one that I think we can all laugh at now. The whole point of the article was how to ‘flip a home without getting dirty’. Obviously this [...]
For real estate investors, the 1031 exchange has saved them loads of money over the years. Of course you have to follow the rules and designate the property you are buying and close on it by the deadline, but did you know there was another trap the IRS has set for you? Luckily there is [...]
© Jacquie Cliff – Professional Seattle Area Real Estate Broker with Champions Real Estate Services
