Articles - Part 10

8 Awesomely Simple Ways to Maximize Your Apartment Building Profits

You’re probably already familiar with the power of commercial real estate. For example, if you’re able to increase rents by $50 and decrease expenses by $50 per unit per month and you have a 24-unit apartment building, you’ve increased the income of the property by $28,800 per year. Not that much, you say? It doesn’t […]

The 3 Habits of Successful Apartment Building Entrepreneurs

Many investors want to get into apartment buildings. They rightly view it as a way to achieve their financial goals and they recognize that any other investing strategy (such as single family houses) will simply take too long. Some of those investors actually take action and invest in their education: perhaps they buy a course, […]

The 3 Pillars of Real Estate Start-Up Mastery

Through over a decade of starting various business and now working with students who want to get started with apartment building investing, I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way you can master any new skill, start any new business, or change anything meaningful in your life is to address each of the following three […]

So You Want to Be a Real Estate Investor? Here’s What it REALLY Takes…

My wife texted this photo to me of a traffic light in Washington DC. What are you supposed to do with a mixed signal like that? It reminded me of a quote by Andy Stanley when he said that “direction, not intention, determines your destination.” How many times do we give ourselves mixed signals […]

Read This Before You Decide to Manage Your Own Property

In last week’s article I talked about being real estate entrepreneurs, not investors. This is a HUGE difference in mindset and also in practice. One result of having the mindset of entrepreneur is that you should not do all of the work yourself but instead surround yourself with an awesome team and delegate.

Don’t Be a “Real Estate Investor.” Instead, Empower Yourself By Doing THIS.

One of the biggest objections I hear from investors about getting into larger real estate deals like apartment buildings is that they don’t have enough cash or experience. So they limit their real estate strategy to their current abilities and resources.