Real Estate

Are you asking yourself whether you should buy a home in a rising interest rate or high interest rate environment? Let me share my thoughts as an investor in real estate since 2003 with a $10+ million real estate portfolio. Rising interest rates is usually a headwind for the real estate market. It makes makes […]

Listing a house? This post will discuss what very home seller should do before listing their property to get the best price possible as quickly as possible. For a guy who likes to thoroughly analyze things, I made a mistake when selling my house that could have cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before

If you are considering selling your rental home, this post shares why I sold my rental home in 2017. Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth, and my rental home was a key part of my passive income portfolio. However, I had to sell to simplify life. At the time, I was

Let’s take a look at what a real estate crowdfunding loss looks like. When you invest in real estate crowdfunding, you have to expect there will be losses given there are no guarantees. I recently published The Worst Landlord Horror Story Ever, a story about a reader who bought a Las Vegas residential property several years

I’ve heard of terrible landlord stories, However, this is the worst landlord horror story you will ever hear. I’ve a landlord since 2005. In general, it’s been a worthwhile experience because rents and real estate prices have appreciated significantly since. Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. You get to buy a

Are you debating whether to remain a landlord or sell your investment property to simplify life? This post will help you with your decision using my own example. Back in 2017, I had to decide on whether to remain a landlord or sell. Here was my thought process back then. I’ll then share what I

Although I’m bullish about investing in rental properties long term, being a landlord can sometimes be a terrible experience. If you are unfortunate enough to land bad tenants, they may not only pay rent late, but they may also trash your place. Being a landlord tests my faith in humanity sometimes. I’ll never forget what

Buying your dream home is something I’ve been thinking about for years. Let’s discuss the process of buying a dream home and how we can get there. Every time I go to Honolulu, I spend a Sunday afternoon looking at dream homes. As I get older and think about family, I day dream of having

If you are an investor in private real estate crowdfunding deals, you are not supposed to discuss them publicly. As an $810,000 real estate crowdfunding investor in 17 deals across the country, I find it too bad I’m not allowed to talk about the specifics of each deal. It’s helpful to learn from the winners