Some people are waiting until the market "crashes" to buy real estate 🤨 3 out of the 4 seller agents I spoke to TODAY mentioned their sellers were motivated and just want AN OFFER.🤯 Send the offer with your terms/price. They'll either say "No" or, more likely, COUNTER 💯

My buyer utilized a Physician Loan 🏥 to get under contract on her house hack. Details: 🎯15k under asking 🎯0% down payment 🎯$3k in seller concessions 🎯2 egress windows paid for 🎯Rent out 3 bedrooms for ~$3k/mo Don't let rates prevent you from investing

Going from "Let's go tour some houses! 🤩" To "Uh oh 😱 I'm under contract" Is the most severe emotional shift in the homebuying process. Stay the course, make sure the numbers work, and remember you'll score on base hits; not every deal must be a home run ⚾

"To have an uncommon life, do uncommon things" What's common in America? 👎 Spending over 1/3 of your income on living expenses 👎 Living paycheck to paycheck 👎 Work a job you hate 40 hrs a week for 40 years Go house hack, improve your skills, live a life on YOUR terms

Here are some of the apps I use for managing my rentals/STR: 💸Apartments.com (rent collection) 📞 Google voice (separate number for mgmt) 🧹Turnoverbnb (Airbnb cleaners) 🧳Hospitable (Airbnb messaging) 🏷️BeyondPricing (Airbnb pricing) Use tech to your advantage 💪

Want to invest in real estate but don't know which market to invest? Ask yourself: "Where do I have an unfair advantage?" I continue to invest in Denver because 💥I KNOW the market 💥I have cleaners, contractors, and resources here 💥I LOVE this city! What's your advantage?

Hot Take: I decided to not raise rent on my long term rental tenant for this year 🫣 Why not raise rent? 💡 He has kept the home in good condition since 2020 💡 I'm already cash flowing $400/mo 💡 I don't want to risk him leaving Do you think this was a good idea? 🤔

"Diversification is protection against ignorance" - Warren Buffett The knowledge you have on an investment vehicle or asset class should be proportional to the percent of your portfolio For me, 80% of my portfolio is in real estate. I understand it well, and will keep investing

I LOVE IT when my clients know what they want ✅ Location? Beds/baths? Layout? Income strategy? ALL FIGURED OUT 🥹 Maybe you don't know exactly how the process works, and that's ok 👍 Get on a call with me and let's start with what you DON'T want. We can find the details later

Short term sacrifice 🚵 Long term gain 📈 Investing in real estate is NOT 🚫 a "get rich quick" scheme. Best time to invest was 10 years ago, second best time is today 💪 In 5+ years, your net worth will thank you 🙏

Great talk today with Paul Sparks 💯 Money is a TOOL, don't forget that 🧠 Money gives you the power to design the life you want 📝 Remember: money is NOT 🚫 the root of all evil; the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil ✅

The Blessing and Curse of Real Estate Investing? 🤔 You can get wealthy using any investing strategy. Often people want to weigh the pros and cons, get into "analysis paralysis", and then never move forward 😐 Pick one, commit, and see the gains 📈

Want to become valuable as you exit (or get promoted within) your first jobs, teenagers? 😤 "Follow the money" 📊 Where is the money coming from? What's the revenue for the day? Who's the typical demographic? 🤔 Answering these questions will set you up financially long term

Here are my three main criteria for screening tenants: 🥇 Credit Score Above 650 🥈 Background Check 🥉 Employment Check And to be frank, I DON'T rent to family. Establishing yourself as a proper landlord will set yourself for a better real estate investing experience 💯

One thing I really enjoyed from the book "4 Hour Work Week" was continually getting out of your comfort zone. "Go back to terrible twos" was one of my favorites. Your default is "no" to any request. This will help you focus on your business without getting distracted

FINALLY finished the car payment on my 2018 Prius 🚗 I bought it for a monthly payment of $450, before I knew about financial independence. Although a $25,000 loan at 2% interest ain't bad 🤔 54mpg, mileage that I could write off... I may consider this "good debt", thoughts?

The three rules of real estate are: Location 🏞️ Location ⛱️ Location 🌃 No matter the condition of the home, most people want to be in desirable areas. Most would pay 10% more to be in a more attractive neighborhood. Have population data be your litmus test 📈

What I learned from my Turkish Uber driver: 🧠 Living in a multigenerational household is normal outside of the US. 🧠 People live in poverty in the majority of countries around the world, but they're not homeless. Why do you think this is? 🤔