Mike D'Arrigo's tracks

In this episode, we talk about the recovery of the real estate market, what the institutional investors are doing and why it's not too late for the individual investor to profit in real estate.

In this episode, we explore when it's better to buy a turn-key property rather than doing it yourself and why a turn-key isn't always more expensive. We discuss the three things that should be part of the due diligence process when buying a turn-key property.

Today we talk about the challenges that new investors face when getting started in real estate, how to overcome them and when it makes sense to buy a turn-key property vs. building a team and doing it yourself.

My guest,Todd Roberts, owner of Parc Property Group talks about why Indianapolis is one of the best real estate investment markets in the country for cash flow. Todd shares his experience in the home building industry and what to look for in a turn-key property. He also discusses the kinds of ROI to expect and what the hedge funds are doing in Indianapolis/

My guest this week is Gordon Moss, owner of Quixote Ventures. Gordon discuses his strategy for investing in non-performing 2nd notes and why he prefers them first notes. Gordon is an author, speaker, mentor and frequent panelist at real estate, not and real estate investment club meetings and is author of "Performance Anxiety--A tale of 50 non-performing notes".

This week, we talk about real estate investment opportunities in California and how to find the opportunities. My guest is Shawn O'Toole, the founder and CEO of PropertyRadar which is a comprehensive, web based software tool for finding, tracking and evaluating detailed information on every single property in California including foreclosures and pre foreclosure properties.

This week we talk about how to evaluate potential real estate investments and analyze the financial performance of your portfolio in the future. My guest is Carter Froelich, the creator of The Property Ledger which, a web based real estate software tool that helps evaluate the anticipated financial returns of real estate investments.

Good property management is the key to successfully investing out of state. Chad Stickley, Owner and President of One Step Ahead Property Management discusses what makes a good property manager, how to select a property manager and how to know if your property manager is doing a good job for you.

My guest this week is Linda Pliagas. Linda is Publisher and CEO of Realty411 and Cashflow magazines and produces real estate investment expos all around the country. Linda discusses the importance of networking and surrounding yourself with a successful team of partners, mentors and peers.

My guest this week is Al Waddill, President of Rebuild Strategies, LLC. Al recognized the opportunities in the REO to rental space before the large equity funds discovered it as an asset class. Al shares his views on the state of the real estate market, single family rental trends, foreclosure trends and shadow inventory. Listen in and hear Al's prediction for how long this investment opportunity will last and how the independent investor can capitalize on it.