The Real Estate Loop

In this episode my guest Phil Bottfeld and I are talk about the different models used by management companies for out-of-town investors. The first way is the way http://www.memphisinvest.com sells you a property, rehabs it, and manages it for you. The second way companies work is how http://www.homeunion.com operates where they sell you a house and then management it for you. We compare and contrast these two methods and discuss the fees involved with each.

In this episode I am answering a listener question about how many mortgages is too many..

In this episode I am talking with David Foster. He is an expert in 1031 exchanges and he is teaching us how to use them. He is teaching us the basics and the rules of this tax saving strategy.

In this episode I am talking with Kevin Bupp from www.kevinbupp.com about how he and his partners are buying mobile home parks. I ask him where he is finding them, what he is looking for and how he structures the deal. Kevin shares the return numbers he likes to see and tells us how he turned a park around in Atlanta.

In this episode I'm talking about an article written by Frank Rolfe. Frank was a guest back in episode 12, but in his latest article Frank explains what key steps he used to make over 4 million dollars on one trailer park deal. See the full article athttp://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/how-we-made-over-4-million-on-one-mobile-home-63100.aspx

In this episode Jason Hartman and I are talking about his start in real estate investing and what he is doing today. His site www.jasonhartman.com gives a lot of content. Jason talks about his favorite areas nationally to invest right now. Jason also talks about some of his 10 commandments of real estate Investing.

In this episode I am talking about investing in real estate using other people's money. My guest is Jim Ingersoll from www.investingnownetwork.com. He tells us three different ways to structure seller finance deals and his tips for finding deals.

In this episode I am talking about the issue that I am having with one of my rental properties. My tenant that is on a long term lease wants to break the lease and leave early. They are claiming that they are scared of the neighbor who is dealing drugs. I have heard this from previous tenants. I am debating on selling the property or installing video cameras around the perimeter of the property. I had a listener question ask about where I get my sources of real estate news. I cover six sites that I check on a regular basis to keep my finger on the pulse of the market.

In this episode I am talking about no money down investing. I think we all hear a lot of hype about this type of investing. These types of deals seem few and far between. Actually it seems more like a way for a "Guru" to sell some course to wanna-be investors. All of these properties that I have seen are properties that you would most likely not want to buy anyways. The reality is that you are going to have some money invested, from advertising to deposit or whatever the reason, I doubt, there is a truly zero money invested deal.

In this episode I am talking to Brandon Turner the VP of www.biggerpockets.com. We talk about how he got started in real estate investing and the website. Also, Brandon drops a bombshell on me towards the end of the episode.