“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” -Babe Ruth Get excited for the second episode of our Back to Basics series. In our last episode we spoke about the big Why. Why should you be investing in real estate and why we began this journey.  In episode 2 of the Back to Basics series we […]

“Ask not that the journey be easy; ask instead that it be worth it.” -John F. Kennedy As we continue to focus on the new year and new goals, we thought it would be beneficial for all of us to take some time to reflect on the basics of real estate investing.   Hence, the […]

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” -Unknown Happy New Year! Welcome to 2016 and I’m excited to be starting the year off with all of you in our RentalRookie Community. At the end of the holiday season, it’s important to take time to stop and reflect on the previous year and begin […]

“To get what we’ve never had, we must do what we’ve never done” -Unknown I am a teacher.  I come from a family of teachers: my sisters, their husbands, my parents and many of my cousins are all in the education field. So growing up, that’s all I knew. As a result, we have never […]

“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.” Warren Buffet I’ve always been someone who enjoys quotes.  Whether it’s for an inspirational purpose or whether it offers me some time to personally reflect, I think there’s a lot of power in words. Despite the enormous lists of quotes that exist at our fingertips […]

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best” Benjamin Disraeli    Preparation and due diligence is a key component of savvy real estate investing. No matter where you are in your investing career taking a minute to reflect on the importance you place on due diligence. One of the things that I […]

What a show we have for you!  Just in time for the beginning of 2016 and a new tax year. We have CPA and real estate investor Brandon Hall on the show to share with you some tax tips and his own experience thus far in real estate investing. As a CPA, Brandon has worked for […]

In Show 38, we invite Ashley Wishinski on to the podcast to share her experiences in investing and building a portfolio of over 1.35 million dollars.  Using only 35k of their own money, she and her husband use strategies to snowball their portfolio to continue to grow it. As a mom of twins and […]

Yes, you read the title correctly.  We recently walked away from a deal literally on the day of closing at the closing table.   While it was an extremely difficult decision to make, at the end of the day walking away saved us a ton of money up front that was NOT part of […]

Show 36 is dedicated to sharing with you a tip when you are working on finding a closing date.  As a Take 10 segment, Emily’s goal is to share with you one thing about investing in rentals on the go.  In this show, Emily shares with you how strategically scheduling your closing date can earn you […]