If you are a real estate investor or considering becoming one, you know (or soon will know) that real estate investing is all about finding truly great deals and that starts with motivated sellers.

So, why does it surprise people when I speak on goal setting that I spend a lot of time on goal setting regarding motivated sellers. If you need motivated sellers, to achieve most if not all of your other goals, then doesn't it make sense to focus on the motivated seller part of your... More about: Finding Motivated Sellers: A Key To Goal Setting For Real Estate Investors

In my career as a full time real estate investor and teacher, I’ve found there are a quite a few common questions people tend to ask fairly frequently. But there is one question in particular that just seems to keep rearing it’s ugly head over and over again.

“I’ve heard in the news lately about some investors who went to prison because they were flipping houses. Is flipping houses legal?”

The reason this... More about: Is Flipping Houses Legal?

Since starting as a real estate investor in Baltimore in 1998, I’ve been of the firm conviction (and have consistently taught others) that running your real estate investing business with integrity is a non-negotiable.

In fact I’ve written entire chapters about it in my own flipping homes continuing education materials, so my students know exactly how I feel about this.

But a troublesome trend of investors in the flipping houses business who are all too willing to bend the rules –... More about: Flipping Houses Ethics: Helping Motivated Sellers - Without Ripping Them Off