The following is a guest post by Don R. Campbell; best selling author, and President of The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN). What does 2011 hold for Canadian Homeowners and Real Estate Investors? Almost a quarter of the way into the new year, many people are still looking for ‘predictions’ of what 2011 will hold.…
In our real estate investment careers, most of us run up against a funding wall. One of the common ways to move beyond this barrier is to work with partners who help us continue to finance deals. In order to secure the funding we need, we ought to have have a well delivered pitch and…
When we earn income we have 3 main options for how to put it to use. We can spend it, we can save it, or we can give it away. Many new investors have some degree of debt and are anxious to get involved in real estate or stock investing. The question they then ask…
It seems that real estate investment tends to attract a lot of Type A personalities. It also tends to attract many people who want to be involved with every step of the investment process, like myself. The problem is, when we are too involved as investors, we get in our own way. If you find…
With Saint Patrick’s Day upon us, many of us turn Irish for a day to celebrate, but how often do we wish we had the Luck of the Irish in our lives? The good news is regardless of your ancestry, you have more influence over your luck than most of us would think. Good fortune…
By now, the word “bubble” no longer conjures up images of childhood fun for most adults. Most of us now associate the term with the real estate market based on what has happened over the past few years. To make sure we learn from history, this article examines house prices of the last decade across…
If you’ve ever been faced with a bill for new appliances upon purchasing a rental property, you’ll know that this expense comes at the worst possible time. Nobody wants to pay the interest and fees that go along with traditional retail financing for appliances, but conserving cash is also important. During the early months of…
This week I started to have some hardware trouble with my laptop computer which made me grateful to have a backup of all my documents on another drive. I was a little worried that the laptop may die but mostly because I’d have to buy a new one, not because any files would be lost.…
I think most of us can agree that optimists tend to be happier than pessimists, but in real estate investing it is important to balance optimism with a degree of conservatism. Being overly optimistic usually leads to disappointment when reality does not unfold the way we expect. Conservative optimism will help you “keep it real”.…