Experienced real estate investors rely on advanced creative deal structuring to help make impossible deals profitable. Often a technique called Structure Stacking comes into play. What is Structure Stacking? It’s when two or more creative deal structuring tools are...
This is the time of year when lots of kids head back to school. Those who have just graduated from high school, however, have entered the working world with high hopes and great aspirations. They think the world is at their feet and success is all but guaranteed....
Recently, I had an interesting conversation with a realtor. She walks both sides of the real estate fence –she’s both an investor and a realtor. We were talking about the HUGE problem investors and realtors have when trying to communicate. She jokingly said, “Bill,...
David, who desperately wants to be a successful real estate investor, attended nine real estate investing seminars in 2006. He spent over $7,000 on these seminars. The results: David has yet to buy his first investment property. Out of utter frustration due to his...
Did you know that every month, within 5 miles of your home, there’s a $15,000 net-profit deal waiting to be had? The hard part is finding it, and then knowing how to creatively structure it into a big-profit deal. There won’t be a large sign in the yard that reads:...
In my early twenties, I thought that to be successful, I must look successful. I bought a Porsche, a gold Rolex watch and some Brooks Brothers suits. Dean Kates, who was my mentor back then, told me the following story to help me understand that greatness comes from...
