By Karen Rittenhouse With so much competition, what makes a motivated seller want to deal with you and not someone else? Figure it out and make it happen! (1) Communication - It's vitally important to be a good communicator. To be a good communicator, you must be a...

By Karen Rittenhouse  Here's a very basic conversation about "Good Debt" versus "Bad Debt" Is there such a thing as "good debt"? Years ago, I considered "good debt" to be an oxymoron. This good vs. bad debt conversation comes up a lot in real estate conversations....

By Karen Rittenhouse Because I have been investing for a long time, many new investors assume I've always known how to buy and sell investment real estate. Absolutely not true. No one is less experienced than I was starting out, but I had an absolute goal and I was...

By Karen Rittenhouse After reading my previous wholesale posts, you should be able to find deals and know that they need to be purchased at deep enough discount that you can sell them to investors who can, in turn, make their own profit from them. Here we'll assume...

By Karen Rittenhouse All over the country we're ready for some climate change, you know, that normal cooling off that happens this time of year. Are your properties ready? Rentals-Rehabs-Personal? Here are 8 things you should do now: 1. Check the roof. Is your roof in...

By Karen Rittenhouse What should you name your company? I get this question a lot. "I want to order business cards but first I need to come up with a name. What's a good name for my company?" There are some absolute things to consider before you make a final decision....

By Karen Rittenhouse Having a serious conversation with another human being is not necessarily easy, especially if you don't already know the other person. This can be especially difficult if you're used to working alone in a closed environment like an office or...

By Kevin Amolsch "If you think that money is not important, you don't have any" After hearing the panelist make this comment, I immediately looked around the room to see who he just offended. Although I agree with him, I was surprised to hear him make such a strong...

By Vicky Nissen Proposition 10, named the Affordable Housing Act, is an initiative on the November, 2018, ballot to repeal the state's Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa-Hawkins") is a California State law, enacted in 1995,...

By Richard Brody There are many alternatives, when it comes to, making our decisions, about how, and where, to invest our funds/ monies! Options include: the stock market; bond market; commodities; United States Treasury vehicles; and real estate. Since, historically,...