Helping People with Real Estate Investing … featuring Jim Pellerin, Author of "7 Steps to Real Estate Riches"
Saturday September 4th 2010
Simple Real Estate Investing advice by an everyday Real Estate Investor. I will post my ideas and advice on many topics related to Real Estate Investing. This information is based on my many years as a successful Real Estate Investor and will cover such topics as Lease Options, Buy, Rent and Hold, Property Management, Financing, Business Planning, Sales and Marketing and much much more. These posts will also be organized by my "7 Steps To Real Estate Riches" which are Educate, Control, Plan, Analyze, Invest, Manage and Sell. I look forward to your comments and feedback.

Jim Pellerin, Investor, Advisor, Speaker, Coach, Writer

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Who Should Pay for Property Utilities?

When you own a rental property, you sometimes have the option of paying for the utilities yourself or getting your tenants to pay for them directly. Utilities usually include electricity, gas, oil, water and sewage and any other utility type service required to operate a house. If you have a multi-unit property which does not have separate [...]

Rent To Own Real Estate Investing with 10% Down

Register Now Rent To Own Investing Join us for our no-pressure seminars about our RentToOwn Programs. We'll discuss the benefits of the program and answer all of your questions. At this powerful and dynamic R.I.S.E. training you'll discover ... The easiest way to make Money through Real estate investing. How to become a [...]

The Power of Positive Thinking

I think I can. I think I can. The power of positive thinking has the ability to transform you from wanting something to acquiring that something. Of course, you are never going to win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket. What I mean is that you also have to take action. (That's the real Secret). You have to convince yourself that it will [...]

Rent to Own Investments

Hi Everyone, Thanks for attending one of our recent Lease Option / Rent to Own information sessions. Since you expressed an interest in Rent to Own investments, there a couple of items I wanted to share with you. 1. With the new CMHC rule changes, it means investors now require a 20% down payment. We are finalizing funding that will provide [...]

Make Deals As You Learn.

When you start your Real Estate Investing career, you will need to get educated. One of the best ways to get educated is by attending seminars. Maybe you will meet someone who has a deal for you? There are a lot of different types of people that attend Real Estate Investing seminars. Some of the people are new to Real Estate Investing and [...]

Should You Sell Your Property Yourself?

When selling a property you have an option of listing it yourself or hiring a Realtor to sell it for you. What should you do? Unless you have someone in your office to do it for you, or a good network of investors, I wouldn't recommend selling it yourself. Find a good Realtor. A good Realtor will be able to help you price it right and will be [...]

When Should You Start Evicting a Tenant?

The decision to evict a tenant should not be based on emotions. You need to implement a process and then execute it. This process can save you a lot of money. As an owner of rental properties you will always have to deal with tenants who are not paying their rents. There are a lot of reasons why people don't pay their rents and [...]

What Is Cap Rate And How To Use It?

Cap Rate or Capitalization Rate is a financial indicator that helps guide you in your decision to invest in a certain property. These financial indicators can be confusing and misleading. To calculate the Cap Rate you first have to find out what the Net Operation Income (NOI) is for the building. This is simply your income minus [...]

How To Find Motivated Sellers?

One of the keys to successful Real Estate Investing is finding motivated sellers. You make money when you buy. A motivated seller is someone who owns a property and wants to sell it but can't. Perhaps there is not enough equity to sell because they owe too much money on the mortgage. Maybe the place needs a lot of repairs and no one is [...]

Should I Change My Business Plan?

A question I get asked a lot is whether or not you should change your business plan or investment strategy once it is written. My answer is always, absolutely. It is very rare to find someone who hasn't changed it to some extent. When starting out in Real Estate Investing, you should always have a Business Plan. Your Business Plan will [...]

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