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A real estate agent is an industry professional who serves as the facilitator of real estate transactions. The agent is ultimately responsible for bringing buyers and sellers together and are paid a commission—a percentage of the sale price.  The ideal agent is not...

In the first few years of my real estate investing career, I ran my business as a sole proprietor because I really didn’t know any better. Luckily, I survived with only minimal damage, but there comes a point when it’s time to assess the best legal structure to use...

As an investor, the most enjoyable reason to invest in real estate by far is the ability to provide your family with a place to live and grow together. RealSuccess was designed to fulfill lifelong dreams for you and your family. There is a lot of fun involved when...

There are several shows on television that feature people buying properties and then flipping them after minor repairs. Many people make a profit doing this, but if you really pay attention, you will often only see what the house could make the owners. The shows often...

Real estate investing is much more than buying a property and hoping its value will increase. Among other things, RealSuccess will guide our students on the various types of real estate investment properties and how to obtain the biggest return on investment (ROI)....

Closing costs are fees paid at the closing of a real estate transaction. This point in time called “the closing” is when the title to the property is conveyed or transferred to the buyer. Closing costs are incurred by either the buyer or the seller. RealSuccess will...

There are a good number of millionaires who will agree that their fortunes were made in real estate, the honest ones will also tell you that they’ve probably lost a few fortunes in real estate along the way. This is a risky business and every property purchased...

Financing is the process of providing funds for business activities, making purchases or investing. Do all the creative financing techniques you hear about really work? The answer is yes, they probably have all worked somewhere for someone at least once. The point...

Real estate investing involves the purchase, ownership, management, rental, and/or sale of real estate for profit. Improvement of real property as part of a real estate investment strategy is generally considered to be a sub-specialty of real estate investing called...

There are few purchases in life that carry the financial and psychological weight of buying a home.  Whether you are buying your first home, moving up to your dream home, or downsizing your home and your life after the kids have gone, it’s important to understand the...

You may seek to invest in real estate, but you lack the funds to do so. However, you should realize that you can delve into real estate investment without using your money. To do this, you have to strategize on how to use other people’s money or device-effective...

Some of you may be asking yourselves “What exactly is Real Estate Wholesaling?”  Actually, that’s a pretty good question. Those people involved in real estate wholesaling (the wholesalers) act as the middleman between the buyer and seller of the property. The...

There will undoubtedly be significant opportunities coming up in the residential investment market, on both the single-family and multi-family investment side. As a piece of common knowledge, investment in rentals offers a good return on the initial investment. This...

A goal can be defined as an object of an individual’s effort or ambition, an objective or preferred result. To put it in simple words, goal is another word used for tasks, which people give themselves on a regular basis – that is pretty much it.  The term ‘goal’...

Before getting into real estate investment, I have to admit that there were a few myths surrounding it that I too had fallen into believing them when I started.  As you gather experience and you go from flip to flip, you start realizing that certain things you saw as...

Becoming a real estate investor gives a person the fantastic opportunity to generate passive income, but if you want to be successful, you need to have a strategy. According to HUD, there are between 10 million and 11 million individual investor landlords managing an...

Are you looking into how to buy a mobile home for real estate investing? First, you need to understand whether or not buying a mobile home will be a worthwhile investment. If you follow the proper steps for mobile home investing, it can certainly be a profitable...

Investing in apartments is one of the easiest and best ways to make money as a real estate investor. Apartments will always be in demand, especially as younger demographics continue to wait until later in life to buy homes. Aside from the regular maintenance, renting...