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Just a week or so ago, the Inc. 5000 for 2020 list was released. This is Inc.'s annual ranking of the top 5000 fastest-growing privately held companies. These companies reflect a 165% median growth with a total of over $209 billion in revenue. Of the 5,000, 3,149 companies were repeats on the list. Pretty impressive. Several of the people or companies that are shown on the list are those I know or follow. Perhaps they are a vendor for my note business, or there is some other association with…

By Edward Brown

According to Investopedia, Unrelated Business Taxable Income [UBTI] is income regularly generated by a tax-exempt entity by means of taxable activities. This income is not related to the main…

By Kathy Kennebrook

(The Marketing Magic Lady)

In just about any real estate market I believe that there are a lot of great ways to make a fortune in real estate and one of those ways is to rehab and sell properties quickly. This is a strategy I implement on a daily basis in my own Real Estate Investing business.

There are some…

By Russell Barneson 

If you're an aspiring real estate investor, building good habits will be the core foundation to your success.

From the moment you rise to the time you go to bed, outlining your day will make you more efficient and more effective at your…

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Come Join Us at the High-Performance Success Summit on August 22nd and 23rd 2020. The High-Performance Success Summit is dynamic event taught by leaders in every field. Learn from the Top Real Estate and Business Experts on how to implement new business-critical strategies and ideas to boost your Small…

Great news: We are hosting a virtual four-hour Wealth-Building Workshop where you can discover how alternative investing with self-directed IRAs could potentially help you reduce taxes and boost your financial future all from the comfort of your living room!

You simply do not want to miss this informative online…

By Bill Mencarow

Savvy real estate investors balance their portfolio with real estate notes (trust deeds or mortgages); real estate for appreciation, real estate notes for…

By Rick Tobin

Since 1934, FHA has insured over 34 million home mortgages nationwide. For buyers, sellers, and advising real estate brokers or other licensees, they should all learn more details about how the use…

By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady)

This is the big question that I get a lot! The true secret to success for a Real Estate Investor is finding sellers who really need to sell. I use several different targeted direct…

By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady)

A Discussion on the Importance of Protecting Your Assets

Throughout your life, no matter who you are or how you earn your…

By Lloyd Segal

It’s 2020; a crazy C-R-A-Z-Y year. We are in the land of the unknown. Things are happening for the first time that none of us have ever seen before. You must take it for what it is and adapt as best you can. But ask yourself, when this pandemic is over (and it will be…

By Randy Hughes, Mr. Land Trust

I write and teach a lot about the many benefits to using a Land Trust to hold title to real estate investments. There is a lot of misinformation in the marketplace about Land Trusts and a lot of bad advice given regarding these Grantor Revocable Title Holding…

I've never really played in the arena with a big advantage. I remember back in the days of being a mortgage loan officer, the companies I worked for never had the best pricing, never really had the best systems, and never had the best marketing. Everything I earned was due to my work, and the team I had around me. I had to do it the old fashioned way:…

By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady)

You’ve all heard the tenant horror stories from people who have had tenants in properties, but being a landlord doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you learn some strategies for handling your tenants. My husband used to say that…

By Edward Brown

When Congress passed Section 4021 of the CARES Act in response to the effects of COVID-19, their intent was to help borrowers who were having problems making their mortgage payments. Little did Congress realize that they were potentially setting up borrowers for trouble in the…

was pretty good at math in grade school. About the same when I got to high school. But college was a totally different matter. Seems that algebra in high school was in a different language at college. Math 95 was not my strong suit. I remember on the first day, the "professor" wrote one simple equation on the chalkboard. We had about 10 minutes to figure it out. After 10 minutes, he said anyone that hadn't figured this one out probably shouldn't be in class. Since I was a PhysEd major and…

By Kathy Kennebrook (The Marketing Magic Lady)

I am often asked by women at events I speak at whether or not I think a woman can make a go of the real estate investing business on their own. My personal answer to this question is always a resounding-YES!

Actually,…

By Gabby Darroch

“What’s the problem with IBC?”

If you’re like many people who’ve heard about The Money Multiplier Method and IBC (especially for the first time) then you’ve probably had this thought cross your mind a time or two.

We get it. You want to…

By Gene Guarino

Should I help take care of the elderly?

I know some of you have been inspired to take care of the elderly or you enjoy doing exactly that, and I want to encourage you to continue to do that. There is a real need for caregivers of all types and that is a looming crisis out…

By David Mashian

In March of 2020, the single biggest news event of the decade hardly got any news coverage, and that is the Federal Reserve just got rolled into the US Treasury Department. This happened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so such massive news got drowned out by Corona…