July 2020 Blog Posts (12)

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…

By Michelle Corsetti

At the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Airbnb occupancy rates dipped significantly as people opted to cancel their travel plans. Also, many counties put into place restrictions stopping Airbnb rentals from operating. Some counties restricted all but first responders…

This will likely be the most unusual Independence Day you will ever experience. Most of us will likely stay at home and our celebrations will be muted. But we cannot forget the freedoms our forefathers provided to us. To steal a phrase from one of my investors from earlier in the day, "it is worth observing, during this holiday weekend, the opportunity and freedom…

By Stephanie Mojica

The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against an Iowa landlord alleging that he sexually harassed and committed acts of retaliation against a female tenant.

The defendants in the lawsuit are Juan Goitia and 908 Bridge Cooperative in Davenport, Iowa,…

By Rick Tobin

In 2019, the travel and tourism sector represented 10.4% of the global GDP (Gross Domestic Product), including vacation rental properties. Over the past 12 years back when the best known vacation rental company named Airbnb was formed in San Francisco, each consecutive year for…