Topic: Getting Started

The Ultimate Guide to Buy-and-Hold Investing

Do you dream of financial independence? Early retirement? A comfortable college fund for your kids when they grow up? If you’re willing to be patient, you can build wealth with real estate through buy-and-hold investing. Keep reading to learn more about this strategy from the experts behind the Real Estate Financial Planner™. What Is Buy-and-Hold Investing? A buy-and-hold investor is in it for the long-term gains, not a short-term boost. Instead of acquiring property and trying to sell it for profit within a few years, buy-and-hold investors typically hold on to their investment properties for five to 10 years. While … Read more

How to Find the Perfect Investment Property

The key to finding success through real estate investing is finding the right properties. A bad investment property is, well, a bad investment, and it can affect your portfolio and your finances for years. Make the right choices at the beginning, and you can reap the benefits of smart investing that much faster. The Real Estate Financial Planner™ team is here to help! Check out our advice on how to find the right property for you, and explore our resources to find more information on every step of the investing process. Learn How to Invest in Real Estate Today Determine … Read more

How to Make a Real Estate Investment Plan

So you’re interested in real estate investing. You have come to the right place! The team behind the Real Estate Financial Planner™ wants to help you achieve your goals, with valuable information and advice from start to finish. Let’s start with a real estate investment plan! In today’s post, we’re talking about how to create your plan. Real estate investing comes with significant risks — and rewards — and having a plan is how you set yourself up for success. Keep reading to learn how to build a great real estate investment plan, and explore our site to find more … Read more

How to Choose a Real Estate Agent

The right real estate agent can make the process of real estate investing easy. The wrong agent can cause a lot of headaches. Learn how to find the right agent for your needs today! How to Select a Real Estate Agent I recorded this special class on how to select a real estate agent on August 9, 2017 when my family was faced with selecting a real estate agent to sell a property in a distant market. Getting Started in Real Estate Investing We have hundreds of resources to help you jump into real estate investing. Explore all our classes … Read more

How to Be the Ideal Client That Realtors Call First with the Best Deals

If you’d like to learn how to be the ideal client that Realtors call first with all the best deals then this class is for you. Class Recording:How to Be the Ideal Client That Realtors Call First with the Best Deals This is the most recent time I taught this class on August 23, 2017. And this is the first time I ever taught this class from October 19, 2016. Getting Started in Real Estate Investing Want more info on getting started in real estate investing? Check out these other classes.

The Ultimate Guide to Nomad™ Investing

If you’re interested in learning about the best real estate investing strategy ever invented, then you’ve come to the right place. Learn more about the Nomad™ investing strategy, and explore all its benefits with the Real Estate Financial Planner™ today! How Does Nomad™ Investing Work? Buy a property as an owner-occupant Move in and live there for at least a year (to satisfy the lender occupancy requirement) Buy a new owner-occupant property and move into the new property Convert the previous property to a rental Repeat! Of course, there are lots of variations and details. Here, we’ll go into the … Read more

The Ultimate Guide to House Hacking

Real estate investing can be daunting, but what if you could benefit from a long-term investment with lower interest rates and immediate rental income? We introduce to you: house hacking. Dive in to learn more about how it works and how Real Estate Financial Planner™ can help you get started. House Hacking versus Nomad™ The Real Estate Financial Planner™ tool is made for buy-and-hold investors, including Nomads™ and house hackers. Learn the differences between our two favorite investment strategies with this two-hour class, and decide for yourself what kind of investor you want to be! Buying 10 Rental Properties In … Read more

Buying Your First Rental Property

If you’re looking for information on how to buy your first rental property then you’ve definitely found the right place. Check out the videos, training, downloads and resources on how to buy your first rental property. Class Recordings:Getting Your First Deal Done We have several versions of this class that we’ve taught over the years. All of them are available below for you to watch and learn from. Brian taught the most recent version of this class, “Getting Your First Deal Done” on May 8, 2019. This one was recorded live from a presentation given by Brian on October 4, … Read more

Financial Mindset and Overcoming Fear

If you’re looking to invest in real estate, you need the right financial mindset and you need to know how to overcome fear. But… good news! Brian taught a class based on some of the ideas in Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Stephen M Pollan’s book Second Acts on this very topic. I consider this class to be a key topic for real estate investors getting started in the real estate investing business. In the class Brian covers the financial state of typical Americans. He also dives into the typical stock market rates of return. Then, Brian … Read more