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How to Start a Rental Property Business

Rental property investing is one of the most common ways to get started with real estate investing-most experts recommend getting your first deal under your belt as quickly as possible.

When you’re new to real estate investing, it’s best to start off slow by buying a single unit and renting it out.

If you’ve never done it before, or don’t know where to start, this article will help guide you through the process. It’s easier than most people think and can be a great way to build wealth for yourself in real estate without putting all your eggs in one basket.

Is Buying Better Than Renting?

Is buying really better than renting a house?

Most of us are not fortunate enough to be gifted a house by our parents. In the real world, we need to work hard for the things we need and want.

As they say, “adulting” is hard.

Buying a house is certainly a big decision to make and not one to be taken lightly. If picking the right piece of furniture for your living room already makes your head spin, deciding on whether or not to buy a house is certainly a puzzle for many would-be first-time home buyers.

How A Tenant First Rent To Own Real Estate Investing Strategy Works from Under the Hood

There are a lot of several types of real estate investment strategies a budding real estate investor can take advantage of and one strategy you can look at is rent to own real estate investing.

Now, over last couple of years, the word “rent to own” business has referred to a lot of different stuff as you can virtually rent to own anything. Look at the car industry, for example; did you know that the one key to most dealership’s car sales success is “rent to own”?

It’s hard to sell cars on cash basis as not everyone would have the dough to drop lump sum at a dealership when buying a car.… Read more...

Real Estate Scams: How to Not Get Caught on Costly Real Estate Education Mouse Traps

Real Estate Guru Scams

Last Sunday, we just completed the last day of a three full day real estate investing workshop that almost parted us with a whooping… drum roll please! $25,000.00 US or $36,000.00 CAD.

It all started a couple of weeks ago when a friend and business partner reserved me a spot on a “free” one day real estate investing event by a familiar HGTV income property celebrity.

The event was packed that they had to split the attendees into three conference rooms to accommodate the crowd, and obviously, by the looks of it, the star has such a good following amongst Canadians.… Read more...