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No more excuses – Be a successful real estate investor!

by Jay Castillo on October 30, 2009 · 13 comments

in Mindsetting, Real Estate Investing, Reflections of a real estate investor

Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad” often said that “Excuses are the words coming from the loser in you.”. I remember hearing this from one of his audio books some time ago but this has been running through my head often because there have been a lot moments lately where I notice [...]

Always check service entrances when inspecting foreclosed properties!

by Jay Castillo on August 6, 2009 · 17 comments

in Due Diligence, Real Estate Investing

I just realized something when I inspected a foreclosed property recently and I would like to share it here. While doing inspections of foreclosed properties as part of due diligence, always check the condition of the service entrances for utilities like the electricity and water. I failed to do this twice for foreclosed properties I [...]