Real Estate Investing

I first learned about the “Matthew Effect” when I read the book “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell. In his book, Gladwell cited stories of successful people ranging from professional hockey players in Canada, to the likes of Bill Gates, and The Beatles,  as examples of how “accumulated advantage” played a big part [...]

Dear Foreclosure Investing Philippines Friends, Foreclosure Investing Philippines (FIP) has just turned 2 years old last October 31, 2010, and I would like to thank all of you for your awesome support for FIP… Thank you!!! Incoming search terms: investment clubs in Philippines

As promised in my post on how to compute for the After Repair Value or ARV of foreclosed properties, I will now discuss about Maximum Allowable Offer or MAO. Determining your MAO is probably one of the most important things you need to do, before you even consider buying a foreclosed property. This is because [...]

I would like to share this update dated June 2, 2011 – After much thought, I have decided to leave Trace Trajano‘s local coaching program and my role as one of the local coaches. I would also like to inform everyone that I am not part of Trace’s other programs. For those who don’t know, I [...]

I would like to share this update dated June 2, 2011 – After much thought, I have decided to leave Trace Trajano‘s local coaching program and my role as one of the local coaches. I would also like to inform everyone that I am not part of Trace’s other programs. For those who don’t know, I [...]

In a recent post where I tackled the frequently asked question: “Are foreclosed properties good deals?”, I mentioned that financial literacy is a prerequisite to real estate investing, and with good reason. I believe that the lack of financial literacy will certainly lead to financial failure! Sometimes we need to fail but not like this! [...]

It depends! Obviously not all foreclosed properties are good deals. It’s common sense that not all properties are good investments, foreclosed or otherwise, you don’t need to be a real estate investing guru to know this. However, based on the number of times I’ve either heard people ask or get asked this very same question, [...]

I have always believed that real estate investing and internet marketing complement each other, they go hand in hand. Real estate investors use the internet to find properties, foreclosed or not. Nowadays, the internet is also where majority of buyers and sellers look for properties, or sell their properties. On a personal note, I found [...]

I suppose all of us have an idea on being proactive, unless you have been living under a rock. We often hear it, but do we really know what it means to be proactive? How can we apply this to real estate investing? Read on to find out just some of my ideas on how [...]

Welcome to the fifth and last part of this series on the 3 types of income one can get through real estate investing. Before you begin reading this article, I recommend you review the first four parts: How to get portfolio income through real estate investing Earned income through real estate investing Passive income through [...]