Best of 2010 Real Estate Investing Articles

The Posts You Liked the Most in 2010

Darn near one of the first articles we ever wrote for Rev N You when we began the real estate investing newsletter nearly 5 years ago ... this article suddenly topped the charts in 2010 and held steady as the most viewed article. The title really says exactly what it's about!

If you want a super quick way to evaluate properties, all you need are two numbers: the price of the property and the rental income you will get each month. If the monthly income is 1% of the purchase price then you are pretty much guaranteed a property that will cashflow. It's a little real estate investing tip that will save you time!

Money is tight, and you've got to rent out your vacant basement unit. You live above the unit and you need the rent money to make the mortgage payment. What do you do? Rent it out to the only person who is willing to move in right away. And you allow yourself to justify why that person won't let you speak to their current landlord or why the collection agency is after them.

One of the most important decisions you'll make as a real estate investor is where to buy your next rental property. Good rental property location research BEFORE you buy the property will increase the likelihood of making A LOT of money from the property!

Most of the people we meet that don't like the idea of real estate investing have fears about bad tenants. Our tenants aren't perfect but most of our tenants are pretty awesome! They care about the home, take care of it, pay their rent on time and respond to us when we need them. So what do you need to do to select the best tenants from your pool of applicants? Here's a tenant screening checklist to help you.

As a landlord you have to figure out how to deal with tenants - whether they are angry, concerned or constantly complaining. Inspired by the book by Dale Carnegie called How to Win Friends and Influence People Julie Broad of Rev N You shares some great tips for taming tenant turmoil.

You can deduct expenses for taking a business trip. There is no reason the trip shouldn't coincide with your next vacation. With proper planning, you can get your business to pay for your trip and make your vacation a tax write off! In this article Bill Walston explains just how you can do that.

Some of the most motivated sellers are motivated because they wanted to ditch their piece of garbage property! In the same vain that we always say "No money down doesn't mean it won't cost you" we also say that a "motivated seller may be motivated for the wrong reason"!!

One of the best ways to grow your real estate portfolio is by working with JV Partners. But working with the wrong JV partner can cause you tons of trouble. In this post Julie Broad shares a checklist of questions to ask before you sign up with any new JV Partner.

Seller Financing: Uncover the hidden power of financing your deals with VTB's. In this article Julie Broad explains what exactly is a VTB and the easiest ways you can find them as a real estate investor.

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