If you’re reading this before 5 pm (PST) on August 25, 2011, thank your lucky stars! It’s not too late. At that appointed date and time, Jason Hartman and the Platinum Properties Investor Network will be conducting an information-packed conference call: The Perfect Investment Property Lifecycle. As we’re well aware, there are plenty of ways to invest in income properties the wrong way. That’s why there are so many disillusioned real estate wannabes out there who, through no fault of their own, fell for one spiel or another from the latest guru.

Too many people, probably some of them are your clients, use the terms “saving” and “investing” interchangeably. Nothing could be further from the truth, and you owe it to them to make sure the differences are clear in their heads. Saving is good, right? We wouldn’t argue with that. Too few people set aside a percentage of their monthly income towards improving their long-term financial health. The problem is that saving often results in such low-yield assets like a savings or money market account, certificates of deposit and treasury bonds.

As real estate agents, it’s important to remember housing markets are local and you have nothing to do with what’s being reported in the news regarding the overall housing market.  Join Jason Hartman and master real estate agent coach, Rich Levin, as they discuss vital strategies to become a successful real estate agent, whether just [...]

Which sorts of inquiries actually hurt your credit score, if any? This might seem like an odd question, since we like to spend most of our time talking about innovative strategies in buying income properties. Still, we can’t ignore the reality that, without mortgages, there wouldn’t be many properties purchased. Not many of us can or should plop down cash to buy a piece of real estate. And it’s not a bad idea to shop around for the best interest rate before signing on the dotted line, but the question remains: Will multiple inquiries by prospective lenders lower your credit rating?