I've had a total of four mentors my entire life. I even have one today. I want to teach you what to look for in a commercial real estate mentor, and how they can help you fast track your commercial real estate goals. The mentor you might be most familiar with was Robert Kiyosaki. He truly changed my life and I would love to share with you the story of exactly how he did this. Robert Kiyosaki When Robert Kiyosaki was my mentor, we were at a "Rich Dad" event with about 20 other people. It was a … [Read more...]
How Many Doors Will it Take for You to Exit the Rat Race?
In other words, how many apartment units do you need to exit the rat race and become financially free. This could mean leaving a job, reducing your workload to part time, or simply having financial options. How many doors will it take for you to exit the rat race, and how do you calculate that number? This is exactly what I will explain in this blog. Today you're going to learn how many doors it will take for you to exit the rat race. Over 20 years ago, my then … [Read more...]
7 Tips When Buying Commercial Real Estate From Long Distance
Many successful commercial real estate investors find their most profitable, cash-flowing deals out of state. Unfortunately, out of state deals can also be the biggest headaches and the biggest financial losses. This blog is meant to help you differentiate between a good deal and a bad deal. These tips will also teach you to stay on the successful side of purchasing commercial real estate out of state. Tip 1: Understand Why Buying CRE Out of State is so … [Read more...]
How to Buy Distressed Commercial Real Estate
In the commercial real estate business you will eventually come across a distressed commercial property. Some of these distressed properties could turn a huge profit if you could just find a way to buy them and fix them up. I am going to share with you not only what a distressed commercial property is, but how to locate and buy them. What is a Distressed Commercial Property? A distressed commercial property is an under-performing asset that significantly challenges the … [Read more...]
Do You Have the Right Mindset to Own Commercial Real Estate?
Most people do not have the right mindset to own commercial real estate and that's why they don't own any. In fact, of all the difficulties with becoming a commercial real estate investor, arguably the most challenging is the replacing of the wrong mindset with the right one. In this training, you'll discover what the wrong mindset looks like, where it comes from and why so many people have it, and most importantly, how to overcome it so that you can think like a wealthy commercial investor and … [Read more...]
Real Estate Investment Trusts for Dummies
Over the years I have been asked many times, "What is an R-E-I-T?", commonly referred to as a real estate investment trust. People want to know how they can invest in REITs and whether or not Real Estate Investment Trusts produce good returns. There are many benefits and disadvantages of investing in an REIT and I would love to share them with you in this blog. I will provide you with some Real Estate Investment Trusts basics to help you decide if they are right for you or if you are better off … [Read more...]
Why I Invest in Section 8 Apartments
Apartments and you're about to discover why. The reality is that if you have terrible Section 8 tenants who destroy your property, that is your own fault. What's so wonderful about Section 8 is that the government guarantees payment on 80-100% of your rents, will give you a rent increase of 5-8% a year and there is also usually a large pool of tenants to choose from on a verified wait list! What you're about to learn is is how to own and operateSection 8 Apartments like I do so that you maximize … [Read more...]
Why Aspiring Commercial Investors Fail
While many commercial investors succeed beyond their wildest dreams, there are other commercial investors fail miserably. What causes such a great disparity? Why do some aspiring investors fail? In addition to all we have learned from decades of mentoring others, we also reached out to the best and brightest in the industry to assemble a list of the most costly mistakes that commercial real estate investors can commit. The following are 7 incredibly destructive reasons why some aspiring … [Read more...]
Basics of Real Estate Syndication
Real Estate Syndication is the phrase used to describe the concept of pooling the resources of and bringing together several different real estate investors in order to do a large commercial deal. In this video, you'll discover the basics of real estate syndication; from the 4 most important things to know when raising capital, to the 3 way you can profit from syndicating real estate, how to find private investors, how to convince investors to invest with you, the top 3 questions all investors … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Raise Down Payment Money for Commercial Real Estate
Let's face it , commercial real estate deals oftentimes require big down payments. Many new investors run into problems trying to save up that money themselves. They may even come across a great 36 unit apartment building that cash flows $5,000 per month, but they may not have the $200,000 to close a deal. What should they do? Give Up? In this training, you're going to discover how to raise money for commercial real estate from private investors using creative investing, self directed IRAs, … [Read more...]
How to Get a Commercial Hard Money Loan
You're about to discover how to finance commercial real estate opportunities that normal banks will not lend on by using a Commercial Hard Money Loan. In this detailed training, you'll learn the basics of Commercial Hard Money, an example of a deal funded with hard money, the major differences between hard money and traditional commercial bank financing, answers to the 3 most common questions people ask on the subject, how to steer clear of fraudulent hard money lenders and the best resource for … [Read more...]
Commercial Real Estate News You Can Use
You're about to discover the best news sources you can use to stay up to date on what's going on in the commercial real estate world. These are the very same information outlets that our team uses to stay on top of trends and changes in the industry. Not only must the news source be of the highest quality and accuracy, but furthermore, it's critical that each come from a slightly different perspective. Specifically, the 5 different perspectives we choose to focus on are; National, Asset Type, … [Read more...]
Secrets to Refinancing Commercial Real Estate
Why Refinancing Commercial Real Estate? What's so important about refinancing commercial real estate? I have three compelling reasons. 1. It can immensely increase your cash flow and your cash-on-cash return, your ROI, on your investments. You can pull out cash from the property that's tax-free to either buy another property, to do necessary repairs or to do renovations and increase the rents. In my opinion, win, win, win. It's what most successful investors do to keep their money … [Read more...]
Tax Benefits of Commercial Real Estate
What are the tax benefits of commercial real estate? I recently received two very intriguing questions from my YouTube channel comments. The first question was, "Peter, how does Donald Trump and other billionaires make a billion dollars in a year and not pay income taxes? How is that possible?" The second question was, "And with Donald Trump and other billionaires, how can their tax returns show a paper loss of $975 million in one year and that be a good thing? How can that be?" Well, the short … [Read more...]
Can Anyone Invest in Commercial Real Estate?
Are you intimidated by the thought of buying a commercial property? Well what I am about to share about commercial estate is no more complicated than buying a single family home. Are you thinking that you need lots and lots of cash and perfect credit? Not so the case. In this blog I am going to share how you can buy your first commercial property creatively. Where Do You Begin? It begins with my book, "Commercial Real Estate for Beginners" and it's … [Read more...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Started His Empire with a 6 Plex
I'd like to share with you how Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator, started his empire with a 6-plex. Even before Arnold Schwarzenegger became the godfather of modern bodybuilding, before he became a mega movie star, or even before he was the governor of California, he was a beginning commercial real estate investor. You see, the foundation of Arnold's success was not his 6 pack abs.The foundation of his success was a 6-plex apartment building he purchased in Santa Monica, California a long … [Read more...]
Choosing the Right Commercial Real Estate Broker
Years ago, I spent several years working for a prestigious commercial real estate firm while researching for my Dummies book. What I discovered is that commercial real estate agents are a different breed. They're a different breed of people. They're highly skilled but well-respected. Getting to know how they work and function in their jobs is critical in choosing the right one to work with. Don't you agree? Well, many people like yourself are intimidated by commercial real estate agents. I … [Read more...]
7 Commercial Real Estate Terms You Should Know
You're about to discover 7 commercial real estate terms that you should know if you plan on investing in commercial real estate. These 7 terms are mandatory to understand on any property you are looking to purchase. There's a quote I want to share with you from the Greek philosopher, Aristotle. He says, "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." I truly believe that. What I want to do in this short training is very quickly share with you what's in the heart of every … [Read more...]
Secret to Commercial Real Estate Success
https://youtu.be/0gSGg2dusgE The Secret to Commercial Real Estate Success Let me start off with this, do not buy or invest in any commercial real estate of any type without knowing what I'm going to share with you, just give me a few minutes and you'll see why. Let me start off with three questions. Question 1 Have you ever over paid for a property? Do you know of anyone who have ever over paid for commercial property? It's not a good feeling, and it's not a good position to be in. Question … [Read more...]
Distinguishing Good Deals from Bad Deals in Commercial Real Estate
You're about to discover a very powerful way to determine what a truly good deal in commercial real estate looks like and what a bad deal looks like. On the surface, it can be quite different; but below the surface is where you really find out which ones are the winners and which ones are the losers. You'll see examples of real deals to help you better understand the methodology of distinguishing the good deals from the bad deals. Plus, you'll learn invaluable tips and rules of thumb that can … [Read more...]
