One of the things you want to do when looking for properties is being able to manage your search properly. What I personally do is use some tools to manage my search. The first one is an RSS reader called Innoreader.

What is cash flow in real estate investing? Cash flow is usually associated with a rental property because of its ongoing cash flow.

One of the questions I get asked a lot is what is appreciation? No, it's not a nice recognition for doing something well where people appreciate you.

A lot of times people get stuck when it comes time to get to that next step. When looking at real estate investing, people go out, they sign up for this course, they'll sign up for a mentorship program, they'll do some reading … reading all these books and they never really take it to the next level where they become an investor.

There are many ways to invest in real estate and when I say invest, I use the term lightly. Usually, when you think of invest, you think of actually conducting a financial transaction. You are investing in something, but you can invest your time as well.

When looking at real estate investment, you want to make sure you finalize your analysis. You want to make sure that you've done a proper financial analysis. And a lot of people, they tend to do that at a very cursory level. I never really do a detailed analysis and that is fine when you are starting out and you just want to start putting in high-level offers.