Passive Real Estate Investing

In this episode of “Ask Marco” we answer more listener questions including: Do you have any newspapers or real estate journals you read frequently? Any books you can recommend to someone with little capital? What benchmarks do you use when evaluating a property as it relates to the property’s age? Do old houses appreciate as well as newer houses? Does a remodel catch an old house up to new house profitability? What is the process like for a Canadian to invest in real estate? And more…   Here is my list of the Top 10 Real Estate Investing Books – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk to one of our youngest investor clients who is on track to purchase seven (7) turnkey investment properties this year. He started at the age of 22, and plans to acquire a lot more next year in 2016. He shares with you some tips and suggestions on how he got started, what he looks for in his investments and how you can do the same. There is no magic, just following a system and doing your due diligence. All this and more on today’s episode. If you missed last week’s episode, be sure to listen to The “Buy & Hold” Strategy with Linda McKissack. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda McKissack is an investor, entrepreneur, best-selling author, business coach, and a highly regarded speaker.  In 2013, Linda was co-author of the national best-seller “HOLD – How to find, buy and rent homes to build wealth”. Her authenticity makes you believe – If she can do it then so can I. In this episode we talk to Linda about the “Buy & Hold” strategy and her huge success investing in single-family homes. She has accumulated 108 units in real estate, and is working on other passive income projects right now. Her basic strategy and formula is: Find, Analyze, Buy, Manage, Grow. Here is the Amazon link for her book: HOLD: How to Find, Buy, and Rent Houses for Wealth – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacksonville is a very large coastal city located in the state of Florida. Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jacksonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. With a population expected to more than DOUBLE over the next 10 years, Jacksonville offers exceptional investment opportunities hard to find in most markets around the country today. In this episode we explore the five key fundamentals that create the “perfect storm” for real estate investors in Jacksonville. Listen in as we dive in and uncover a golden investment opportunity. If you missed our last episode, be sure to listen to The Truth about Property Insurance. Enjoy the show! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode I talk to one of my insurance agents (Joshua Dupree) to answer many common (and not so common) questions that real estate investors ask. Insurance is a necessity but there is so much confusion surrounding what coverage to get, how much coverage, what deductible, and replacement cost versus actual cash-value. All that and so much more. Don’t miss this episode – it is full of great information that might have you review and questioning your current insurance policy. For those interested, here is Joshua’s contact information: Joshua Dupree Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance Services (816) 833-4440 www.mofb.com – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of “Ask Marco” we answer some listener questions. Here is the actual email text: Hello Marco, I’m looking to purchase my first investment property sooner rather than later. I’ve been reading tons of books, blogs, and and listening to podcasts incessantly for the past couple of months, including the Passive Real Estate Investing Podcast (which is a great podcast. Thank you!) I live in NYC which has way too high an entrance cost into the market. Having lived in Portland Or for 9 years, I know the areas and market. It has a much lower entrance cost than NYC. But, I feel it’s kind of at the top end of a boom and I would still need to save for about a year for down payment money. Being a fan of your podcast I decided to look into Norada and was kind of blown away at how accessible rental properties are in other markets. I got excited at the prospect of being able to acquire multiple properties within a year. So, I guess my first question is addressing my lack of knowledge about these cities. I know NYC and Portland. I’m not too familiar with, say, Kansas City or Dallas and I’m uncertain of exactly what I’d be buying. This is my biggest source of uncertainty. Second, I love that Norada has a lot of the due diligence right there for each property. But, in the spirit of “trust but verify,” what research would you recommend I put forward beyond the wonderful data provided? And lastly, say I saw a property you have on Norada and decided it was what I wanted to purchase.  What would the first steps be? Thank you for your time and help, Robert F. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we explore to importance of mindset and how some people achieve their goals faster and easier than others. Our guest is J. Massey — a full-time real estate investor, entrepreneur, popular podcast host, author, speaker, coach and all-around problem solver. He invests his time looking for investment opportunities (i.e. problems to solve through real estate transactions), and teaching others how to find and manage similar opportunities. In 2014 he released his highly acclaimed book, Cashflow Diary: 10 Steps to Creating Wealth in ANY Economy! You can get a free copy of J. Massey’s book at www.CashFlowDiary.com/freebook – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atlanta is a large city located in the state of Georgia.  Atlanta is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average.  In addition, Atlanta is a major college town. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Atlanta have a strong influence on the local culture and music scene. The citizens of Atlanta are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.8% of adults in Atlanta have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.8% holding at least a bachelor’s degree.  The per capita income in Atlanta in 2010 was $35,890, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. In this episode we explore the greater Atlanta market and the reason why it might make sense for you to invest there.  We talk to one of our local market specialists and long-time team member to learn the benefits that Atlanta has to offer. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever asked how do you purchase property in other markets or out-of-state? Well there is a clearly defined method that works every time.  It has been refined over the years and in this episode we break down that process into phases and talk about each one. Some of the topics we discuss include: Selecting a market. Selecting a neighborhood and property. Doing your due diligence. Financing your purchase. The closing process. What to do post-closing. – – – – – – – – – – – – – –   Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk to Joel Grasmeyer, a real estate investor, engineer, and entrepreneur who started PropertyTracker.com in 2004 to create user-friendly, yet powerful tools for real estate analysis. Some of the topics we discuss include: The importance of tracking your rental properties. What metrics do most investors like to track? What tools do real estate investors use? What is PropertyTracker.com? Mobile phone Apps that can also help investors. Get a FREE 30-Day Trial plus a 20% discount here: http://www.PropertyTracker.com/Norada – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. Get your FREE coffee mug by leaving us a Rating and Review on iTunes. Here’s how. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. Please give us a RATING & REVIEW (Thank you!) SUBSCRIBE on iTunes | Stitcher | Podcast Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices