6 Critical Relationship for Landords: Part 4 – CPA/Accounting Firm
What does a CPA do? When you’re looking for a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), it’s helpful to have a broad understanding of what CPAs do. …
6 Critical Relationships for landlords – Part 3 – Realtors
Why a Good Realtor Is Critical: Having a good realtor is absolutely critical if you’re going to invest in real estate. Here are a handful …
6 Critical Relationships for Landlords: Part 2-Bankers
I understand that it can sometimes be intimidating and uncomfortable to go into a bank, especially starting out. However, if you have proper preparation and …
Four Critical Concepts of Banking
Concept #1: Difference Between Consumer and Commercial Banking It’s critical to note that consumer and commercial bankers don’t play by the same rules. Consumer bankers deal …
How Risky Are You?: Assessing Your Risk Tolerance
Risk and Investment: Each of us would probably say we would tolerate a risk if a good return was guaranteed. But if the return was …
Am I Too Old (or Too Young) to Buy Rental Property?: What Season of Life is Best to Get Started?
Time and money is a weird paradox. When you’re young and starting out, you typically have a lot of discretionary time and very little discretionary …
Building a Pro Forma
The heart of making a decision on a property is building and analyzing a pro forma, which is a document used to quantitatively explain, outline, …
Are Rentals Worth the Effort?
People frequently ask me two questions: How do I get started with rental property? Is it worth the effort? I think answering the second question …
6 Critical Relationships for Landlords: Part 1
Over the past handful of years, I have narrowed down 6 critical areas where you must have trusted relationships in order to be successful. If …
Hello- A few thoughts on this blog!
My name is Brad Smith, and I have been interested in real estate investing for the past 15+ years. Throughout that time, I have had …