Genius Types

In the business of real estate investing, three major players feed off of each other to spin the wheels of wealth creation.

Wholesalers, rehabbers, and hard money lenders form a symbiotic trinity in which each one is dependent on the others.

Wholesalers need rehabbers to buy deals, rehabbers need hard money lenders to finance deals, and hard money lenders need wholesalers to find deals to lend on.

I’ve made several comments over the years recommending real estate investing as the most powerful form of passive income.

The reason it’s so powerful compared to other passive income sources such as stocks, blogging, or bulk candy vending is: there are six ways it makes you money.

I’m pleased to announce a new look for geniustypes.com including a tour! The new layout is meant to be a cleaner and more intuitive way to navigate all the articles I’ve written over the last three years. As you may know, geniustypes.com covers a wide range of topics from creative life to passive income. Keeping [...]

I find it interesting that wisdom is often clearly laid out before everyone in a book or a lecture, and few truly understand it. It’s just as Napoleon Hill wrote in “Think and Grow Rich” when he hinted that one needs to re-read the book several times; and even then, the wisdom can only be captured when a person is ready to hear it.

One of the greatest things about real estate investing is that anyone can do it. People think they need money or credit to become a real estate investor, but that is simply not the case.

Is $200 a month a lot of money?

How you answer this question speaks to your level of financial sophistication.

How Far Would You Go for $200?

Most people would not go very far out of their way to make an extra $200 a month. When compared to a monthly salary of $3,000 or $4,000; $200 sounds pretty insignificant.

Rui is the guest today. He is a real estate investor living in Southern California with two single family homes under contract in Houston, each with over $300 cashflow per month.

1. DON’T Choose the Service Model
2. DON’T Borrow on Depreciating Assets (and for the love… don’t borrow on expenses!)
3. DON’T Skimp on Bookkeeping