Category: Real Estate Investing

MSN previously put out an article entitled “20 Common Investing Mistakes.”  For today’s blog post, I thought we would take a few of these “mistakes” and see how they can be applied to the world of real estate.  Although MSN’s article was mainly focused on the stock market, many of the same concepts can be … Continued

If you have ever looked into investing in multifamily buildings, or other commercial properties, you have probably heard of Capitalization Rate.  Known by its more common name, “cap rate,” this term is used quite frequently in the buying and selling of investment and commercial properties.  For those who have been investing in commercial properties, this … Continued

Now that we are fairly deep into the Southern California housing market recovery, you probably have heard more and more people talk about real estate investing. One of the more popular forms of investing in today’s society is house flipping. Although flipping a house is not rocket science, it definitely is not as easy as … Continued

In today’s post, we will look at 4 tips to find and keep great tenants for your Ventura County rental.  We will keep this post short and to the point, but you can see our previous posst for a more exhaustive guide on rental properties.  And as always, make sure that you understand California law … Continued

As we write this blog post, most would consider that the Ventura County real estate market is tilted heavily in the sellers’ favor. Any home that is priced reasonably can expect to see multiple offers within the first week or so. If you remember when home prices were rising before the last crash, you can … Continued

A couple of months ago, I read “What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow” by Frank Gallinelli. This was a great book to learn about the numbers involved with investing in income properties. In the introduction to the book, he discusses what he calls the four basic investment returns. Gallinelli states … Continued

For many Ventura County residents, the idea of investing in rental properties probably never crosses your mind. You may be thinking that buying a rental property costs a lot of money and that you have to be very well off in order to afford it. So how much money does it actually take to buy … Continued

If you have been listening to the radio over the last couple of weeks, you may have heard commercials about “Buy California Bonds.” Although this blog primarily focuses on real estate, we are all about providing any kind of information that we think Ventura County residents might be interested in. In this post, we will … Continued

For many people, investing can be a frightening idea. Most everyone works hard for their money and are fearful of losing any portion of it by investing. They think that investing is for “those rich people” and that it is not something for the average person. While it is true that every investment has a … Continued

In our last post, we provided 4 tips for hiring new employees for your Ventura County small business.  As we mentioned in that post, whenever your business takes that first step into hiring more employees, it may be inevitable that you will have to fire an employee at some point. While this is obviously never … Continued

Many small business owners in Ventura County start off on a very small scale.  As the owner, maybe you are also your only employee as well. Other times, you may have a small staff of one or two family members.  Some small business owners may not want to grow any bigger than where they started, … Continued

If you have ever started a new job, you have probably found that there is a certain lingo that is used at the workplace that you have never heard of anywhere else. If no one takes the time to explain to you the industry jargon, you may find yourself wondering what people are saying at … Continued

If you are a new investor who is looking to get into real estate and find your first deal, you may have seen that there is terminology used that you probably have not heard of outside of real estate. Today we would like to discuss some of the rules of thumb that some investors use … Continued

If you are a real estate investor starting out, or maybe even a seasoned one, you may have asked yourself (or your colleagues) if you should incorporate your real estate business. While having an S-Corp or a LLC may be beneficial to your situation, you should understand why you are doing it and make sure … Continued