by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
[Editor’s note: This is Mike’s second Success Story. Read his first one: Real Estate Renovations in New Brunswick, Canada] After renovating and flipping several multi-units, I was wondering what my next step in real estate investing would be. I had never...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
Like so many others, I was inspired when I read, Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki in the spring of 2004. I immediately began to search out more educational materials on real estate investing and came across Creative Real Estate Online. I was hooked! I spent hours...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I’ve been promising to write my story for a few months. I’ve been on the message boards as Mike (Seattle WA) for a while, so now it’s time to give back more. I started coming to this site just over a year ago. After a week or so of absorbing...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
After a couple years of half-hearted attempts at real estate investing, I finally closed my first deal! The first year was spent mostly learning: courses, Creative Real Estate Online, and some one-on-one training. The second year I tried a few things: bandit signs...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
My neighbors came by to tell me they were getting a divorce. Being a sensitive person, I asked, “What are you going to do with the house?” They said, “Give it to the bank.” So I said, “If you are giving it away, give it to me.” They...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
Just wanted to post a success story. We just completed our fourth mobile home deal in the last eight months. Here’s how it went: My wife and I were out riding the speed bumps when we spotted a 14×70, 1986 2-bedroom/1-bath mobile home in our favorite park....
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I started visiting CRE Online in November 2004. I read it just about daily. I bought both Lonnie Scruggs books (A real heartfelt thanks to Lonnie for writing them) and started driving the speed humps.I bought Tony Colella’s Investing in Mobile Homes with Land....
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
Last Fall, I started hearing about using your IRA for real estate investing. In the past, I haven’t invested much in retirement accounts because I didn’t think there was much flexibility to invest my cash. Once I heard about the possibilities with a Roth...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I don’t know if this is a typical “success story.” If it is, the success is only a result of lessons learned. I just finished my first deal. I bought a rehabbed property from another investor. Prior to the purchase, I had an inspector do a thorough...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 29, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I live in Northern California. I started looking at Creative Real Estate Online in 2001. When I began to explore real estate investing, I had closed a business on the east coast and returned to northern California to care for my mother and support other family members...
