Educational Podcasts

Mortgage Fraud Rises in Housing Industry

If there’s one constant with human nature, it’s that predators will rise to prey on the weakest and most vulnerable. This describes perfectly the present increase in mortgage fraud, which comes at a time when the housing market finds itself still shaken by the...

Choosing the Right Time to Sell Your Investment Property

To sell or not to sell? This is one of the age-old questions of investment real estate, and finding the right time to sell your property can be an agonizing decision. After all, choosing when to sell an investment property can be just as important to your success in...

Building Relationships, Building Success

We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s not about what you know, but who you know.” In today’s economy, networking has never been a more essential part of the business model and is, in many ways, the most important component when it comes to closing deals. Real estate is no...

You Don’t Need Banks to Invest in Real Estate

While banks continue to be a real estate investor’s prime source of OPM (Other Peoples’ Money), don’t forget that there are other options. Why wouldn’t you want to use a bank? One reason we can think of off the top of our head is the present state of down payments. It...

10 Things Every Investor Should Know

As AIPS founder, Jason Hartman, made the transition from real estate agent to real estate educator (more than a few years ago), he realized that people tend to do better remembering ideas when they’re numbered and presented in short, snappy sound bites. About the same...

AIPIS 54 – Fear and Real Estate Investing with Frank McKinney

Frank McKinney is a real estate artist and international bestselling author of, "Burst This!: Frank McKinney's Bubble Proof Real Estate Strategies" and "Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success: How You can Go From a $50,000 Fixer Upper to a $100...

Atlanta Real Estate Investing is Hot!

Sometimes you have to be very, very clear with your clients regarding the benefits of income property investing. One good way is to highlight the upcoming Atlanta Wealth Building Bus Tour, personally hosted by AIPIS affiliate and income property expert, Jason Hartman....

Asset Protection Powers of a Family Limited Partnership

When properly constructed, a Family Limited Partnership boasts a pretty impressive array of legal protection for the participants. There are a few twists and turns to the following scenario, so pay close attention. This could save your financial neck down the road....

Few Vacancies Mean Easy Picking for Landlords

Remember when the home buying boom was in full swing and landlords were trying every trick in the book to fill up their vacant units? What a difference a few years makes. Even though house prices are incredibly low, it’s difficult for potential buyers to qualify for...

4 Reasons People Still Aren’t Buying Homes

With house prices still hanging down around historic lows, some experts have posed the question: Why aren’t more people buying homes? It’s a legitimate query. Judging by real estate price cycles in the past, when prices sink to this level there tends to follow a...