Welcome back to our new favorite segment! Chris and Jason are interviewing each other again today. Their questions are a little deeper this time and it makes for some compelling conversation. Jason asks Chris about habits for success, favorite books, and things he doesn’t like to do. Chris asks Jason… read more →
Chris and Jason are discussing one of their favorite topics–snowballs! The way they define a snowball is something that can grow itself, and they are usually talking about it in a business or finance domain. They are going over some ways to automate your marketing, social media, finance and real… read more →
Jason’s guest today is Hard Money Bankers’ very own lending director, Tony Karlicek. Tony fields most of our loan applications and calls and has unique insight into the kind of deals that are out there. He talks about the types of inquiries he receives on a regular basis and reiterates… read more →
Since tax season is upon us, Chris and Jason are discussing taxes and things you should keep in mind if you have a real estate business. First they remind you to take care of your basics–making quarterly payments and setting up a retirement account. Then they get into LLCs and… read more →
Chris and Jason are reminding you about all the fees associated with a rehab project today. They go over how to calculate all your costs (purchase, financing, holding, resale) so that you end up with a 15-20% profit, which is what you should be making on every flip. In their… read more →
On our first live streamed episode, Chris and Jason talked about the differences in treating your real estate investing career like a job versus treating it like your own business. They discuss a client who took the plunge and gave up his job as an employee to start doing real… read more →
In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about the five different types of real estate financing. Whether you need money for a residential or commercial investment property, or a primary residence, there are different ways to get financing that works best for you and your circumstances and resources. They run… read more →
Chris and Jason are discussing what they’ve learned about Warren Buffett and his business from the book “The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life,” by Alice Schroeder. Warren Buffett has been a major inspiration for them and how they run their businesses for quite some time. They have… read more →
Today, Chris and Jason are talking about the pitfalls that may come out of bad business partnerships. First, they caution that the most available, eager people are in most cases the wrong partners, as good business people are careful and choosy. Then they advise to “bet on the jockey, not… read more →