In getting into real estate business, you will also have to decide whether you want to get sole ownership property, or you want to share it with a couple of other individuals. Of course, there are benefits and disadvantages whatever structure of ownership you are going to select. You can choose among sole proprietorship, joint ownership, partnership and corporation. Let me explain the mechanics of each before you pick out what’s best for you depending on your capital, amount of responsibility you can take, projected income and whether you want collaboration or not. You might want to work all by yourself, or you might want to work with a partner or a group. Either way, there are pros and cons. If you work solely, you will assume every revenue, as well as all the capital and responsibility, and expansion will be quite difficult. If you have a partner or a group to work with, the revenue might be divided, but you are capable of growing so big since you have bigger source capital and more people working towards a common goal. Regardless, the kind of ownership will be dependent on your decision.

The great global economic depression has brought down many industries and companies, including the infamous Lehman Brothers, the 4th largest investment bank in the world. However, despite the companies falling down like London Bridge’s frailty on a heyday, not all areas are on disgrace. There will always be some things that are going to thrive just as they did all these years. An example of this is the real-estate arena. But depending on how your business relies on this field, it could be flourishing or tumbling down the hill.

Eventually, we all have to find a place for our own. Be it the start of us being independent, or even if we just want a new life over after a break up or anything of that sort. Looking for a new place to call home can be a bit of a challenge, and we know we can't afford to lose because the stakes are high. So what are the things you have to remember prior to acquiring a property, all in the name of saving time, money and effort?

As an experienced real estate investor with a great deal of rentals and having bought and sold over 150 rental properties in the last 8 years, I have never met a single successful real estate investor who hired a property maintenance company. In fact, I have never even heard of a successful investor hiring one of these companies.

As much as I would like to believe that all tenants are capable of paying rent, it’s like dreaming of rainbows and butterflies during Algebra class. Not all people are as honest as you want them to be, and some of them can even tell virtually all lies in the book just to get landlords and property managers to admit them into a unit.

It is important for landlords to have records of every transactions they make, both for the sake of being responsible, and the other in case of legal disputes. Instead of using a mere property management program, just go for an ONLINE property management program.

It’s inevitable that sometimes, we’re bound to make a choice of keeping something or letting it go. Let’s say for example, a house. If it has all your childhood memories, it would be pretty difficult to sell it. However, a house left unoccupied is a liability.

Many countries in the world suffered during the great global economic depression. One of the many gravely affected was India, and it's not very surprising why many investors are wary to invest in this country.

Let’s face it, nobody likes paper works – not you, not your boss, not your parents, literally nobody. Nothing ruins a day more than those annoying pile of papers which you can’t almost get yourself to touch without feeling the weight of the entire universe on your shoulders.

In the event of unprecedented misfortunes which none of us is ever immune, it is sometimes too difficult to get it through without compromising one or several of our properties. And to aggravate the situation, not only are we racing with finances, but with time as well.