All Post by Justin Cooper

Published November 9, 2023

The Reality of Real Estate Investing: My $72,354 Lesson

You know the old adage, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?  Well, this old dog learned a new trick recently.  A very expensive...

Published June 12, 2023

The Rationality Of Using Hard Money To Purchase Rentals In A High Mortgage Interest World

Real estate investment has always carried a certain level of risk, but in today's high mortgage interest world, it's crucial to explore alternative financing options...

Published February 14, 2023

Phase 1 Environmental Assessment

A Phase 1 Environmental Assessment, commonly referred to as a Phase 1 or an ESA, is an important step in the process of buying or...

Published October 7, 2022

Reassessing Risk In The Current Market

What Happens To Real Estate Investments When The Market Changes Real estate investing comes with risk.  This is something we all know.  Always have and...

Published June 9, 2022

Abrupt Charges & Extended Time Can Impact Real Estate Deals

I have been having some troubles with one of my rentals.  Long story short, we had to evict a tenant late last year.  As sometimes...

Published February 8, 2022

When It Comes To Classifying Properties, There Are No Rules

I was speaking to a client the other day and they were looking to work with a new agent.  The agent asked what class of...

Published September 13, 2021

Economics 101: The Greater Fool Theory

Housing prices are going to continue increasing for years to come. The real estate market has been on an incredible pricing run for the past...

Published June 8, 2021

Expand Your Rental Property Portfolio With These Two Strategies

I love hearing about and learning new investment strategies. Two strategies I have been hearing a lot about these days are House Hacking and Nomad....