Hi Friends, If you are just starting out as a real estate investor please take a moment and read my most recent article below. You will probably find it very helpful. Happy Investing! Neil Uttamsingh ------------------ Hi Friend, I hope you are doing well. If you are looking...

Hi Folks, If you are new to real estate investing, this article especially for you! I have made this mistake before, and I will never make it again. Happy Investing! Neil Uttamsingh ---------------- Hi Friend, I hope you are doing well. Over the past several years I have...

Hi Friend, If you are new to real estate investing, and looking to buy your first rental property, you will probably find this article a good read. Please check it out... If you are looking to purchase your first rental property, you may have a question or two about rent collection...

Hello REIN Friends and Forum Members! I am thrilled to be back on the REIN Forums after some time away. I look forward to interacting with many of you and helping to educate those of you who are new to real estate investing. If you are new to investing, never be afraid to ask questions...

Hi Folks, I am looking for some feedback on the below mentioned. Over the past 6-8 months, I have incurred $10,000 in repairs and maintenance on 3 different properties. In addition to dealing with a non paying tenant that I am currently evicting, when all is said and done, repairs and...

Hi Everyone, It has been a while since my last post to the Forum. Below you will find a recent article from my blog. Let me know what you think! All the best, Neil Uttamsingh ----------- Ten minutes is all I need. This is the about the time it will take many of you to read this...

New Real Estate Investors make a certain mistake over and over. I have no idea why they keep on making this same mistake. I can`t explain it. What I can do is identify it, and offer recommendations as to how to avoid making it. The mistake I see new investors make is: Failing to get...

Real Estate investors tend to be a very strong headed bunch of people that work hard and are goal oriented. Yet at the same time they have a very difficult time admitting when they have screwed up. Whether an investor owns one property, three properties or three hundred properties there are...

I have got the perfect analogy for you. Think of your real estate team as a professional sports team` No wait`. `Think of your real estate team as a professional baseball team. Given the fact that most of the readers of First Rental Property are from North America, many of you are...

The automatic doors jolted open and a frigid wind blew into the train and right onto my face. Gasping for air I stepped off the train and lost balance on the ice. I almost went down like a sac of potatoes, ready to be trampled on by aggressive commuters coming at me from all directions.This...

The world`s richest man doesn`t care about making money. He thinks it`s crazy if you keep on buying things. Carlos Slim is a telecommunications tycoon that was ranked by Forbes as the world`s richest man in 2010. He firmly believes that electronic communications is now the nervous system of...

The most unsettling feeling you will have as a landlord is the first time you find out that your tenant is not going to pay you rent. I have been there before, and I would compare this feeling to an adrenaline rush. You become really fired up, and ready to take action. I had to calm myself...

Hi Everyone, I hope you are doing well. As you begin your real estate investing career, the people that you surround yourself with become increasingly important as time goes on. Throughout your investing career, you will have many different experiences and will face many different obstacles...

…I told him that I knew a number of property managers that would be able to help him. As result of my brief 10 minute conversation with him, he is now considering taking on a property manager. He was formerly considering selling his rental property and paying a mortgage penalty of over...

Hi Everyone, I hope you are doing well. I am a firm believer that in order to progress as a real estate investor, you need to continually educate yourself on the topic of real estate. I have been very fortunate to be associated with The Real Estate Investment Network also known as, REIN. The...

Hi Folks,This is an article that I featured on my blog today prior to the airing of The Inside Toronto Real Estate show this evening, hosted by our very own REIN Superstar, Brian Persaud. Brian had contacted me today and asked me to spread the word about the show. In case you missed the show...

Keeping up to date with our real estate education can be increasingly difficult at times. As a new real estate investor you have to constantly educate yourself on the topic of real estate. There are a lot of real estate blogs being read today. This can be a both good and bad. It is...

Who would have thought that a kid raised in the projects of Brooklyn, New York would accomplish the unthinkable?With the release of his album, Blueprint 3, Jay-Z passed the legendary Elvis Presley in number one albums sold. Blueprint 3 was the 11th album to hit number one for Jay-Z. Over a year...

As I glanced over my left shoulder, I could not believe how close the bus was to me. I was about 6 inches away from being hit by it. It was moving at a speed at which if I was hit, I probably would have been run over by it. It would have been lights out, game over for me. This happened to me...

Hi Everyone,Since I started blogging consistently over the past year, I have been approached by many aspiring real estate investors looking for advice on how to buy their first rental property. Most of these people have been from all over Canada and the US. I have also had an assortment of...