Metairie Real Estate Financial Planner Podcasts

Property prices and interest rates are high, while rents are lagging. Cash flow is both more important and harder to achieve than ever, even with our 88 strategies to improve and maximize it. Another question common rises to the top of the list: I’m going to buy an owner-occupant property with 5% down first, but then… should you put 20% down when a…

Selecting a Lender for Real Estate Investors The top two, most commonly used dream team members for real estate investors are real estate agents and lenders. In this mini-class we will discuss how to select a lender to use as a real estate investor. We will discuss some of the selection criteria I consider when choosing a lender to work with. Check…

Improving Cash Flow When Marketing Your Property for Rent When real estate prices, mortgage interest rates, and rent rates are high, generating great cash flow from a rental property can be challenging. However, it is more important than ever to maximize cash flow. There are 88 strategies for improving cash flow on rental properties. Some are used …

WARNING: This is not our typical content. Normally we teach real estate investing classes. This is not one of those classes. May 20, 2023 is the 1-year anniversary of launching the new real estate investing podcasts. To honor the anniversary, we’re recapping how the first year went including: Key milestones achieved Number of episodes published Num…

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums New, lower mortgage insurance premium (MIP) rates will apply to mortgages insured by FHA on or after March 20, 2023. These rates were announced by HUD on February 22, 2023. In this mini-class, James will discuss the improvements to FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums, as well as their previous rates. Additionally, James …

Property prices and interest rates are high, while rents are lagging. Cash flow is both more important and harder to achieve than ever, even with our 88 strategies to improve and maximize it. Another question common rises to the top of the list: should you put 20% down when acquiring your rental properties, or should you save up a little more and p…

Alternate Uses for Down Payments It might seem obvious that the more money you save up for down payments, the more you can and maybe should put down as a means of improving cash flow. But that might not always be the most optimal and effective strategy. In fact, there are a variety of other options available as alternatives that might improve how y…

The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet™ Updated I know this sounds controversial, but I'll say it because it is true: everyone else's deal analysis spreadsheet for buying rental properties is wrong. How? First, they don't take into account that you MUST have reserves to buy rental properties. A correct deal analysis spreadsheet …

Improving Cash Flow When Considering Your Real Estate Investing Strategy When prices are high, mortgage interest rates are high, and rents are lagging, it can be more challenging than ever to generate great cash flow from a rental property. However, it is also more important than ever to do everything in your power to maximize cash flow. There are …

What is the ideal down payment when purchasing a rental property? While some real estate investors may barely scrape together the minimum down payment, there are advantages to putting down more. Additionally, changing your strategy to allow for a smaller down payment may also have advantages. In this mini-class, James discusses how different down p…

Property prices and interest rates are high, while rents are lagging. Cash flow is both more important and harder to achieve than ever, even with our 88 strategies to improve and maximize it. But a debate still remains: should you use smaller 5% down payments with the Nomad™ real estate investing strategy to acquire your rental properties, or shoul…

How to Get the Down Payment When Buying Rental Properties There are two primary ways to deal with down payments when buying rental properties: first you can REDUCE the need for them and second you can focus on ways to PRODUCE the down payment required. In this mini-class, James discusses strategies to produce the down payments when buying rental pr…

Improving Cash Flow When Financing Your Next Rental Property When prices are high, mortgage interest rates are high, and rents are lagging, it can be more challenging than ever to generate great cash flow from a rental property. However, it is also more important than ever to do everything in your power to maximize cash flow. There are 88 strategie…

Reduce the Need for Down Payments When Buying Rental Properties There are two primary ways to deal with down payments when buying rental properties: first you can REDUCE the need for them and second you can focus on ways to PRODUCE the down payment required. In this mini-class, James discusses strategies to reduce the need for down payments when bu…

How Much Down Payment for Investment Property? Check out the video of this class here: https://realestatefinancialplanner.com/how-much-down-payment-for-investment-property/ In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers: The two primary groups of loans for real estate investors... How much down payme…

What does a real estate agent do when you're buying a rental property? What are you use responsbible for? What do each of your other dream team members do? In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers: What's the difference between a real estate agent, broker and Realtor? A word on local variation …

Don't wait until after you own your rental property to start optimizing cash flow. In this special recording, James discusses all the strategies for improving cash flow while you're actively searching for the next rental property to buy. In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers: Real Estate Age…

When should you upgrade or do improvements to your rental property? How do you tell if it is worthwhile doing the improvements/upgrades? In this special mini-class for the Real Estate Financial Planner™ coaching program James covers: Where are we as we improve rental property cash flow/now? Distinctions between BRRR/R and taking advantage of forced…

The Your Financial Independence module for the new Real Estate Financial Planner Coaching program for folks looking to buy a property in the next 90 days that will move them closer to financial independence despite high prices, high interest rates and lagging rents. James covers: Does buying this property move you closer to your goal of being finan…

Introduction to the Real Estate Financial Planner Coaching program for folks looking to buy a property in the next 90 days that will move them closer to financial independence despite high prices, high interest rates and lagging rents. James covers the 7 steps all real estate investors should go through when buying a rental property and the 20 modu…

What does financially independent mean? Find out in this special, deep-dive podcast episode. James defines financially independent: Passive Income from things like social security, pensions and annuities Net positive cash flow from rental properties Safe withdrawal rate times other invested assets like stocks and bonds James discusses how you need …

Learn how to calculate Cash on Cash Return on Investment for rental properties in Metairie. James walks you through, step-by-step, how to calculate Cash on Cash Return on Investment for rental properties in Metairie including all the sub-calculations including Gross Potential Income (GPI), Gross Operating Income (GOI), Operating Expenses (OpEx), Ne…

Learn how to calculate cap rate on rental properties in Metairie. James walks you through, step-by-step, how to calculate capitalization rate (cap rate) on rental properties in Metairie including all the sub-calculations including Gross Potential Income (GPI), Gross Operating Income (GOI), Operating Expenses (OpEx), and Net Operating Income (NOI). …

Real estate prices in Metairie are high. Mortgage interest rates are high. Rents are lagging in Metairie. Is real estate a good investment in Metairie right now? In this special webinar James discusses why you might still want to invest in real estate in Metairie despite high prices, high interest rates, and lagging rents. James will discuss why Ch…

The Nomad™ real estate investing strategy has you buying properties as an owner-occupant, living in them for at least a year… to fulfil your obligations to the lender for getting a low/nothing down loan with better interest rates… then converting them to a rental and moving into a new property. Repeat this until you have the number of rental proper…

Learn more about modeling your real estate investing strategy in CityName using a variety of different rules in the Real Estate Financial Planner™ software. Watch the video version of this class: https://realestatefinancialplanner.com/modeling-your-real-estate-investments-rules-overview/ Resources Mentioned In Class Real Estate Financial Planner™ S…

You can purchase a property in Metairie, Louisiana using an FHA loan with just 3.5% down. Heck, sometimes you can even get down payment assistance to help with the 3.5% down payment. But there are other loans with lower down payment options. However, when you put less than 20% down, FHA loans require you buy insurance to protect the lender in case …

Are we currently over-building? Have we been over-building in the last few years? Where are all the 5+ unit new construction properties? What can builders tell us about impending recessions? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this first-ever chart reaction podcast episode and video from James as he goes over the following two chart…

James is interviewed by Dave Goldberg with The Investor's Source about the effects of shifting economic forces on the real estate market. Watch the video version of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DELMeIdX8KE Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal An…

This is a very personal recording of a class I recorded on March 10, 2021 for our real estate investor group in Northern Colorado. In it I share some very failures and what I wish I knew if I was getting started investing in real estate in Metairie. Here's my list of tips: Not Get Rich Quick "A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair b…

This is a recording of a class I recorded way back in June, 2021 for our real estate investor group in Northern Colorado. So, why am I publishing a class that's over a year old on October 24, 2022? Over the last month, I've had several people suggest to me or ask me if in our current real estate market in Metairie... a real estate market where... P…

With rising interest rates in Metairie, some real estate investors wonder what's a reasonable mortgage interest rate to use when planning out their next purchases. This episode was recorded to help real estate investors better understand historical mortgage interest rates and what is reasonable to use when modeling future real estate purchases. If …

With rising interest rates in Metairie, some investors are wondering if real estate investing is dead. This episode was recorded to help real estate investors better understand how much and how quickly interest rates have changed over the last 35 years. Then, with that knowledge, what the impact might be on real estate investors plus the start of a…

Learn this advanced goal setting process for real estate investors called the Future Narrative Process (or Future Narrative Checklist). This is a throwback recording from 2012 when James first taught the process live. Free Real Estate Deal Analysis Spreadsheet: Download a copy of the newest version of The World's Greatest Real Estate Deal Analysis …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

Most real estate investors in Metairie, Louisiana face similar challenges, hurdles and obstacles: Where do I get my next down payment from? How do I overcome negative cash flow or improve the cash flow I have? How do I qualify for the best loans? How do I find what I'm missing (deals, dream team, partners, tenants)? How do I commit to achieving my …

How prepared are you for a drop in rent in Metairie, Louisiana? How prepared are you for a drop in property values (price) in Metairie, Louisiana? Rent Resiliency™ measures how much rent can drop before you have negative cash flow. Price Resiliency™ measures how much property values (price) can drop before you're upside down, underwater or have neg…

Unexpected things while investing in real estate can be shocking! Find out the most common real estate investing shocks in Metairie, Louisiana and how to mitigate and/or elimiate them completely in this special class. Especially helpful for newer real estate investors that are not aware of some of the things that could go wrong while buying, sellin…

Learn how to find off-market deals in Metairie, Louisiana. Especially helpful to find creative financing deals and fixer upper properties using marketing and other strategies. Topics discussed include: How real estate investors find deals from The Millionaire Real Estate Investor book by Gary Keller et al Why Motivated Sellers? Creative Transaction…

A deep-dive into real estate partnerships including the 3 roles: deal maker/syndicator, money partner and loan partner in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative discussion of what real estate partnerships are and how to do them plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how each partnership role might perform toward a goal of achievi…

A deep-dive into creative financing strategies like owner financing, wrap financing, subject to, lease-options, lease-purchases, rent to own, lease to own, agreement for deed, contract for deed and loan assumptions in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the creative financing strategies are and how to do them plus quan…

A deep dive into the flipping properties strategy in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the quick turn and flipping properties strategy is and how to do it plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how the strategy performs toward a goal of achieving financial independence. Check out our flipping properties…

A deep dive into the Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refi and Repeat (BRRRR) strategy in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the BRRRR strategy is and how to do it plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how the strategy performs toward a goal of achieving financial independence. Check out our BRRRR modeling (and other …

A deep dive into the strategy of house hacking in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the house hacking strategy is and how to do it plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how the strategy performs toward a goal of achieving financial independence. Check out our house hacking modeling (and other real esta…

A deep dive into the strategy of buying rental properties utilizing the Nomad™ real estate investing strategy in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the Nomad™ strategy is and how to do it plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how the strategy performs toward a goal of achieving financial independence. C…

A deep dive into the strategy of buying income producing rental properties to buy, hold and rent out in Metairie, Louisiana. Includes a qualitative class discussing what the strategy is and how to do it plus quantitative, numbers-based discussions showing how the strategy performs toward a goal of achieving financial independence. Check out our buy…