Real estate investing can seem complicated, but getting started doesn’t have to be. At The Hard Money Co., we’ve put together a 10-Step checklist that can jumpstart your investing career. Though this checklist may not get you entirely across the finish line, we can guarantee that if you…
Though many of our readers have found success in their real estate investments with the help of hard money, there’s a bigger number still that have yet to take the plunge and invest in their first property. If you’re like us, you’ve read and watched every piece of content you can get yo…
In real estate investing, there isn’t a one-sized fits all approach to your strategy. With the exception of some emerging REITs and ETFs, there is no obvious way to get into the market without getting your hands dirty. Investors that are looking for out-sized returns through fix and flips, long-term rentals, or other similar strategies…
What is the 70% Rule and Why is it important for house flipping? If you’ve spent any amount of time researching fix and flips, you’ve likely come across the 70% rule before. The concept for flips is simple enough; acquire a property for a low enough price that you can generate a substan…
There’s no such thing as ‘adjusting to the new normal’, anymore. The world is moving too fast for us to get complacent with the environment around us. Whether it be the pandemic, global political instability, or economic uncertainty, we are faced with more challenges than ever before. B…
We choose to invest in real estate for a number of reasons; it gives us the ability to generate relatively passive rental income, offers diversification, and ultimately allows us to realize outsized returns on the disposition of the property. But all of this is predicated on the ability to borrow money, and as interest rates…
Since the beginning of time, people have looked for ways to quickly double their money. We can all think of ways to accomplish this, but most often the risk is in line with picking red on the roulette wheel. Real estate, though, provides an opportunity to double your money through the p…
The housing market has been at the forefront of conversation for the better part of the last year. As a younger generation is looking to become first-time homeowners, we’ve witnessed a run on housing prices, unlike anything we’ve seen before. Alongside inflation and increased global vol…
A few weeks ago, TJ Tijani joined Scott Lurie on an episode of The Hard Truths podcast to discuss short-term rentals. In their conversation, TJ outlined how his entire worldview on real estate changed when he realized that he could double the monthly revenue at half his occupancy simply by switching to a short-term rental…
Real estate can be an attractive investment vehicle because of the high potential for profits and the seeming ubiquity of opportunities on the market. It also offers varying degrees of participation, making it accessible for people from all walks of life. While these things are often tr…