Ninety percent of listings I look at get rejected in about ten minutes. Here’s the fast filter I run every deal through — rent-to-price, the tax trap, the reserves beginners forget, and the pretty pro forma lies.
A GC’s markup can run 15–25% of your rehab — real money you could keep. But self-GCing saves you on some deals and quietly costs you on others. After 20+ years, here’s how I decide.
An LLC is a tool, not a magic shield. The real story on liability protection, pass-through taxes, separating assets across entities, and the financing headaches nobody warns you about.
If you own rentals long enough, eviction happens — and the worst time to learn the process is when you’re in it. A landlord’s-eye walkthrough from documentation to the constable, plus why self-help evictions can sink you.
Finding a deal isn’t what stops most new investors — funding it is. Here’s a no-fluff look at cash, conventional, hard money, private money, house hacking, and HELOCs, and how real investors stack them together.
Pittsburgh investor Quentin Trisler shares the four biggest mistakes he made as a new real estate investor — and what he learned from each.
Quentin Trisler shares the key players every real estate investor needs on their team — from agents and lenders to contractors and CPAs.
Should you buy a short-term or long-term rental? Quentin Trisler compares cash flow, workload, and risk to help you choose the right strategy.
Pittsburgh real estate investor Quentin Trisler breaks down the four phases of the real estate market cycle and how to invest smart in each one.
Quentin Trisler breaks down creative financing strategies that real estate investors use to acquire properties without relying solely on traditional bank loans.
