DEAL QUADRANTS

The majority of residential real estate investing deal types fall into one of four categories or quadrants. Here are some basic overviews:

WHOLESALING  is where you get a property under contract to purchase which gives you & equitable interest in the property.  You can then sell or assign your contract & equitable interest for a fee without needing to have a real estate license.

FLIPPING RETAIL  is buying a property which needs work, fixing it up & then selling the property to a home buyer or long term investor. (A cross strategy between “Wholesaling” & “Flipping Retail” is a strategy called “Wholetailing” which involves putting a property under contract which needs little to no work, then making very minor cosmetic improvements & then relisting & selling the property at a higher price.)

LEASE OPTIONS & SELLER FINANCING  are a way of creating a deal based mainly on the terms.  This is where you sometimes hear you can make money on properties which are 100% financed & have no equity. By structuring highly favorable “terms”, you create value in a deal & can profit in multiple ways.

RENTALS  is of course buying a property & then renting it out to a tenant, but in today's market there are a lot of unique opportunities to buy turnkey rentals which are already rehabbed & rental out with professional management in place.  You also have opportunities to invest in large investments deals by participating in “real estate crowd funding”.

ACTION QUADRANTS

Every real estate investing deal can be broken down into for main components you must take action to assemble when doing a deal:

CONTACTS  are all the people you deal with when doing a  real estate deal. This includes such contacts as other investors & wholesalers, sellers, buyers, real estate agents, contractors, appraisers, & closing agents  just to name a few. Building & constantly expanding your team of contacts is an essential first step to real estate investing

AGREEMENTS  are the contracts and paperwork which put a deal in writing along with other agreements such as those with contractors & your closing documents just to name a couple. Knowing & understanding the various agreements used in real estate investing is another key requirement to being a successful investor.

MONEY  covers the funding of a real estate deal whether it be seller financing, hard money, a private loan, a conventional loan or even cash.  Understanding the money side of real estate investing is key to even doing deals with no money down.

REAL ESTATE  Of course, every real estate deal wouldn't be complete without the actual real estate property itself; however, this is the last quadrant/component for a reason. Many beginning investors seek the real estate component first without having a foundation of contacts, an understanding of the agreements or an understanding of structuring the money side to an investment. Understanding & having the first three components in-line ahead of time will help give you the confidence & knowledge to execute a real estate deal.

WEBSITE NAVIGATION

This website has the navigation setup with the breakdown just covered making it easier for you to access the investment strategies as well as the individual components of a real estate investment deal.  In the menus you will find a section title “I Need Help With…” which outlines the two sets of quadrants/categories.  Further, we have added a section for “Getting Started” as well as a section for “Passive Investing” which goes more in-depth into buying & owning passive rental properties as well as real estate crowd funding.