I had the amazing opportunity to interview Maria Zmudzki recently. Maria is a Certified Green Consultant who lives in the Chicago area. Maria has a website called Mission For Green that educates others on how to become more green. I learned so much from this interview, and I wanted to share it with you! In [...]
Fix & Flip
July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When most people think about real estate investing, they probably think about fix and flips. Part of this is due largely to the fact that there are many reality TV shows about fix and flips. It is also an easy place to start as a real estate investor since the initial investment is lower than [...]
You Can’t Do it Alone
July 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
No matter how determined, ambitious, and organized you are, you still need a team of people to work with if you want to become a successful entrepreneur. Before building your team, it is imperative to understand three basic concepts. You are the most important member of your team. Just because you will be building a [...]
Smart Rehabbing
July 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When rehabbing a house, you want to make sure that the money you spend on the rehab will give you a good return on investment when you sell the property. It is crucial to add elements that will greatly increase the sales price of the home. In order to determine what those items are, you [...]
The Main Goal
July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Starting a small business is a great first step in achieving success and living your dream. But, my ultimate goal is to own a large, successful business that I don’t have to work in. In the video below I discuss this notion, and why that is my goal.
Giving Back
July 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of the main reasons that I wanted to become a success was so that I could give back to others in need. Giving back to my community gives me great satisfaction. Our company, Over the Rainbow Enterprises donates 10% of our gross profits to local organizations in need. Do you have a charity of [...]
New Construction
July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In this article I read that new home construction is at the lowest point it’s been in a year. This can be viewed as good or bad news. As an investor, I know that it is a better deal for retail buyers to purchase a pre-existing home than to build a new one. Because of [...]
Over the Rainbow Enterprises
July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Over the Rainbow Enterprises is the first company that I ever started. My wife and I started OTRE in 2006, and it totally changed our lives. Watch this video to find out why we named our first company Over the Rainbow. What was the first company you ever started? Why did you give it the [...]
Update on Harrison Paul
July 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Harrison Paul is the newest addition to the Kain family. He is over a month old now, and he is doing great! He is such a happy baby. He even came to the office two days last week so that Kristina could make a few meetings with the rest of us. He’s already an entrepreneur! [...]
Reading
July 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I absolutely love reading. Whether it is for pleasure or business, reading books is one of my favorite things to do. I owe a lot of my success and knowledge to the awesome books that I have read during my life. Although it may be difficult to schedule more things in your jam-packed schedule, taking [...]
