Author: John Trautman

John Trautman has spent his entire adult life in real estate. Purchasing his first property at 23, he learned the process of flipping and real estate holding from the ground up. Real estate continue to be his passion while he spent eight years as an account executive and later a vice President for Washington Mutual in the mortgage division. Holding the position of President’s Council and several years of President’s Club, he learned the lending business from the mortgage office perspective and lender perspective. Throughout his life he has also been a small business owner, commercial real estate holder, property designer, and house flipper.

Depreciation and Why It Matters For Real Estate Investors

Are you looking for a great way to invest for retirement? Do you need to find a reliable source of income? If so, then you should be looking at real estate investing. This is one retirement vehicle with consistent and reliable returns no matter what the economic climate. Why Real Estate? Most people love real […]

Encompass REI Webinar 4/19

Topics include using the property pipeline and included tools, such as the lead sheet, repair list, deal analyzer and single property websites. Learn how to pull comps in Encompass REI.

REKI – Learning From Jim Madrid

We are so fortunate to be able to work with Advance Sports Technology’s Jim Madrid. “Jim is the CEO/Founder of AST He is an Author, sought after High Performance Keynote Speaker and an expert in Human Performance and Leadership. Jim created a cohesive process of improvement through his world-class ‘High Performance Culture’ Program. From Fortune […]

How To Evaluate Your Strengths As A Real Estate Investor

Join our co-founder and Director of Education Robert Foley as he discusses the evaluation process we use to determine your strengths and weaknesses as a new real estate investor. Visit us at https://www.realesateki.com to know more

REKI’s ROI 2018 Conference

For those who haven’t yet heard of REKI, it is the most focused training in the industry. I’ve spent my entire adult life in real estate from flipping to holding to lending. I’ve been involved with single-family homes to commercial properties in both distressed and hot markets. My passion for real estate led me to […]

What’s Your Number?

How much time do you spend on planning a vacation versus planning your financial future? This was a question asked to me years ago, and it hit home. Now, when I ask it of others, it hits them the same way it hit me. http://beta.realestateki.com Home

REIT: A Real Estate Investment Worth Considering

As you know, I love real estate investing. Because of my investments, I’ve been able to generate income streams far beyond what would have happened had I invested in stocks. Plus, I my properties appreciate year over year. That said, not everyone is meant to buy to flip or for rentals. That’s why I want […]