Too many houses!
Friday, July 26
Sometimes I look at houses online (on the MLS), because ... well, that's what I like to do. I like to stay on top of the prices in the market, and see what inventory is out there.The problem with doing this is that I see too many houses that I want to go take a look at. I find myself running th...
Website
Tuesday, July 09
I created an investors page on my website to keep track of deals I've done for buy and hold properties. I did this for a few reasons:a) To prove that there really ARE good properties that exceed the "2% rule". There have been posts on here how people don't believe these type of properties exist...
July 4th = Freedom
Thursday, July 04
July 4th = FreedomIn Letheso (Africa) women are not allowed to own property independently -- they must have a man co-sign. In Saudi Arabia, in order for a woman to own property, she must bring 6 men with her to testify to her identity in court.As a woman real estate investor, I'm glad that I liv...
Tenant applicants who don't care
Monday, July 01
This is a story of a couple who came to a recent showing for a rental unit.The girlfriend was looking around and she asked him if he wanted to see the garage and backyard. He replied, "No, I don't care." Then a little bit later he came up to me and said that he could have the security deposit ...
When a house needs a "hero"
Thursday, June 27
I really enjoyed Brandon Turner's blog post titled "How NOT to Flip a House: An Embarrassing Story of Wasted Time, Money, and Opportunity". The one thing that caught my attention in the story was about how Brandon wanted to be a house's "hero".Excerpt:She was a 3500 square foot beast of a house ...
Someone's using my rental to scam others!
Tuesday, June 25
I was just at one of my rentals, doing some final cleaning before a new tenant moves in, and up walks a woman and her mother.They tell me they saw my property advertised on Craigslist. I said that it hasn't been on Craigslist for almost a week now as I deleted the ads after the showings.The woma...