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Top Three Reasons to Invest in Real Estate Right Now

Friday, December 06

Why wait on starting your flipping career? Now is a great time to start flipping houses part-time. Here are the top three reasons to starting investing in real estate right now. Investing in Real Estate Gives You Leverage Once you get past the notorious "first flip" money will be easier...

Evolution

Friday, November 29

There was no life here at some point. The conditions however, were perfect. Despite the darkness, there was the right amount of energy. Not too much to destroy any organism that would form, but enough to stimulate interactions. There was water -- the perfect medium for allowing atoms ...

Inspecting for Inspections

Friday, November 22

Ah, yes inspections. The necessary evil of the real estate world. The one thing that can take a "for sure" deal from imminent to inconclusive at the stroke of an inspector's pen. We know sometimes they are a pain to deal with and if you are just getting started, it may be hard to understand whi...

Should you poison the neighbor's dog??

Friday, November 15

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! You know the answer before your agent even begins to address the question. Yes, the buyers loved the house. They thought you did a great job on the repairs and updates. Everything was good until they went in the backyard and the neighbor's Terrier barked incessa...

Flipping Houses for College Savings

Sunday, November 10

One of the best reasons to start investing in real estate is the extra cash. Not only to do the things you love like travel, or save for your retirement, but also to help the future of your children or grandchildren. If you ask an investor to think of college savings, t...

Why You Should be Investing in Real Estate

Saturday, November 02

More and more the flipping of houses is becoming tomorrow’s “social security” of our generation. And from the news stories every day we are not the only ones that think you should be investing in real estate. Don’t rely on the government to make your retirement everything you dream it wil...