House Hack Your Way to Your First Rental With These 4 Loan Products
Wednesday, March 04
As someone who is starting out in investing in rental property, you may not have the money to buy a property in cash or even to purchase a property with the typical 20% down payment needed with conventional financing. But, that doesn't mean that you can't invest. One of the easier ways to enter...
An App That Can Save You Money In The New Year
Sunday, January 04
Happy New Year! I'm always really excited at the beginning of the new year for the opportunities that lie ahead. While I'm not so much of a resolution type of person, the new year allows me to set new goals for what I want to accomplish this year. One of the goals my husband and I decided on i...
How We Found, Bought and Rented a Property From Another State
Tuesday, November 18
I'm super excited to share that my husband and I recently closed on another rental property. While we have spent the last year competing with cash buyer investors and getting outbid in what seemed every property we bid on, we were able to add another property to our portfolio. However, this acqu...
Get Ready for Tax Season Now with These 4 Things
Thursday, October 23
In continuing with sharing tips for rookie investors, I can't help but not talk a little bit about tax season and how that impacts you as a buy and hold investor. To be honest, when we (my hubby and I) bought our first rental property, keeping records for taxes never even crossed my mind. Altho...
Real Estate Agents...Are They Really Necessary?
Saturday, September 06
As a rookie to investing in buy and hold properties you may be asking yourself the question. Do I need a real estate agent? Speaking from my own experience, the answer is YES. When you are just starting out there are SO many different areas of investing in buy and hold properties that you can't...
Education is Protection- Don't Leave These 3 Things Out of a Contract
Monday, September 01
If you are interested in getting into the building of a rental property portfolio I think it is so very important that you understand or at least start to educate yourself on all aspects of the field. Even if you don't plan on doing everything yourself, knowing the ins and outs of your business ...