Getting Schooled by My Tenants
Tuesday, June 28
Okay so I'm not ACTUALLY getting schooled by my tenants... What I mean is that my tenants are also unintentionally teachers. I've owned a four-plex for almost a full six months now and the learning never stops. From the city inspector, to mechanical issues, to neighbors and tenants. It's both rew...
Tales From The Crypt: Landlord Edition, Part 1
Thursday, February 18
FINALLY! After six months of jumping through hoops, I've successfully closed on my first rental property. Let's recap, shall we?My agent found a fourplex that had been purchased in 2010 and remodeled in 2011. Back in October of 2015 I was denied my first loan due to how I did my taxes for the pre...
1st Failure! Woohoo!
Friday, October 30
This is only my second post, but I've already failed at Real Estate Investing. Why am I excited? Because I've learned a lot along the way and it's only a small part of the bigger story in my investing career. So what happened? Well after a month of going back and forth with the underwriter, there...
Getting Started On Four-Plex Row
Tuesday, October 06
After three years of reading, researching, and saving money, I finally have just barely enough to buy my first property. I thought all the reading I'd done would have prepared me in full, but I was wrong. Thankfully I found an investor/realtor through church that has helped me through the process...