Don't let History steal your Future
Tuesday, May 24
Some of you may have been in real estate when the market changed and got caught on the wrong side of changing market, interest rates, prices, etc. If so you have a choice you can continue to kick yourself and just grind on the mistake or you can move on, learn from it and be a better investor fo...
Deal: Work In Progress Ugly House
Saturday, May 14
As you saw from the original pictures the “Ugly House” certainly earned its name as it didn’t look like much of a house. Let alone look like something someone would want to rent for $775 a month even if it was in a nice area of town surrounded by nicer homes. The Front of the House: ...
Deal Details: The one that got away
Friday, May 06
The Basics of the Deal: “The One that got Away” was a deal we were chasing for 90 days or more. It was a perfect investment for us as it had two legal units and they were outstanding as the front unit was a 5/2 house and the back unit was a 3/1 over a 4 car garage. The last time we...
What was April like in my Real Estate Market
Sunday, May 01
Thought I would take a minute to summarize what I saw in my real estate market during April. As I have written before I watch my market a lot and some times I read to much into single data points. Hence I thought if I wrote them down it would help me as time goes by. Feel free to let me know ...
Deal Details: The Ugly House
Thursday, April 28
The Basics of the Deal: “The Ugly House” is a 2/1 and was purchased for 25K cash and it is in rough shape and has several code violations filed with the city that need immediate attention. We called this “The Ugly House” because it was clearly the ugliest house on the block and gener...
Deal: Before Pictures "Ugly House"
Thursday, April 28
As you will see from the before pictures below this house needs some serious attention. We have several city issues that we must correct before we can turn our attention to all the little things that will make this unit pop and rent quickly. It is in a real nice part of town and is clear...