He-Man: Lifetime Renter?
Tuesday, May 30
In this newsletter, I’ve tried to deliver wise advice and insights that might help you navigate your daily journey through the real estate and mortgage world. I’ve tried to keep it lighthearted so at least some of the stuff you learn here might come in handy during a spirited game of Trivial Pur...
Happy Endings Take Time
Monday, May 22
Please allow me to introduce you to a gentleman by the name of Benjamin Hammond Haggerty. He didn’t invent a cure for a dreaded disease or build an engine that runs on hugs and sunshine. However, what he did may have greater influence on and provide more inspiration to our current generation of f...
Everyone Digs a Scar
Monday, May 15
Currently, there’s a commercial on television for Allstate advertising their policy for full replacement of a motorcycle if you total your new one. It’s short but succinct with a bit of humor at the end. Good for you, Allstate! However, it doesn’t exactly ring true. If you total your car, the...
A Richer Path to a Dream Home
Thursday, May 11
With low inventory of good homes to purchase, what's a first-time homebuyer to do? Sure, buying a fixer upper is a possibility, but there's another (more financially rewarding) option to consider. With only a 3.5% down payment, a first-time homebuyer could purchase a duplex, triplex, or fourple...
Timing: Truth of Hype?
Monday, May 08
Right now, there’s a popular . . . I’m not sure what to call it, honestly, but it’s a thing a bunch of people are doing on Facebook where they post a list of ten concerts they’ve supposedly attended, and you have to guess which one is an outright lie. I’m not sure if the object of this “game” is...
Flippers Finding Hard Money's Soft Landing
Wednesday, May 03
Until recently, flippers who don't have an unlimited source of income have had to get a hard-money loan to acquire properties and rehab them for the flip - and until that property was sold, flippers had to pay HIGH interest on that hard-money loan. Ouch!Now, as a flipper, you can obtain your har...