How to Find REI Opportunities - Just Ask
Friday, December 30
"If you can move the house by the end of the month, you can just have the whole thing!"____________________________________________________________As the year is coming to an end, the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas often remind me of those precious childhood memories. Forcing me to refle...
How We Use Our Tripod of Adopted Investing Criteria
Friday, November 18
We consider appreciation extra icing and don't acquire based on assumed appreciation, but we also don't want to be put in a position to exit a property and be required to bring money to closing.If you've been following us you know we have adopted a tripod of investing criteria we use to analyze e...
My First Tax Deed Auction Purchase [Letter]
Thursday, November 17
Do I just walk up, knock on the door and tell them you're in my house? Start paying rent or leave? How well do you think that will go over?____________________________________________________________Like many states, Florida is a tax deed state, meaning, if you own the tax deed (or win it at the ...
How We Used Our IRA to Invest in Real Estate [6 Month Follow-Up]
Monday, November 14
Not really even month 1, weeks 1 & 2 we received our first service calls. Broken A/C in unit B and leaky sink in Unit A. I initially thought...Fun Times Ahead! but quickly reminded myself we bought these units knowing repairs and deferred maintenance were on the forefront.____________________...
Successful REI Takes A Team: Our Roster
Thursday, October 27
Hopefully this relationship will continue to build, but playing a key role on the team, I plan to start interviewing additional companies now, identifying that backup option just in case.____________________________________________________________Our Pensacola Real Estate investing is focused on ...
My First Eviction Turned Into Greater Cash Flow
Monday, October 24
I received the email no landlord wants to receive. "It's the 11th of the month, Unit A hasn't paid rent yet. Do you want us to start the eviction process?"____________________________________________________________Being my first eviction and at times a hard ass, my initial reaction was, rent is ...