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8 January 2017 | 10 replies
Currently reading Ken McElroy's, The ABC's of Real Estate Investing and Mike Michalowicz's, Profit First: A Simple System to Transform Any Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine.Account Closed I always find Charles Duhigg to be an enjoyable read.
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25 April 2014 | 6 replies
As I mentioned I was going to protect my equipment and my family, and to that end I purchased some gfci outlets for anything that might be potentially hazardous and isolation transformers for the equipment so as to separate them from the rest of the ungrounded house.I'm also investigating possibly using other means to create an isolated, protected circuit, but thus far that is proving fruitless.If nothing else I hope this serves as a warning to others that just because someone is licensed and insured, they might not always do the right or safe thing.
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25 November 2015 | 54 replies
Low quality assets in okay locations throw off cash flow (sometimes) but generally do not have long term appreciation or high quality dirt value for redevelopment in future years.Some areas do have massive transformations but those are big gambles over time.
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29 December 2014 | 1 reply
I feel passionate about rehabs because I enjoy seeing the transformation and am wondering what others' experiences have been with sticking to one type of REI.
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31 December 2016 | 20 replies
So, my pitch would be that I can get you through this transformation from Seattle single-family to your Tampa/Orlando multi-family properties in a total of 2-3 months, instead of definitely 8+ months for selling 1-by-1, and bypass paying commissions.
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2 August 2019 | 35 replies
Hi Jason,Like the others, I would paint the trim white but on the cabinets, I would use a product called Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations.
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27 February 2017 | 9 replies
With late payments common from this franchisee among other sketchy-ness we want to try to evict or transform the property to some better use or other franchise or at least a better more fair lease than what was concocted currently.
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15 December 2016 | 8 replies
My goal is to completely transform my life through real estate investing and live the life I know I am going to create for myself one day.
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26 October 2015 | 24 replies
It was a lot of work in the kitchen but removing the wall and raising the ceiling transformed the place.