Author: Jennifer Beadles
Real Estate Investing Trip To Oklahoma City
This past weekend Deena Iverson and had our fourth investing trip together, and this time we visited Oklahoma City. Deena and I took our first …
Travel Hacking: How I Scored 3 business class tickets to Thailand
In this article I will talk about travel hacking. A few months ago Travis and I decided it was time for another trip, and this …
Using A HELOC To Generate A Return On Your Equity
Let’s discuss HELOC. Getting a great return on your investment is the name of the game when it comes to buying rental properties. I’ve previously …
Increase Your Rental’s Value By Thousands Without Spending A Dime
When I first got into real estate, I learned that there is a difference in determining the value of “investment properties” typically multi-unit properties, versus …
How To Protect Yourself From Hiring A Bad Contractor
I’ve hired a TON of contractors and sub-contractors in the last 10 years, and when I worked for a builder (way back in the day) …
How I make $9949 per year on this duplex I bought 8 years ago
If I told you about an investment opportunity(duplex) where you could invest an initial $15,000 and earn $9900 per year (or more as time goes …
First Year Investment Property Analysis: Indianapolis Duplex
December 2017 is the one year anniversary of my first out of state purchase in the suburbs just outside of Indianapolis. Having made multiple attempts …
3 Ways To Live Rent FREE and build wealth
The cost of housing has skyrocketed in many markets across the United States, making it a challenge for most people to save money. In this …
Investor Interview with Rich On Money
In this article I bring you the interview with Rich Carey. Towards the end of October I attended FinCon in Dallas, TX, which is an …
The Supported Living Program Investment Strategy
In this article, I’m sharing one of my favorite investing strategies, supported living program, where we are able to provide long term housing to people …
The Stories Behind The Deals That Never Happened
I really have great stories to share with you. I say no to a lot of deals, I really mean a lot, almost all that …
How We Self Manage 16 Rental Units Without Pulling Our Hair Out
It’s not uncommon for people to act surprised when I tell them that my husband and I self manage 16 of our 18 rental units. We …
The BRRR Strategy
Early on in my real estate investing journey, I had to creative because I didn’t have much savings to invest with. To make getting started …
The 5 Most Common Issues – After You Get A Rental Under Contract
Once you get a property under contract the excitement sets in. Excitement can quickly go to the wayside, if you’re not ready for the potential …
Rental Property Investing – Build To Rent Strategy
What I love about investing in real estate is that there are so many ways to make a significant amount of money and one of …
Investor Interview With Brentin Hess From RECN
Brentin Hess is a real estate investor and entrepreneur from Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to becoming a full time real estate investor, Brentin worked as an …
How To Find Deals That Generate a 20%+ Return On Investment
Most of the country is experiencing a strong sellers market. A sellers market is defined by the amount of inventory, or available homes, there are. …
10 Common Real Estate Investing Myths
Over the past ten years I’ve learned a lot about real estate investing and real estate investing myths. At times I’ve had to learn the …
Is Your Home An Asset Or A Liability?
The much debated topic of home ownership, I see questions floating around on Quora and Facebook asking if the home you live in is an …
Find Investing Success By Asking The Right Questions
We hosted a Meetup event the other night, and I found myself engaged in conversation with a nice guy about new construction and investing success. …
8 Ways to net more on existing properties
When it comes to building a rental portfolio that can fund your ideal lifestyle, there is an art and science behind “how to net more” …
What To Do With All That Equity?
Among the many other benefits of owning rentals, having the tenant pay down your mortgage and watching the market appreciation increase your value is so …
How To Determine Fair Market Rent
Determining fair market rent for a rental property is no easy task. Vacancies are expensive so overshooting on the rent could end up costing you …
How Real Estate Gives Us The Freedom To Travel
I made my first real estate investment in 2007, but didn’t get serious about investing until 2009 when my husband and I sat down and …
Why You Should Flip Rentals Instead Of Houses
Over the years I’ve flipped a lot of houses, enough that I lost count. They’ve ranged from carpet & paint flips, to down to the …
Step By Step Guide On How To Get Started Investing In Real Estate
The number one question I am asked the most is “I want to start investing in real estate, where should I start?”. For every person, …
How To Handle The Stress Of Owning & Investing In Real Estate
Investing in real estate has literally changed my life. There are too many good things about investing so I won’t go there, but one thing …
Flip & Build Project Update
On January 31st we closed on an interesting property in Everett, WA. It was a package deal for two lots, and one lot had a …
1031 Exchange Update
A few weeks ago I shared that my husband and I decided to sell our two single family rental properties using a 1031 exchange in …
My Seven Step Process For Buying A Rental Property
As an agent and an investor, I am always looking for a good deal, either for myself or for my clients. There’s a lot of …