Category: Investment Strategies
House Hacking: How A $10k Investment Turned Into Free Housing & A $90k Profit in 3 Years
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the term house hacking. If not, house hacking is a life hack where you purchase either a large …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
How To Find Great Out Of State Rental Properties
Up until about 5 months ago, all of my investment properties were in Washington State. As our market has shifted and investors are paying irrational …
Interview With Multi-State Real Estate Investor Deena Iverson
I met Deena & Dennis Iverson in early 2010, they came to me as a sign call on a fixer (borderline tear down) duplex in …
Playing Real Life Monopoly
I don’t know about you, but I LOVED playing Monopoly when I was younger. My family complained that I always took it a little too far …
Our High ROI House Flip & New Construction Multi Family Project
In the last 60 days we’ve purchased two units in Indianapolis, two units in Mount Vernon WA, and this flip and new construction multi-family project, which …
Our Newest High ROI Rental Purchase
Last month we purchased our first rental property out of state. This month we’re closing on two new projects. So far 2017 is turning out …
How Owning Rentals Can Help You Achieve Early Retirement
I see a lot of information out there about how much a person needs to retire. I also hear a lot of people asking the …
Our First Ever Out Of State Rental Purchase
I’ve been wanting to invest in out of state rentals ever since my friend Deena shared that she owned a rental property in Memphis, TN …
