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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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Investing In Indianapolis: Area Visit
Up until a few months ago I had never thought much about investing in Indianapolis, or Indiana for that matter. I didn’t know a single …
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 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 I Created 22 Income Streams in 7 Years
As I have mentioned in previous blog posts my dad is a wildlife photographer who made a living selling his photos at different festivals across …
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 …
Why You Should ALWAYS Get the Side Sewer Scoped on Any Property Purchase
I admit, of all of the flips and rentals we’ve purchased, I’ve only ever done two side sewer inspections. When I’m representing clients I always …
8 Ways Tenant Proofing Your Rentals Will Save You Money
In a perfect world, a tenant would treat your rental property as if it were their own. But unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect …
Easy Tenant Proofing – Peel-and-Stick Vinyl Plank Flooring
As much as we hate it when our tenants move out, it gives us the opportunity to make some much needed changes and upgrades to …