If you are shopping for a new home, you’re probably watching two games at the same time: one game is the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), scanning for properties using apps like Realtor, Redfin, Trulia, Zillow, and such. The other game you’re likely to be watching is mortgage rate tables. This is like watching the Red […]
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Why Should I Buy a Renovated Property?
As home shoppers drive through one of their targeted neighborhoods (markets) they may wonder about a house they had seen years before – a house in disarray, obviously needing care and significant updating. The home shoppers are now surprised when they drive by this same property that only months before was an eyesore but now […]
Photo Tips For A Standout Property Listing
How do you get your listing from good to great? You take a photo… And then you take it again. We’re talking about pictures! As real estate investors, we are always surprised by the photos that agents, or other investors, choose to include with their property listings. Dirty mirrors, pet food bowls, and broken swing […]
What’s Your WHY?
If you became a real estate investor to find freedom, what is it you want to be free from? If you can’t answer that question right away, you haven’t found your why… Yet.
What is a Home Owner’s Association (HOA)?
A home owners association (HOA) is an organization that is put together by a real estate developer when planning a new development project. This management organization sets the rules and regulations of a community and is in charge of the upkeep of common areas within a development such as pools or landscaping. As a real […]