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The Three Rules of Renos and Repairs

August 7, 2010
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You can have it cheap, good or on time. If you’re good, you can maybe have two out of three. You cannot have all three. Cheap and Good – This will take a long time and you’ll likely end up doing most of the work yourself (assuming you’ve got some skills or like learning) Cheap [...]

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How To Buy A House In 30 Minutes

June 3, 2010
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15 years learning by watching 4 years building relationships 2 years buying my own stuff Which leads to the experience of getting an email, making two phone calls and calling the seller back within 30 minutes of their email to say, “we’ll take it!” I don’t advocate buying property sight unseen, and after I gave [...]

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Make Money Buying – Make More Holding

January 4, 2010

It’s easy to understand how you can make money when you buy real estate. You find undervalued properties, motivated sellers, sweat equity or tenants from hell. The real money, as well as the potential to lose it all, comes from what you do in the years after you buy. You can find 300%+ returns if [...]

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Get Used to Scum

October 2, 2009
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Buying real estate in an up and coming area is one of the best ways to make money on your investment. Areas of renewal or gentrification will appreciate faster and higher than other more genteel areas. C-Class Area + Renewal = B-Class Area The one part of this equation that everyone fails to grasp is [...]

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6 Bathroom Reno Tips

August 12, 2008

I’m renovating my fiancee’s bathroom while she’s away, and it’s inspired me to share some tips. I’ve done a couple bathroom renos with my parents and as an employee at our former property management firm. Hopefully these things will make your renovations a little easier and help you add value to your properties. You can [...]

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