When Single-Family Home Investments Are Better
Stan Curtis wrote me an email with a good question: are single-family homes a better investment than condos? Stan described himself as recently retired (occupation: carpenter) with a few thousand...
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Avoiding Bad Tenants, Or Worse -The Tenants From Hell
Any policeman will tell you their job would be impossible if most people routinely broke the law. The vast majority of us are reasonably honest, thank goodness. But here we’re going to talk about those...
View ArticleProblem With Tenants: Landlords Don’t Get Guarantees
This happened to a friend of mine. It was not pleasant. Could it happen to you? Or more relevant: could you avoid something similar in your own case? My friend bought a house in a definitely...
View ArticleReal Estate Advertising Tips – Advertising Is No Joke
Humor me here. Or don’t, I should say. This blog has discussed in the past where to advertise your real estate property. But what do you say or write about it? Pay attention to details here are some...
View ArticlePresenting To Investors: The Simple Mind of Investors
There are many reasons for loving Tolstoy but perhaps the best one is the beginning of his book Anna Karenina: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In modern...
View ArticleLandlord Christmas Spirit : Tis’ The Season To Be Generous
Landlords in the movies are often portrayed badly. Definitely an understatement. They clearly take advantage of people in distress by buying up foreclosures from people who can’t afford to keep their...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Neighborhood Real Estate Market Health?
It’s almost like a health-fretful mother taking a child’s temperature every 15 minutes or so. But the recent concern over health issues does not come from over-anxious moms but real estate Internet...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Real Estate vs Individual Investing
Similar to myself, you probably did not know this: crowdfunding is not that new. It is as familiar and long-standing as the New York Statue of Liberty. Or so says a blog site. Money went to fund the...
View ArticleWhy You Don’t Want a Foreclosure Investment at any Price
Foreclosures are still around. At least a few of them. So in the immortal words of a car salesman or Realtor trying to get you to buy, time is running out. But maybe that’s OK. Because maybe you don’t...
View ArticleBest Ways To Renting Out Vacation Homes
Most landlords are happy to lock in tenants for at least six months. One year is better. Two years is a lifetime to eager landlords. Which bring us to the issue of vacation homes. While I recommend...
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