1. Know your budget Before launching into real estate investing, it is critical that you have a thorough understanding of your cash flow. Also, ask your bank for pre-approval of your investment loan to find out how much you can borrow before looking for your properties. 2. Don’t skip ongoing costs Make sure you have enough budget for insurance, fees, […]
The first day of a week in the in-laws’ suburbs, so what do we do? Go shopping in the malls, of course. I’m not as strong as I used to be Entering the first mega-discount shoe market, my wife took my limp hand and gently guided me to the men’s section, where I slowly regained consciousness and began to find […]
Often times, carpet installers will use what is called a knee kicker to install their carpet. Is that tool enough to keep your rug nice and tight for years to come? Is there a difference between this tech favorite and a power stretcher? You will find that using a knee kicker in front of an electric stretcher can make a […]
There are a few distinct benefits and also some definite downsides to keeping mice as pets. They are easy to care for, do not last long, and are easily stored in a small space. However, they are also nervous, do not last long, and in many cases, they are not very interactive. Mice can live quite content in a 10-gallon […]
Originally, the term “carriage house” needed little explanation: it was a shed to house horse-drawn carriages. Today, however, the term has taken on a different meaning. Since the once ubiquitous carriage has little use in modern society, many of the carriage houses that were built before automobiles were common now have different uses. Many have been upgraded to serve as […]
By: Robert Shemin, ESQ. (2002) ISBN 0-7931-4825-1 Book Price: $ 28.95 Outstanding real estate investor Robert Shemin is a nationally recognized landlord expert in the US and is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author who became a millionaire in his 30s by investing in real estate. Shem earned a law degree and an MBA from Emory University, Atlanta. He has […]
Real estate investing has become popular today due to television real estate investing infomercials and traveling seminar circuits. But real estate investing has not always been so popular. In the 1960s, William Nickerson wrote: “How I turned $ 1000 into three million in real estate” and “How to make a fortune today from scratch.” It was one of the first […]
A wise man will seize more opportunities than he finds. ~ Francis Bacon Introduction Don’t just look for homes that meet your criteria, look for the home that meets your criteria in places where people like to rent. There are nice areas in my city and not so nice areas in my city. However, neither of those two areas is […]
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