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How Tammi and Angela made $76,000 on their first 2 deals

Posted 17 years ago

Most impressive of all, this was Angela and Tammi’s first short sale, first rehab project, first time working together, and first time buying properties from myHouseDeals.com. Alex recently met with myHouseDeals.com members Angela Jackson and Tammi Kepner to hear all about their newfound success in real estate investing. Alex visited the two investors at the house they…

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Ever Wonder What a $90,000 Rehab Looks Like?

Posted 17 years ago

Hello again fellow real estate investor, It’s time for my weekly blog posting again! Today I’m sharing my latest rehab with you. And I’m sharing it because there are 2 interesting things about it… First, I paid a little over $90,000 to rehab it. And that was after I got good deal after good deal…

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The Best Ways to Finance Investment Properties

Posted 17 years ago

Hello again fellow investor, Let’s get back on track again this week by actually talking about real estate investing! … real estate financing in particular. There are several different ways to finance the investment properties that you buy. Using the right financing technique in the right situation is critical for the success of your real…

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Death Plunge!

Posted 17 years ago

I met up with my twin brother and his wife at a water park in Central Texas last weekend. All was going well until I ALMOST DIED! Check out the video below. I’m on the left. Trent’s on the right. We weren’t even phased by our near-death experience … Yeah Right! We were screaming like…

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How to Analyze and Buy a Property to Rehab, Part II

Posted 17 years ago

(If you haven’t read Part I yet, please scroll down and read it first.) During this time that you have the property under contract and you haven’t actually closed on it yet, have it inspected by a licensed inspector. And then you can also have your own contractor look at it in case he didn’t…

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Rocky, Rocky, Rocky!

Posted 17 years ago

Hello again folks. We’ll have to pick up on the buy/fix/sell steps next week because I just can’t help but share pictures of my new addition with you. Everyone please say hello to Rocky! (You can see his pictures below.) Rocky is a tiny french bulldog that I bought a couple of weeks ago from…

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How to Analyze and Buy a Property to Rehab, Part I

Posted 17 years ago

The other day, a new investor asked me, “What are the steps to buying a property to rehab?” I immediately let her know that there’s no simple answer to this. This is a huge subject that entire boot camps have been devoted to. But I decided to give a stab at answering her question. So…

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Pics from my trip to Montanta and Canada

Posted 17 years ago

I’ve been working extremely hard for the last few months, providing more deals and investor training to members of myHouseDeals.com than ever before. I decided it was time for a break. So last week, I went with some friends to the wilderness. We spent 7 days in Glacier National Park in Northern Montana and Waterton…

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The Nasty Truth about Finding Deals on the MLS

Posted 17 years ago

A big THANK YOU to everyone who emailed Elise over the last few days. She is recovering slowly and appreciates all of your encouragement! Now back to real estate this week. Other top investors and I agree that these are the most effective ways to find good deals in today’s marketplace: 1) Wholesalers, 2) Vacant…

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A Real Tragedy at myHouseDeals.com

Posted 17 years ago

About 3 weeks ago, I posted a blog entry entitled “Civil War Erupts at myHouseDeals.com”. We poked fun at getting injured in a ficticious “battle”. Unfortunately, just a few days later, someone really was injured. But not in battle of course. Elise was injured in a car wreck near our offices. For those of you who…

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