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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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…
Read the Full StoryI 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…
Read the Full Story(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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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…
Read the Full StoryThe 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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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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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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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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Let’s do something different this week. This is your chance to interact with this blog and vote on your favorite posting! Read through the postings on this blog and then click on the image below to vote and view the results. (NOTE: A new window will open) Enjoy! – Doug Smith, President, myHouseDeals.com.
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