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How Best To Grow Wealth

April 13, 2015
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Today, I want to touch on a topic that I assume all of my readers are interested in — how best to grow wealth. I’ve chosen real estate investing as a vehicle for wealth creation, but I’ve never really taken the time to explain why I’ve chosen real estate investing and why I believe it […]

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Building Your Balance Sheet

March 24, 2015
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How much thought have you put into your financial health? As an investor (or aspiring investor), hopefully you’ve thought about it at least a little bit, and potentially a lot more than that. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to post some thoughts I have on financial health, how to evaluate yours (or your […]

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3 More Ways to Find Contractors

March 18, 2015
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In my book on flipping houses, I talk about the top 4 ways I find great contractors. Those are certainly not the only four methods I use, and I’m constantly getting asked if I have any additional suggestions for finding reliable and reasonably price people to work on my project. Well, I do have some […]

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All About Leverage

March 10, 2015
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While many of my readers flip houses for a living, I hear time and again how they plan to transition into holding rentals at some point as well (and some already do). Not to mention, I’m starting to focus a bit more on long-term buy-and-hold projects also. With that in mind, I wanted to talk […]

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The Rule of 72

March 4, 2015
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As an investor, you should have some rules of thumb to help you do quick calculations when necessary. Here is a mathematical trick that will help you calculate how quickly you can grow your money with a particular investment — it’s called “The Rule of 72″… The Rule of 72 will allow you to determine […]

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Estimating ARV

April 15, 2014

We just added a new article to our Education section: Estimating After Repair Value (ARV) If you’ve ever wanted to hone your skills at estimating resale values for your properties, this is a must read…

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Rehab Order of Operations

April 10, 2014

Ever wonder what the full order of tasks should look like for a typical renovation project? If so, check out the new article I’ve published in my Education section: REHAB ORDER OF OPERATIONS Any questions, let me know!

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Fox Business Article

April 3, 2013

Thought this was cool…I got quoted a couple times today in the following FoxBusiness.com article: Tips for Making Money Off Your First Flip House

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The 90-Day Restrictions

February 6, 2012

I received a comment from a blog reader the other day asking about a resale restriction on an investment property — from the specific question, it was clear that she was getting a couple different restrictions confused. Given all the various legal and corporate restrictions in place today for investors, it’s not surprising that investors […]

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Final Inspection Checklist

September 7, 2011

Check out our newest article (with Checklist included) in our Education section about what to look for in a final walk-through of your rehab: Final Inspection Checklist I hope you enjoy and find this useful…

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