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This is a deal that I am just wrapping up now, and one that many investors with a less extensive “bag of tricks” would have thrown in the trashcan at the first sign of troubled waters. I put a house ...

Tagged with: seller financing

I’ve purchased houses in all shapes and sizes, but never one even half this cluttered. It was a condo in a lakefront community. So far, so good. From the outside, it looked no different than the 40-odd other condos in ...

Tagged with: hoarders

This is a very quick, broad approach to a subject that could easily fill an entire book, but it should give you an idea of some of the variables that determine how great of a discount a note buyer is ...

Tagged with: Metrolina Real Estate Investors Association

If I were to write about how to get rich quick, without effort, success, or risk in real estate, the resulting effort would be buried in a mountain of other, similarly-titled works. You can get rich quickly in real estate, ...

Tagged with: real estate

part 2 of 2 Why all this focus on the underhanded gambits of tenants? Are the majority of people applying for my rental properties out to trick or deceive me? The answer, my friend, is absolutely not. The majority of ...

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part 1 of 2             Poor property management can take one of the most stable, secure, and profitable investments you can make, and turn it into a feat which is, as Earl Nightingale was wont to say, “More difficult than trying ...

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I am frequently asked something along the lines of “How do you find good deals in a strong market like Charlotte today?” This list is in no particular order, nor are these even a fraction of the ways available to ...

Tagged with: investment

Even in a hot market like the one we are currently experiencing, there are still deals to be had, for those diligent and persistent enough to unearth them.  There are 3 main categories of problems that, when present, often cause ...

Tagged with: real estate

As a full-Time Real Estate Investor, when I moved my business (and family) from Michigan to North Carolina, we did not know a single person in the Greater Charlotte Area. So, how did I go about finding people to play ...

Tagged with: REIA

It is well-nigh impossible to impossible to be a Real Estate Investor for any length of time without owning a house that sits vacant at some point- be it between tenants, or after a rehab and while you’re waiting for ...

Tagged with: vacant homes