Financial Freedom One House At A Time
Money talks, but in-homes reveal Once upon a time, in land far, far away, Ashley and I bought a property in the township of Villanow — well it feels far away. But it’s really only about a 45-minute drive. Now, if you’re asking yourself where in the world Villanow is, many people share that sentiment when I bring it up. Villanow is located in Walker County, Georgia…
Don’t let innovation disrupt you There’s a really cool book you should check out called “Disrupt You” by Jay Samit. Jay is a serial entrepreneur with a background in media and computer programming. To define the concept of what a disruption is, Jay tells a personal story about how he failed big-time. He had a computer programming company that was bidding on a state contract to make kiosks…
I almost missed it It was about 10:30 on Saturday night. We had just put the kids down, and Ashley and I were preparing for bed. At this point, my beautiful bride was considered full term in her pregnancy at 38 weeks. She lay down in the bed only to pop right back up with a startled look on her face as she said, “Whoa! I just had a…
Meeting of the minds I’ve recently had an opportunity to relearn how important the meeting of the minds is between buyer, seller and real estate investor, and I’d like to share some of that information with you. The example has to do with being snookered. It happened while I was on the phone with a seller. We’d met multiple times in person and had always had great interactions….
Here’s what we’re seeing right now Who would have predicted that a virus could’ve had this much of an impact on us? I didn’t see it coming. So, what are we seeing right now? April was good as far as rentals go. We are at about 90% on our collection rate. What I wrote to you about talking to our tenants and being proactive really proved to…
Why do your renters need insurance? I’ll never forget the story of my mother-in-law’s best friend. She was up in Ringgold when that tornado hit in 2011. She lived in a single-story apartment complex with easy access to town and the interstate. This was fantastic for her because she got lots of convenience without having to worry with any home or yard maintenance. She was on the phone…
Just Keep Going Have you ever had Yahweh speak to you before? I’ve been blessed to hear Him three times. Now it wasn’t as grand as a booming voice from heaven, but it wasn’t something just impressing on my spirit either. Three times now I’ve heard a still small voice in my ear that was not my own. The most recent was two years ago when I was…
Running and real estate: I spent most of my childhood growing up in a little town called Hull located in Madison County Georgia — that’s right next to Athens where the UGA main campus is located. I went to Colbert Elementary and then on to Madison County Middle School. During those years I was involved in sports playing baseball and soccer at the county rec department. In seventh…
Preparing for a market downturn I was part of a webinar this morning where the topic was what someone should do in a market downturn like what we’re getting ready to experience. Actually, I’d say we’re already in the downturn. We just haven’t seen how it will manifest itself in the real estate world yet. During the call, we first talked about things we’re doing differently in our…
Fear and proactivity I think that you will agree with that me that there’s a lot of uncertainty going on right now. And people do some strange things when they get scared. If you don’t believe me, go check out the toilet paper aisle at the grocery store. Now, I’ve had to make a run, or perhaps more of a waddle, for toilet paper before. But I’ve never seen…