Cash Flow With Joe

Month: November 2017

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Remember to be Thankful

Remember to be Thankful

  Ashley and I went up to Kentucky to see her side of the family for an early Thanksgiving. It was great. Her Dad lives in Pulaski County, and the mountains there are just beautiful. We spent our time riding the kids through those mountains on four wheelers and visiting with family we see only a few times a year.     We came home the day before Thanksgiving. Traffic was tough....

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Home Inspections

Home Inspections

  So you bought a house to flip, did a jam-up rehab on it, and already have it under contract with some buyers who love it. Things are going great. During the due diligence period, the buyers pay for a home inspector to go out and look the place over.     Then it happens. Your agent calls and says, after the home inspection, your buyers have concerns. You’re wondering what could...

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A teachable moment

A teachable moment

On a recent workday, I walked out of the door of a house we’d purchased the previous week and got into my truck. To quote Peg from the PBS show my kids watch, “Peg + Cat,” “I’m free-e-king out!”     When I arrived at the house, we found it was still completely full – as in, the seller hadn’t moved yet.   You see, they’d had until the day before to have all their personal property...

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Why master leasing makes sense

Why master leasing makes sense

  Last week I talked about how repairs on rental property you own can kill your cashflow. So far this year, our rental repairs have consisted of three field lines, one roof, lots of AC calls, a water heater, a water main and a big subfloor repair. All these amounted to about $30,000 in out-of-pocket expense.   Think about that number for a second. If you had $30,000 in repairs, like we...

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