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As we were doing the walk-through inspection of our most recent flip, we noted that there was a regular 200 amp breaker panel on one side of the house with a few open spaces in it. This was great because we needed those spaces to add a new air conditioning system. When we got to the other side of the house, however, we found a small fuse panel. It had no fuses in it so we just assumed it...
Contract terminations Pete Fortunato has a wonderful way of defining contracts. He says a contract is a memorial of the meeting of the minds. Isn’t that poetic? For us real estate investors, our paper work tells the story of what happened when the buyer and the seller had a meeting of the minds and agreed to a deal. Sometimes I think we lose the simplicity of...
Seek out great Agents The other day, a young agent contacted me about a deal down in Cartersville. It was a great deal, and since the agent brought it to my attention, I made my offer through him. As I was going through the paperwork, I noticed something called an “Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement.” Be careful of these. As this particular document stated, “the buyer hereby...
Should you use a handy man? Lately I’ve had a hard time finding a good, consistent, and affordable painter that’s not booked three months out. This issue led me to do something I don’t normally do - I called a handyman service for paint bids on two consecutive projects - I got burned on both of them. The first house was in Dalton. I hired a local handyman service I’d...
Appreciation I’m a huge fan of the Home Depot in Calhoun. I’m in there multiple times a week -sometimes a day. The people there are always friendly, knowledgeable and quick to help. I know most of the associates in there by name; they’re really a great group of people. I could elaborate, but for time sake, I would like to talk about what you can expect when using the pro...