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Finding Good REI Teachers Makes All The Difference
Finding Good REI Teachers Makes All The Difference When Ashley and I got started in investing, we fell prey to one of the big-name teaching circuits. What I mean by that is we went to one of the free seminars, that led to the $100 class that was really a dog-and-pony show to sell their overpriced, and as I later found out, somewhat antiquated classes on how to become a real estate...
Land lording
Soaking wet with three-day old pants
Soaking wet with three-day old pants I am soaking wet and quite a bit dirty right now. And if truth be told, I have had the same pair of pants on for three days straight. Now that may seem a bit odd, but let me explain. On Tuesday afternoon I got a call from a...
Tracking your rentals
Tracking your rentals This week we have been neck-deep in QuickBooks working on our numbers in our rental company. The reason for this is we are doing a deep dive on our rentals to see how they’re preforming and also updating our actual metrics from 2023 to...
A Landlords Tale
A Landlords Tale ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Now you know that’s not true, cause children of four have we, And there’s nary a moment of silence, especially in the evening. At 8...
Mobile Homes
Trucks and trailers
We just did a land-home deal over in Adairsville. During the course of the purchase, the sellers found themselves in need of a truck. They were moving to Florida after the sale and were planning to live in a travel camper until they could decide where to buy...
Working in your area
One of the biggest mistakes I see beginning investors make is buying a property a long distance away from where they live. And trust me, I understand. It was a great deal. And you hadn’t seen anything that cheap around you. Ashley and I did...
Trailers is as trailers does
Trailers is as trailers does I’m a big fan of mobile homes. To me, they have the best returns, by far, of any investment in real estate today. But be aware, mobile homes are quirky. We have a doublewide on Berry Bennett Rd. It was a little rough when we...
Real Estate Investing
Looking like professionals
Looking like professionals The cost of trade labor has gotten quite high lately in my opinion. I’m seeing some strange business practices with how companies are bidding jobs. And if you’re looking in the wrong places for help, it might cost you an unneeded arm...
Hope for the best, but get the rest in writing!
Hope for the best, but get the rest in writing! I like to think of myself as a positive person. So much so that I think they made a little mistake when they did my blood type. You see, they say I’m B-negative, but I disagree because I tend to be positive. So,...
Did I mess up?
Did I mess up? “I don’t believe this is going to work.” That is what the soil analysis guy, named Doug, told me as we were trapesing through the property we just purchased. And as we walked back, all I could think was, “Did I mess up?” That’s a sinking feeling....
Videos
What’s the Deal Episode “The Big Stink”
The Big Stink On this episode of What's the Deal, Joey and Ashley tackle a huge rehab on mobile home they plan to flip. Did they get in over their heads? You will have to watch and see. https://youtu.be/2FDHCvB2J8M
What’s the Deal Episode “Kaleigh’s House”
On this episode of What's the Deal, Joey and Ashley fix up a rental and sell it for a worthy cause. https://youtu.be/mPOwZ8aVCFM
Advertising your rentals
Ever wonder what works for advertising your rentals? Here is a quick little video on how we do it. [ youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m5jvuhIJXA] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m5jvuhIJXA