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Don’t let a rental eat your seed corn: Jimmy Napier is one of my teachers. He’s an old country boy from Chipley, Fl., and when you listen to his recorded classes, his accent and story telling reminds you of a young Andy Griffith. And just like Andy talking to Opie and Barney, Jimmy uses roundabout parables to teach you about investing. One story he tells is about corn. It...
Using A “Handyman Special” Option Have you ever experienced buyer’s remorse after purchasing a property that needed too much work? If you haven’t, count yourself blessed. One time we bought a home that needed a ton of work. When we started pursuing the deal, I lived 15 minutes away; I was full of vigor and ready to knock out so major rehab. A year later, when we finally made it...
Attorneys are people too: There’s a movie I really like called “The 13th Warrior.” It’s based on the epic of Beowulf with a few twists. There’s an extra character, played by Antonio Banderas, who ends up being the epics author. Another twist happens with Grendle. In the epic, Grendle is a humanoid-ogre type beast who appears at night to fight and feast on the warriors sleeping in...
Private money loans: How many of you have heard the phrase, “it takes money to make money?” This is a true statement if you want to make it in real estate investing. People often make the assumption, however, that you must own the money it takes to make said money. You don’t need to own it- you just need someone to let you use their money so you can do the deal. These people are...
Does a refi make cents? I got a call recently from an investor named Brad that had a conundrum. He was looking at refinancing a mortgage from a 30-year fixed ARM (adjustable rate mortgage) to a 15-year fixed mortgage. A fixed adjustable rate mortgage sounds like an oxymoron. They work like this- for the first five to ten years the rate is fixed. After that, it can adjust...