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Problem solving a poor baby We had a bad night this week. As a matter of fact, it was one of the worst I can remember in our child rearing career. And it all started while we had the kids working at a flip project we just finished on Sunday. Real estate investing is our family business. As such, we try to get the kids involved as much as possible. They have been with us to vacant...
I was reading a thread online this week in which a real estate professional was questioning why an investor would create a company instead of running a sole proprietorship using their own name. That’s a great question. And for many real estate professionals, it could be somewhat confusing because we see a lot of brokerages named after their owners. Take one of the biggest names in...
“I could just kick myself” Is what the lady said as she teared up and turned away from me standing outside that rental house. It was early evening, just after she and her husband had gotten off of work. With her back turned to me so I didn’t see the tears fall, she said, “I just didn’t know people like you existed.” I was at a loss for words. You see, this couple was going...
Speak splain: I think Ricky Ricardo once told Lucy to “speak splain English.” As an investor, you should listen to Ricky’s words of wisdom. It’s often too easy for us to switch from speaking English to the other language we speak- legalese. By definition, legalese is the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand. It’s the language we speak...
Patience: We’re currently flipping a house down in Cartersville and part of the rehab design includes new kitchen cabinets. Now, we don’t normally do cabinets so I didn’t know who to turn to. I got some recommendations for local cabinet makers and got a few bids on the project. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I made my way over to one of the two major home improvement...