Archive | April, 2014

Market Watch: Nashville

When you hear the name of this city, most people think of country music and the Grand Ole Opry. But when investors hear its name, they think…money. Nashville, the second largest city in Tennessee, is our next stop on our Market Watch list of cities that you may not think are ripe for the picking […]

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Flipping House Series: The Easter Egg House

With Easter just passed us we thought we would highlight our next house in the Flipping House Series: The Easter Egg House. This house gained our attention as a foreclosure in a great area. Our initial walk through spotted a few problems. First and foremost, the whole house was literally painted up like colors on […]

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How to Become a Master Negotiater

Perhaps one of the hardest skills to learn is how to successfully negotiate. How to engage meaningfully with another person in a situation where you are trying to get what you want, but make the other person happy as well. Once you get into the investor mindset, it is important to take into account that […]

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A Success Story

Each week our team scours the internet for stories and articles on real estate investing in hope to keep our followers up to date on the ever changing real estate market. It is always great to hear about new endeavors from REIs and even better when we come across a great success story. Last week […]

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Flipping House Series: The Kid-Tastrophe House

Welcome to our next edition in the Flipping House Series, The Kid-Tastrophe House. Another foreclosure, this flip has some damage to deal with, not uncommon with this type of acquirement. The house got its name from all the kid stuff and presumably damage done by children. There was crayon scribbles on the wall, wall paper […]

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Spring Cleaning Tips for Flips

It is that time of year again. The time when the husbands busy themselves out in the yard and the kids hide at the mention of two words: Spring Cleaning. No one loves to clean but it is a necessity for not only the cleanliness of your home but more often to help battle allergies […]

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Market Watch: The Most Balanced Real Estate Market?

Florida was arguably one of the hardest hit area in the county by the mortgage crisis. We have seen many of the “Sand States” deal with the down turn but many are on their way back up. In our next issue of Market Watch we visit a city in Florida that has many experts calling […]

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Flipping House Series: The Dirt House Part 1

Every once in a while our team finds a home that will need a little extra work. Sometimes these extra work flips can turn out being big on their return. Our next home in our Flipping House Series did just that. This house was nick named The Dirt House because the flooring was gone and […]

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Lost Art of Landscaping

You don’t get it. The house is in a perfect area. You updated everything, the carpet, the appliances, the paint. It is the desired 3 bedroom and 2 baths. But the house just won’t sell. What could it be? Have you thought about how the yard looks? Landscaping can pull buyers in or make them […]

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Can’t Quit the Flip

One would think that Hollywood’s elite would have better things to do with their time than invest in real estate. Like maybe drive their $100,000 cars or walk their designer breed pooches. Why do they have to poke their noses in the flipping industry? Every day when our team is doing research on the industry […]

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