Part Time REI

Some people think the flipping houses bubble burst along with the rest of the real estate bubble in 2008, but real estate data shows the practice is on the upswing again. This time in the news are the million-dollar homes. Although we here at Part-Time REI believe there is always a market for flipping houses […]

  You will be surprised what you can do on your lunch hour. Especially when you are flipping homes part-time. Our team is able to pick out furniture  to stage one of their flips in less than an hour, and you can too. Here’s how. There are many furniture rental places all over the country […]

  One of the ways some flippers make deals is by Wholesaling. Wholesaling real estate provides an opportunity for someone to build income with little capital or credit. Their main purpose is to go out and find a property, get it on a contract deal and immediately  re-sell it to a real estate investor/buyer. You […]

Let’s take a look at how The Pool House is coming along. If you remember, we had a lot of pink in this house that we are combating, an unfinshed wet bar project in the basement, and a very, very unkept pool. Here are some in progress shots of those issues along with some shots of […]

Nail pops, shingles, drip strips, tear off vs. overlap…it can get confusing. With the roof being one of the first things anybody sees on a house, it is paramount to know what to do with a roof when flipping houses. You will need to compare quotes from contractors that have inspected it but here are […]

  Did you know that the National Association of Realtors® has created a separate department tracking how real estate agents use technology and its development? The ongoing study was updated in June. The national survey asked realtors specifically about the technology they use and how important it is to their business. We bring this up […]

One of the memorable things about The Money “Drain” House is that it had a patio outside the walkout basement door that filled up with water when it rained and the water leaked into the basement.  This of course happened AFTER our team bought it.  So, our team had to fix a problem that we had not planned on […]

As real estate investors, we have all had a laugh or two about a contractor being on time. Deadlines are missed, deliveries late. How can you keep your project and contractors in line? One very important aspect of a successful flip is the creation of a Statement Of Work (SOW). Every project must have one, and […]

Did you know Americans are among the worst savers in the world according to Entrepreneur Magazine? It’s true. And unfortunately it is how all of us were taught to have a financial future…save…save…save. But what if you could change all that? What if you could figure out how to make your money, make you money? […]

  Next in our Before and After Flipping House Series is “The Pool House.”  It is not often that rehabbers can say two words and all their fellow real estate investors know exactly what they are talking about. All we have to mention is “the pool” and everyone remembers the nightmare that Part-Time REI had […]