Part Time REI

  Flipping Houses-The Wallpaper House: Part 1     When we get to make the laws, it will be at least a misdemeanor to sell a house with wallpaper.   If you want to put it up while you live there, that’s fine.  Take it down prior to selling.  The previous owner’s of this house should […]

  Flipping Houses 101: Important Basics   Despite the fact that HGTV has once again converted its entire line-up to rehabbing and home buying shows, we’ve found there is some confusion regarding what flipping houses really involves. Since our blog focuses on investing in real estate in general and flipping houses in particular, we want […]

Forced and Market Appreciation—Do you know the difference?     Today we are going to talk about something very important to investing in real estate—appreciation. Appreciation is the rise in value or price, of your real estate investment.  When you are flipping houses, the property can appreciate (or not) via Forced Appreciation and/or Market Appreciation.  […]

The “Waterfall” House   This house was a foreclosure we found on the MLS.  Our intent was to flip this house, so the purpose of the first visit was to fill out the Property Repair Estimate Sheet (our punch list) and the Deal Analyzer to determine our offer.  When investing in real estate it is […]