Part Time REI

Is your investing strategy “buy and hold”? Many flippers start their cash flow out that way; purchase a house, fix it up quickly and start renting right away. Seems like a smart move since many new studies are showing that renting is the way to go for more and more American families. But why is […]

As in any of life’s adventures, sometimes you just gotta take a risk. This is true, more times than our team would like, painfully true, in real estate investing. Our next home on our list is a house our team just bought. This particular home was purchased at commissioners foreclosure auction. What that means is we […]

We have talked about windows before here at Part-Time REI and how to ensure you are properly replacing them. Today we go further into the decorating side. We have been to countless homes that are trying to sell and the window treatments are just, well, off. Just as the right lighting can open your house […]

As promised we have more after shots of The Gutted House.  Because this was a complete remodel, with our team totally gutting the house there were too many after shots to show you in one blog post. Let’ take a final look at how The Gutted House turned out.   Dining Room       […]

As an investor, new or experienced, you probably have a time or two heard a conversation  and thought ” what is that?’ Maybe you have been too embarrassed to ask what a “cap rate” is. We know there is a lot of lingo out there. Heck some real estate gurus even come up with their […]

Thanks for checking back with us for Part 2 of The Do’s and Don’ts of Investing. In Part 1 we talked about not forgetting to do your homework and your research. We also pointed out the importance of not investing in something you don’t understand and to make sure you surround yourself with like minded people. […]

Last week we showed you several before pics of our latest Flipping House Series. The Gutted House is a complete rehab. Many items to tear out and replace. This week we wanted to show you some more of the extensive clean up on the OUTSIDE of the house. It has become quite the overhaul. Here […]

Let’s face it. There is so much to remember when investing in real estate. We have definitely given plenty advice and tips on how to leverage other people’s time so you don’t have to be the one to do and remember everything, but there are still some small items that can escape an REI’s mind. […]

I think we have officially seen it all. The day is here; the day that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian think they know more about flipping houses, than well, everyone. KanKim, Kimye, whatever the media is calling the power couple now-days, have officially arrived to the investing scene. We know we know, we all need […]

Welcome back to our Flipping House Series. We had a little hiatus with some great Podcasts with Erik and Bryan and we will have more of those in the future. This week we look at a great flip. This house is basically totally brand new, on the inside. From the pictures you can tell that […]