Part Time REI

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned deceived. The former occupant of this home was a tenant who was trying to buy the house under some form of owner-financing.  Unfortunately, the owner had some major financial and ethical deficiencies.  Despite accepting the tenant’s down payment and several months of rent, he neglected to forward any of […]

Ahhhh..mold. That smelly, icky stuff that most home buyers think is a deal breaker. In the flipping world what might deter some potential home buyers might just be your ticket to a great deal.  Now that smells like….money! But not long ago news reports of mold-related illnesses and lawsuits against home builders scared the public […]

Let’s take a look at how That 70’s House is coming along. I am sure you remember why we named this house aptly so. So yes we are removing everything that is not from this decade. Check out the pictures below of the kitchen and dining rooms.                 […]

Since we posted our blog about flipping houses in the news there has been even more buzz about rehabbing. Enough that we felt some of the more newsworthly stories deserved a second glance.  It seems every day there is a new list of the “Top 5 Hottest Markets For Flipping Houses”.   Here’s a few […]

The nick name for our next house might get you thinking you are about to hear a horror story. With all the terrors you hear from veteran house flippers about mold infested foreclosures, sinking foundations, and roofs caving in…  But every now and then we get lucky. Here we found a little diamond in the […]

From HGTV to CNN, network line-ups and newscasts are filled with stories of real estate investors and their success stories.  If you’ve ever watched the shows, “Flip This House” or “Flip That House” then you know what we are talking about. Flipping houses involves buying a property, renovating it and then reselling the home.  When […]

Fire-Damaged? Great! Structural Issue? No problem.  Mold?  Mmmm….Smells like money!  Most of the time, distressed properties and your run of the mill “ugly” or “dated” houses are hot pickings when flipping houses.  But there are properties out there that you should avoid at all costs.  Here are 8 properties that make our list of houses not to […]

Success can be yours You don’t have to be Barbara Corcoran  to be a successful real estate investor.  Hers is story is a good story though, as investing in real estate goes.  Most of us know her as a very successful real estate investor from New York City who propels and smashes dreams on the […]