Part Time REI

It seems America has a new sweet heart. Move over Jennifer Aniston, here comes real estate. It has been creeping slowly back into the hearts of Americans ever since the crash of 2008. But like they say, absence does make the heart grow fonder. Fond enough that in a recent Gallup Poll Americans cited real […]

Good news for American investors. Although London was listed as the top city for  foreign real estate investment opportunities, New York is still in second place according to a recent survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate. The survey found that San Francisco was the third favorite city for foreign investors, with Houston and […]

Understanding your market is critical to being a successful real estate investor.  Your goal is to hold the property for a short time when flipping houses during market swings.  However, it’s good to know whether the market is appreciating or depreciating.  You especially don’t want to finish up and find out your comps have dropped […]

Understanding your market is critical to being a successful real estate investor.  Your goal is to hold the property for a short time when flipping houses so, you shouldn’t expect huge market swings.  However, it’s good to know whether the market is appreciating or depreciating.  You especially don’t want to finish up and find out […]

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 […]

It happens to the best of us. Mistakes are made, time and money are lost. A bad flip. But don’t feel too bad; even pop star Ricky Martin had a failed flip in 2010. Guess he wasn’t Livin’ La Vida Loca that year. But how can you as a part time real estate investor stay […]

  Steve Martin might be a “wild and crazy” guy but seems the comic has a fair amount of savvy when it comes to investing in real estate. MSN recently reports that the funny guy has listed his villa in St. Barts for $11.4 million. According to CNBC Martin paid about $9 million for the […]

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 […]

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 […]

  If you are a Doomsday Prepper and have been living in a shelter since the Mayan Apocalypse, you may not realize that the above-ground real estate market is back.  The rest of us have once again been inundated with news articles and TV shows about flipping houses.  From HGTV to CNN, the airwaves are […]