July 19, 2013: I just came across these articles on real estate and flipping houses. Great reading! Flipping Houses and Real Estate articles: The Fastest Way To Triple Your Money Is…. Housing? Gorilla Flipping Homes Home Sweet Hipster Home Real Estate Reality TV Shows: More Realistic Since Bubble
July 18, 2013: I just read about a very interesting new way to invest in real estate through a real estate exchange called Primarq. It essentially is a marketplace where homeowners and homebuyers can “sell” part of their home to investors in exchange for cash. Primarq seems to be a startup, and as such, they… Read more »
July 16, 2013: One of my property managers sent me this HUD listing for a 3 bedroom, 1 bath house with a detached garage. Asking price is $32,200. Below are 2 pictures. The house needs quite a bit of work. As you can see, there is no ceiling in the front part of… Read more »
July 10, 2013: In recent days interest rates have started to rise from the extremely low levels of the last 5 years. The Fed recently announced that it will begin “tapering” it’s $85 billion bond purchases sooner than the 2015 target date it had previously announced. The Fed has been purchasing huge amounts of bonds since the… Read more »
March 18, 2013 Returned from a trip to Indiana. I looked at a bunch of properties, and ended up making offers on three single family houses. I liked this one the best: It is a cute 2+ 1, 1,041 sq ft, with a large backyard. It was remodeled in 2010 with new windows, a new… Read more »