by Al Williamson | Sep 28, 2014 | New Income Streams
This side income idea is really similar to Nick Sidoti’s concept of creating a niche product for a niche market. We’ve already covered veteran housing and special needs housing, but this is one of the residual income ideas that typically dismissed. You’ve got to...
by Al Williamson | Aug 26, 2014 | New Income Streams
Bikesharing, many people borrowing one bicycle as a means of transportation, is growing in popularity. It’s growing in large cities like New York and Washington D.C. It’s growing in small cities like Chattanooga, TN and Boulder, CO. City officials jump on the idea...
by Al Williamson | Aug 19, 2014 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
Many of us get interested in real estate after we have children. However, not enough of us take advantage of using our dependents to lower our taxable real estate income. Since I don’t want to get into trouble by offering tax advice, let me just recount...
by Al Williamson | Aug 4, 2014 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
The internet is a hub for real estate commerce. I’m stating the obvious, right? It’s a visual medium, so as a landlord who’s trying to fill a vacancy, you have to make your pictures count. If you skim Craigslist, or any online rental...
by Al Williamson | Jul 14, 2014 | Call to Action, Ideas to Boost Equity
I was captivated by Shawna Neuner’s neighborhood revitalization story and I think you will be too. Capitalized on a Crisis I met Shawna at the Mr. Landlord Convention in Nashville, TN. She and her husband own rentals in Columbia, MO. The neighborhood is 60%...
by Al Williamson | Jul 13, 2014 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
How are you protecting your rental’s cash flow? Keeping your good tenants happy is the best strategy, but sometimes they need to move. Creating and using a vacancy reduction plan really helped me this year. I’ve received two move out notices...
by Al Williamson | Jun 16, 2014 | Call to Action, New Income Streams
Do you remember my $200 Challenge? My goal was to figure out how to earn an additional $200 per month without raising rents. Well, I won, but not the way I expected. Claiming Victory Because… 1 – I realized that my neighborhood has improved...
by Al Williamson | Jun 6, 2014 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the Mr. Landlord Convention in Nashville, TN. I shared my thoughts on overcoming challenges associated with inner city rentals and was quite happy they didn’t throw me off the stage. In fact, I was pleasantly...
by Al Williamson | May 18, 2014 | Call to Action, Ideas to Boost Equity
Here’s a Slideshare compilation of photos from our 2012 – 2013 National Night Out Celebrations. The pictures tell the story of diverse people coming together just to have fun. Having Fun at National Night Out Click the forward arrow at the bottom of the...
by Al Williamson | May 11, 2014 | Defining Ideas, Ideas to Boost Equity
Ok, it’s accountability time. You need to know that I practice what I preach. When I started this blog/journey in 2011, one of the first ideas I promoted was the concept of incremental improvements when it comes to curb appeal. I also shared my...