by Al Williamson | Sep 27, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
I bet you hate vacancies as much as I do! But do you have a plan to eliminate them? I’m embarrassed to admit that I had grown to accept vacancies as something I had to live with. That’s a completely useless attitude for an innovative entrepreneur....
by Al Williamson | Sep 16, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
It wasn’t my original intent to embark on creating a vacancy reduction plan, but the need became obvious while I was trying to pick a fight with Ankit Duggal over his BiggerPocket’s article. In his article, Ankit discusses two classifications of expenses:...
by Al Williamson | Sep 8, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
Did you catch the article on how to safely buy discounted Home Depot gift cards off Craigslist? Well do a quick review and you’ll be ready for this next step. Here’s a case study of how to reduce rental property expenses by buying home improvement store...
by Al Williamson | Aug 29, 2013 | Ideas to Reduce Expenses
You may want to buy deeply discounted gift cards from Craigslist, but have concerns about getting scammed. As your research assistant, I took it upon myself to figure out how you could buy a discounted gift card or store credit in a scam-proof way. After all, we are...
by Al Williamson | Aug 19, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
Have you found a way to start using the 7 tactics to get discounts at Home Depot yet? If so, please share your experience in the comment section. If not, let me share my plan on how I’m going to reduce my landlord expenses by more than $40 each month. The...
by Al Williamson | Aug 4, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
Do you enjoy getting a good deal but hate clipping coupons? Well then I’ve got some good news for you. Many of us buy supplies from Home Depot without much thought about payment strategies. The good news is that you can significantly cut your expenses by...
by Al Williamson | Jul 30, 2013 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
The miracle of compounding interest doesn’t only apply to money. It applies to goodwill as well and it’s great way to make sure your rentals increase in value over time. Check out my guest appearance at Landlordology.com to learn five ways to tilt the odds...
by Al Williamson | Jul 23, 2013 | Call to Action, New Income Streams
Bryan Wittenmyer’s article, Creating Long Term Income said a number of things that are of particular interest to us Leading Landlords. He reminds us to pay attention to the language we use as we go about probing the unexplored regions of landlording. It is...
by Al Williamson | Jul 8, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
I previously wrote about floating vinyl plank flooring as a potential way landlords could reduce their long-term flooring expenses but I didn’t think I’d need to take my own advice so soon. Over the weekend, I installed Home Depot’s...
by Al Williamson | Jul 4, 2013 | Call to Action, Ideas to Boost Equity
Each year we celebrate National Night Out. It’s an excuse to meet our neighbors on the first Tuesday in August. Hands down and without question, it is one of the most effective things our community has done to sustain our revitalization. It’s...