by Al Williamson | Jan 19, 2013 | Call to Action
Can you remember the feeling of uncertainty while signing the closing documents for your first rental? I sure do. Being a brand new landlord is like being a child all over again – so much to learn. That’s why I like the step-by-step nature of Shannon Pineau’s book How...
by Al Williamson | Nov 24, 2012 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
Here’s some breaking news. You have the power to predict the future with more accuracy. And as a real estate investor, you should be extremely happy about that. Here’s how to do it. Simply start using Monte Carlo Simulations. What’s...
by Al Williamson | Nov 10, 2012 | Call to Action, Ideas to Reduce Expenses
In a recent subscriber survey, you told me you wanted to know more about how to reduce monthly expenses. So, I’m starting a new challenge. The goal is to come up with ways to reduce my monthly expenses by $100 per month without my tenants feeling it. Yep, this...
by Al Williamson | Nov 3, 2012 | Defining Ideas, Ideas to Boost Equity
Resistance to change is always in ample supply. And when it comes to inner city revitalization efforts, a number of programs have been launched (with fanfare) and quietly scrapped. What makes you think you can do any better? Here’s where I shamelessly...
by Al Williamson | Oct 27, 2012 | Call to Action, Ideas to Boost Equity
If you’re serious about neighborhood restoration as an investment strategy, then you need a way to measure your progress. Large institutions measure neighborhood improvement in terms of job growth, crime rates, new construction, and other signs of an improving...
by Al Williamson | Oct 21, 2012 | Defining Ideas
Real estate investors are always estimating and speculating. The amount of money you make or lose is directly related to your estimating skills. Here’s one of the best landlord tips I know that can make you a better estimator and richer too. In Douglas...
by Al Williamson | Oct 12, 2012 | Defining Ideas
This series started off when I discovered that inside a tenant-centric hierarchy of needs tenants need to feel safe before their belongingness needs were addressed. Click HERE to see that post. That led me to send out a tenant survey to find out how they felt. ...
by Al Williamson | Oct 6, 2012 | Call to Action
We hear a lot about opinion polls these days. They are extremely useful tools that help decision makers reduce risks and find new opportunities. Now, with the help of the Internet, Landlords can easily create tenant surveys to help them make smarter moves. Try...
by Al Williamson | Sep 30, 2012 | Call to Action, Ideas to Boost Equity
The act of keeping the area in front of your rental litter-free is like a basic forward roll in landlord gymnastics. It’s fundamental, right? So why then is the task so often neglected? First let me spell out what I mean by “your front.” I’m talking about...
by Al Williamson | Sep 21, 2012 | Ideas to Boost Equity
If you’re like most landlords, you spend the majority of your time making repairs but every once in a while you get an opportunity to make an upgrade. And it never fails, when you rehab a rental, you soon face the desire to make more upgrades than you can...
