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Imagine if you could buy an inexpensive gadget and turn it into a money-making asset. Well it’s possible… and I’ve been trying to uncover those types of opportunities for you. Here’s the latest… Credit-Worthy Devices Smoke/CO detectors and home security … Continued
I hate working under a sink. The older I get the less willing I am to deal with plumbing. But I also hate having to pay a plumber… It’s time to rethink this. Rethinking Old Assumptions If you think of … Continued
Being a landlord sucks. Shortly after I started, in 1996, I found this to be true. Now, I’ve gone to the Mr. Landlord training… I know how to operate efficiently… that’s really not the issue. Here’s the problem with being … Continued
This may be so obvious that you’re missing it. We real estate investors talk a lot about buying more properties. But we fail to talk about optimizing what we already have. That’s possibly because the topic isn’t exciting. But I’d … Continued
Don’t you love it when you can buy something that saves money? Like a TV that allows you to cut your cable bill? Here’s how you can do it. Something snapped when I got a $200 cable bill I grew up … Continued
I was getting snarky… Snickering at rental owners who clearly weren’t reading the listings that they were posting. Many are still posting online “for rent” ads as if they are writing for newspaper print. Remember newspapers? I thought I should … Continued
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Listen in on my conversation with Dan Lane of the Rental Income Podcast as we kick around five ideas To Make More Money without Raising Rent These are a few excerpts from my new book. For the rest of the ideas, please … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued