Welcome back to another edition of The Rookie Real Estate Blog! We are currently getting settled over here in Japan so I apologize in advance for a bit of jetlag-induced stream of consciousness as well as the delay in posting this. In the last post, we talked about 5 more reasons to invest in Multifamily… Read More What’s Up With Carver? Part 4: I Got 99 Problems…And Rent is Only One
“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” Paul Samuelson Welcome back to another edition of the Rookie Real Estate Blog! In the last post, I talked about 5 benefits of investing in multifamily assets. To recap, here they are: 1.… Read More Multifamily Millions Part 2: 5 MORE Reasons to Invest in Multifamily Assets
5 Reasons to Invest in Multifamily Assets “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” Robert Kiyosaki If you’ve read this far, you pretty much know my real estate background from my single family home on Glenville… Read More Multifamily Millions Part 1
In Part 1 of this multi-part series we talked about how we found the Carver triplex. Part 2 covered the due diligence and the numerous material issues prior to closing. In Part 3, we’ll jump into how we funded and closed on this terrifically turnkey property! Recap: in the beginning of January, I found the… Read More What’s Up With Carver? Part 3: An Offer They Can’t Refuse
“Never be so focused on what you are looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.” -Ann Patchett Hello and welcome back! I know we had to leave you hanging after we found our Carver triplex, but we will return to our regularly scheduled programming shortly. Quick recap, this was our second multifamily… Read More What’s Up With Carver?- Part 2
“Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. ” – Henry Ford Hello, and welcome back! Some day when we get our lives in order we will actually get these posts up when we intend to. This past weekend we were at Michael Blank’s Financial Freedom Summit in DC got so wrapped up… Read More What’s Up with Carver? Part 1… of Many
“Perhaps the most misunderstood concept in all of real estate is that the key to success is location, location, location…First of all, you don’t necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal.” – Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal Welcome back! Last post, I talked about how to run the… Read More The Art of the Deal: South Street Part 1
There is no shortage of opportunity. There is only a shortage of those who will apply themselves to the basics that success requires. Jim Rohn, American Entrepreneur Sorry for the delay in this getting out there and thank you for your patience! We thought we had set this up to automatically post and had some… Read More Running the Numbers
“It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically.” – Dr. Meg Jay, Clinical Psychologist and author of The Defining Decade If you had told me this time last year that I would control 8 units across 3 properties worth $800,000, I would have laughed at… Read More Your Network is Your Net Worth
Expectation is the mother of all frustrations. Antonio Banderas Last post I talked about the struggles of finding a realtor and buying my first property on Glenville Circle in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After closing, I moved in with a friend from school and got settled into my first home! There are plenty of pros and… Read More Expect the Unexpected: Glenville Circle Pt. 2
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