Dec 12, 2016 | Real Estate
This is Part 2 of a two part series by a guest blogger, Jeff Summers. He shared last week about 10 Steps to Reviewing a Rental Property on Paper. This is the second part of that post. Thanks, Jeff, for sharing! The house we reviewed in Part 1 looked good on paper, but...
Dec 5, 2016 | Real Estate
It’s a great honor to have Jeff Summers, a successful Managing Partner from Aestas Real Estate Holdings, LLC sharing about his experience in a two part blog series! There is great information here! Thanks for sharing, Jeff. He says… A little history before...
Nov 28, 2016 | Real Estate
There’s nothing worse than regretting a rental contract after it’s been signed. But when it comes to renting out property, there’s only so much work that can be done pre-contract. For example, you can easily visit the potential renter’s current...
Nov 18, 2016 | Business Blogs, Real Estate
I like Mark Twain’s quote,“The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won’t sit upon a cold stove lid either.” Ha! It’s so true! I like it because the same can be said of investment and real...
Sep 19, 2016 | Real Estate, Uncategorized
Picture this. You find an incredible property online and take a virtual tour. The floors are beautiful, the kitchen looks new, and the bedrooms are spacious. You’re amazed at the price and think this is a steal of a deal! What would be your next step? I hope you said...
Sep 8, 2016 | Business Blogs, Real Estate
You have a rental property. Now you are ready to rent it out and start making some money, but you have one last step. It is time to find a tenant. That is probably the hardest part of being a landlord. After years of real estate investing, I have discovered these 7...
Aug 29, 2016 | Business Blogs, Personal Growth, Real Estate
The three giants of investing are investing in real estate, investing in business and investing in stocks. Recently, my wife and I took a vacation to Aruba. In Aruba, the shopping area is separated into two distinct parts. When we visited the first part, we found...
Aug 18, 2016 | Business Blogs, Real Estate, Uncategorized
Did you know that vacation homes (on average) appreciate twice as fast as other single family homes? Twice as fast sounds like a good investment! Did you know that there will be 3.6 million second homes purchased in the next decade? That means vacation homes will...
Aug 12, 2016 | Business Blogs, Leadership, Real Estate, Uncategorized
Understanding the lending markets is important when looking at purchasing one home or two or many! So, what are the lending markets and why are they important to real estate investing? RETAIL LENDING MARKET This is where the lending market, mortgage bankers, mortgage...