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Apr 14, 2010Mar 16, 2021 J Scott

6 Rules for Managing Your Contractors

In my opinion, the most difficult aspect of being a first-time house flipper is managing your contractors. Perhaps it’s because I came into this business with no construction experience, or…

Dec 23, 2009May 30, 2024 Winston Westbrook

Cold truth about the Winterization of REO Investment properties

Here in Victorville USA, fall and winter temperatures can drop below the freezing point. Because of this, it is customary to Winterize an unoccupied house for sale throughout fall, winter,…

Dec 03, 2009May 29, 2024 Shae Bynes

4 Key Lessons I Learned From my Rotten Virtual Assistant Experience

Virtual assistants can be incredibly useful to your real estate investing business. I truly believe that the ability to successfully delegate (including knowing when and what to delegate) is key…

Sep 10, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Justin McClelland

How to Embed YouTube Videos in CraigsList

I’ve come across what was once a road-block and have created a workaround. With creative thinking there is always, and I mean always, more than one way to skin a…

Aug 25, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Ryan Moeller

How to Create a Professional and Dynamic Real Estate Website

What is the importance of a professional website presence for your business? That’s think for a minute. How many times have you come across an opportunity and one of the…

Aug 24, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Winston Westbrook

Lose the pounds not the Deal by Door Knocking

Ok, so you got up this morning and jumped on the scale in the bathroom like I did, and you noticed you gained some pounds over the course of this…

Aug 05, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Jason Hanson

Landlords: This Is One of The Many Benefits of Treating Your Tenants Like Gold…

I ask two things of my tenants: to pay the rent on time and to treat the house with care. Before they move into a property I let them know…

Jun 24, 2009Feb 15, 2024 Jason Hanson

Can You Answer These Subject-To Questions?

In the current economy subject-to’s are the best way to make money. Yes, a lot of people have terrible loans that you can’t do anything with. However, remember this business…

May 07, 2009Feb 15, 2024 Greg Boots

Piercing the Veil: Holding Owners Liable for the Acts of the Business

While visiting the Starting Out Forum here on BiggerPockets, I read through a thread titled “LLC Controversy”. Instead of responding to the thread directly, I decided to write this blog…

Jan 25, 2009Mar 16, 2021 Brendan O'Brien

“I Can’t Pay The Rent” – A Landlords Take on What to Do

I am in a very fortunate position right now. All of my 13 units are rented, and all the tenants are paying on time. It’s great! And it’s not going…

Dec 06, 2008Jan 27, 2024 Brendan O'Brien

Some Questions To Ask A Property Manager

This started out as “Some Questions to Ask Your Property Manager.” But if you’ve already hired a property management company, you’re a bit late – you want to ask these…

Oct 04, 2008Mar 16, 2021 Brendan O'Brien

By Request, Here are my Tenant Rules!

Some readers did ask for my rules. Your rules have to depend on your properties. For example, there’s no point posting rules for using the pool if your property doesn’t…