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Economic Surge, Housing Plunge: Why Economic Growth Is Wrecking Real Estate Opportunities
Mortgage rates recently rose above 7% for the first time this year, bringing an already glacial housing market to a standstill. The news has hit investors like a horror movie jump scare after […]
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Podcasts that I have been on-

Tuesday, September 17

I am trying to simplify things on this page by consolidating my podcast posts. I will update this post as new ones come up-Links to the podcasts that I have done -Pave the Way podcast # 27 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pave-way-podcast-27-how-to-scale-your-rental-portfolio/id1459746507?i...

Tenant Screening Tips

Monday, August 26

Most of us that own rentals are familiar with the typical tenant screening process- Tenant fills out applicationLandlord reviews application and does an initial qualification check- do they have enough rental experience, do they have enough income, have they been at their job long enough, do they...

Thoughts on a coming recession...

Sunday, August 25

Yes, it is definitely coming! It might be in 6 months or it  might not be for 10 more years. No one knows when at this time and anyone that says they do- check their motives! How are they trying to influence you? Do they want to influence your vote? Are they trying to scare you out of taking acti...

Quick video about my experience investing in Baltimore

Friday, August 23

It is sometimes hard to believe how fast the time goes. It was over 2 years ago that I spoke at the Hard Money Bankers meetup. A lot of great things have happened since then! If you missed the event here is a video of it-  https://www.facebook.com/groups/420244028368348/permalink/1020082225051189...

Notes to a younger me-

Friday, October 20

As I sit here... 18 years into my investing career there are a few things that I wish that I had done different.  One of them is documenting more of the details on each deal. Take a lot of pictures. Write some notes on the what, why, and how of the deal. I learned something on every one of them. ...

Notes to a younger me-

Saturday, September 02

As I sit here... years into my investing career there are a few things that I wish that I had done different. One of them is documenting more of the details on each deal. Take a lot of pictures. Write some notes on the what, why, and how of the deal. I learned something on every one of them. Ther...