Bought my first property!! USDA, 0% down is real! Now what?
Saturday, June 10
I am closing on my first property on Tuesday! The property is a cute little 3/2 on a 1.03 acre lot. It's in a rural area, so I was able to qualify for a USDA loan. This means 0% down! All I'm paying for is about half of the closing costs. The only downside to getting a USDA loan is that I ne...
Future in Real Estate
Wednesday, March 22
I'm not sure if I'm cut out to be a real estate investor, full-time. I just completed my internship with a rehabbing company. We didn't close on a deal the whole time. The market here is just completely insane! It's not that we weren't finding properties, or we weren't putting in offers. We ...
Feeling Emotional - The Ups and Downs of Real Estate
Thursday, March 02
Being the acquisition manager really puts me on the front line of the real estate business. I am the one manning the phones, and scheduling many of the appointments. Yesterday, we managed to visit 4 properties. 2 of which we had the seller with us, discussing the property together. Out of tho...
Working Without Pay - Momentum Building
Thursday, February 16
You go to college so you can get the degree and find a well-paying, safe, secure job... Right? This couldn't be further from the actual situation I am in. As I was listening to BP Podcast 213, it was recommended that recent college grads don't worry so much about getting big bucks right off th...
Making Calls, Sending Emails, and Scrubbing
Wednesday, February 01
Today was an office day. I went to my dad's office building, where there is an empty room, and made it my office today. I've been there a few times, but today was different. Normally, I use my laptop while I'm there, and just do everything from it. My laptop is over 5 years old, and is on its...
First Experience at the Courthouse... kind of
Sunday, January 29
So, my first time at the court house was actually a few weeks back, but I got absolutely nothing done. Has anyone else had the experience this with the court system? I won't take time here to complain against the employees there - I'm sure they're trying their best - but let's just say that I d...