All Forum Posts by: Charlie Hampton

Villisca Axe Murder House:

Overnights...............$428....for 1 to 6 people, $74.90 each additional person. $200 non refundable deposit to be paid when you book a date, this deposit goes towards full amount due.

Overnight booking is now open for 2015. DAY TOURS START MARCH 28TH AND RUN THROUGH NOV 2ND... 1PM TO 4 PM Overnights are 7nights a week all year. GPS ADDRESS IS 508 e 2nd st. Villisca Iowa NEW RULES ADDED TO OVERNIGHTS PLEASE READ!

Unbeatable cashflow! Embrace it!

Wish it was that easy in NJ!

Anything that is built to be hauled down the road for miles and craned onto a foundation without hurting anything more than an occasional drywall crack is a pretty well built home IMO... Plus the benefit of less raw material laying around for people to steal is always a plus!

I had this 1200 sq ft 3/2 delivered and set for $43k. Nothing fancy but overall a nice solid modular home that made me some money.

When I purchased my duplex, I walked in and it looked like a bomb went off in a goodwill store. Clothes and such where everywhere.  There was one of those fur lined hood jackets in my walking path so I kicked it out of the way only to find out it was a dead cat. My legs instantly turned black from the fleas jumping onto me.  I ran outside and stripped down to my underwear. The neighbors got a good laugh im sure.

Just did a clean out from a squatter and found more porn than I thought was possible to fit in that little building.

I agree with @Jaime Penix on all of his points.  Make the units "bulletproof" so less things can be broken.

Also, my duplex is in a less than desirable area. As he said, don't walk around like you are scared or the people will see a victim.  I always keep my head up and whenever someone passes me I make eye contact and say hello.  They seem to respect that.

An issue that I can see arising from a cheap house in a bad area is that it is very easy to dump more cash into the property than it is worth just by fixing things. You buy a cheap house find out it needs a roof, heater craps out, etc and you are in it for more than its worth.

We learned to invest in a different state...

@Jon Lafferty 

Please pm me that information, it would be much appreciated!  My units are pre 1950 but the utilities are all upgraded so it shouldn't be a grave concern.  I only have rentals in salem right now, this lot that I am subdividing to put two houses on and a house in Buena.  I also close on one in Williamstown on Dec 12th for a flip.

Terrible picture and sideways for some reason but its no longer habitable (not that it was before).

@Jon Lafferty 

Thanks for the well wishes.  I am always in this area.  Who do you use for insurance?  I am looking for a new insurer for my units in Salem out by you.

@Steve Babiak 

All of the documents were put in a 10x10 storage box and locked. Now where did I put that key....

@Rob K. 

That is so true! If only this man put this much effort into positive things I truly believe he could do good.

Thanks @NA Jones !

I cant imagine living any aspect of that life either.  Oh, btw, I forgot to mention that when loading his things into a storage unit (packed a 10x10 to the ceiling somehow?) I made sure to put all of his court documents at the very back of the unit. Hopefully this is give some of his other victims some time off from him.  There is no current law on how you're supposed to properly organize a storage unit, correct?