Month: January 2019

A home inspection is a professional, third-party inspection of a property that you intend to buy. During an inspection, the professional will evaluate the home from a structural and safety standpoint, as well as to ensure you’re buying a hazard-free, up-to-code property that’s a good investment of your dollars. Home inspections aren’t always required, but there are few cases where you’d want to forgo one. Use this home inspection checklist to learn…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 279: ENGINEER QUITS JOB IN ONLY 2 YEARS WITH APARTMENT INVESTING While browsing investing books at a local bookstore, aerospace engineer Pam Scamardo stumbled across Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad.  The book so rocked her world that it prompted her to pursue other books, including one on commercial real estate investing.   In this podcast, Pam shares how buying apartments buildings allowed her to generate enough cash flow, in just two years, to quit her…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 278: RAISING YOUR RENTS HIGHER THAN MARKET RENTS One of the great things about owning rental properties is that you can “force appreciation” and value by decreasing expenses and increasing rents.  But what if you feel there’s no room to increase rents?  In this podcast, Bill shatters some of the myths about setting rental rates and shares how, through proper marketing and branding techniques, you can ask for higher than market rents easier than…

If you really want the best deals in investment properties, you have to increase your odds by finding more deals.  Who is more likely to get a cheap house or apartment building, an investor that looks through the MLS listings and calls it a day, or the one that uses ten different resources?  Here are the ten: 1. Talk Let people know you are looking and sometimes the properties will come to…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 277: LONG DISTANCE REAL ESTATE INVESTING USING THE BRRRR METHOD He went from full-time cop to reluctant landlord to avid real estate investor to top producing real estate agent to best selling author to podcast host to real estate mogul – all within the last ten years.  In today’s podcast, David Greene shares his amazing story of how he learned how to be a successful real estate investor by mastering unique…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 276: ASK BILL! CASH FLOW VS. APPRECIATION, TEACHING KIDS FINANCE, IS IT A GOOD TIME TO BUY? This is our monthly Fun Fact Friday “Ask Bill!” episode, where Bill answers specific real estate investing questions received during the month from e-mails, in-person conversations, phone calls or through online portals such as BiggerPockets.com and Quora. One of our goals here at the Old Dawg’s REI Network is to help to educate/enlighten fellow real estate investors, to…

Today’s real-estate market is competitive.  If you have decided to put your house for sale or are considering selling one of your investment properties, then it could take longer than you might expect.  As the market is changing, you need to seriously evaluate how you plan to get the price you want.  Real estate agents and experts recommend a few things that will surely help in getting your house and property noticed. Hiring…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 275: REAL ESTATE DAY TRADING FOR $100 PER HOUSE Real estate day trading involves buying and selling houses without leaving your home.  In many cases, the investor can close on a house and resell it the same day – spending no more than $100 on an earnest money deposit.  In today’s podcast, returning Old Dawg guest Larry Goins (episode #127), educator, author, mortgage lender, mortgage broker, real estate broker, and general contractor, explains how he…

SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 274: 9 MUST DO STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE YOUR 2019 GOALS Writing a Strategic Real Estate Investing Plan can be your blueprint to success for 2019!  But making your plan work requires commitment and integration of your plan’s strategies into your daily life!  In this podcast episode, Bill presents 9 key strategies that will help make your plan achievable through practical steps that are both easy and fun! Intro When I was…

As a real estate buyer, you have a tremendous opportunity for finding great deals if you look past curb appeal. There is a lot of talk by real estate professionals and real estate articles about curb appeal. It is widely known that improving the curb appeal on a house can get you an extra $10K-$20K+ when you sell your home. This also means that there is an opportunity for home buyers to…