I like this picture – not just because Dave looks totally goofy or because it was taken on our honeymoon in Belize last year – but because it also reminds me of how we got started real estate investing.
We jumped into the deep blue waters of real estate, without looking closely at what we were [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 22, 2009
Third Place in this week’s Carnival of Real Estate
This post could also be called asleep at the wheel! Julie always tells me when our articles appear in places other than on our own website and blog. With her away and not in front of her computer constantly, we both nearly missed the fact that this week’s Carnival of Real Estate hosted by The [...]
January 21, 2009
Real Estate Investing with Rent Controls
Latest Real Estate Investing Article written for Early to Rise
Many real estate investors in North America don’t have to worry about rent controls. The majority of areas in Canada and the U.S. are not restricted with rent controls, but somehow we have managed to buy all of our properties in rent controlled areas.
Most of [...]
January 17, 2009
Real Estate Market Downturn Not a Big Deal
I’m behind on my reading these days – we’ve been busy putting together a real estate investing course for beginner real estate investors. With Julie away in Austin for a few days though, I’ve finally been able to catch up on some of the articles I had flagged for review! And I was delighted to [...]
January 14, 2009
Real Estate Mash Ups to Check Out
There are so many fantastic resources hitting the web these days. We’ve talked about a few of the ones we’re excited about in past blog posts. What Customer’s Say is one website we’re looking forward to having all across Canada. But, it’s not a mash up. It’s a forum where people can write reviews about [...]
January 12, 2009
Rent vs. Buy as a New Real Estate Investor
We received a handful of emails over the holidays from our Rev N You with Real Estate Newsletter readers asking about
renting vs. owning. Here’s one of the emails and what I had to say:
Hello Julie and Dave,
I’m looking forward to your newsletters and appreciate the welcome
email. This is the style of investing I hope to [...]
January 3, 2009
New Article in Early to Rise: What Clayton Makepeace Knows About Selling Your House in Today’s Market
Many real estate agents disagree with me. And, I’ll be honest in saying that these aren’t tried and true ideas, since we haven’t sold any properties in today’s market. But as a life long student of marketing and a passionate real estate investor, I can’t help but want to combine the two constantly.
To me, so [...]
