Entries from June 2009

June 26, 2009

Video Tip: Finding Motivated Sellers

Shopping for great real estate deals requires that you be curious. Often the things you’re curious about can lead to interesting pieces of information that had nothing to do with what you were asking … take this little story for example.
We were told that this particular property was for sale because the owner wanted to [...]

June 22, 2009

Reader Email: Real Estate Investing is Risky!

Once in awhile we like to share some of our Rev N You with Real Estate newsletter readers comments or questions … here’ s one we recently answered.
William from Chelsea, Michigan said:
I don’t want you to take this the wrong way because I really think that you two are providing a really refreshing view point [...]

June 20, 2009

Let’s Talk Commercial Real Estate Investing

“I do not believe that success is an accident. What I do believe is that successful people apply themselves in a way that maximizes the probability of positive outcomes.“
- Jim Randel, Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur.
Do you ever read a book and think: “MAN! I would like to meet this author!”?
Reading Confessions of [...]

June 11, 2009

The Great Bunny Chase – A No Win Proposition

During the rental property renovations we went through a few weeks ago, we stayed with Dave’s parents who live in Nanaimo. They also live right across from a large school yard and just steps from a big park. These two places happen to be massive breeding grounds for GIGANTIC black bunnies and the odd brown [...]

June 8, 2009

William Lederer Creator of CompleteLandlord.Com on the Phone!

“Have you ever heard anyone talk about the joys of landlording? Probably not, since most of the buzz surrounding the concept of owning properties that others live in revolves around collecting rents, evicting tenants, repairing things broken by residents, and then filling the space when they roll out. What you don’t always hear about are [...]

June 6, 2009

Rental Property Renovations – the diary continued

Well – yesterday actually marks the official completion of our rental property renovation project. We had to hire a professional to come in a finish the bathroom floors because we ran out of time … as with every remodeling project we’ve ever done it seemed that unexpected surprises lurked around every little corner in the [...]