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Fix and Flip Triumph: Luis’s Success Story

In our latest success story, we sit down with Luis, an experienced investor making his seventh fix and flip deal! Luis has been a part-time investor who has had quite the journey. Today, we’ll hear about his most recent fix and flip in Beaumont, Texas, a single-family home that he and his wife beautifully renovated….

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ARV Calculator: What It Is and Why It’s Important

Can you guess the number that should constantly be running through an investor’s mind when doing a deal? If you guessed the after-repair-value, then you are correct! The after-repair-value—or ARV—is an important metric to understand as it represents what your total investment will be worth at the conclusion of your deal taking into account the…

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A Fix and Flip Journey: Jeremy Hicks’ Success Story

In our most recent success story, Houstonian Jeremy Hicks recounts how MyHouseDeals was able to help him transform a once battered and beaten old home into an impressive fix and flip project. While he had taken on some small DIY projects in the past, this was Jeremy’s first time attempting to flip a property from…

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Wholesale Real Estate Contracts: A Guide to Create the Best Contract

In the business of real estate investing, there’s one element that might make investors queasy: contracts. Especially for newbie investors, contracts can be new territory. They’re often lengthy, technical, and time-consuming for non-lawyers. Luckily, wholesale real estate contracts don’t have to be any of these things! In fact, the best contracts are concise and easily…

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The Top Zip Codes for Investment Properties in Your Area [2021 1st Quarter]

A new year, a new quarter! In 2021’s first quarter, thousands of investment properties were added to MyHouseDeals throughout the US.  This report provides data about which market areas and deal types are available for profitable investing. In 2020,  a new investment property deal type called motivated MLS was added to MyHouseDeals.com. Motivated MLS deals…

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ARV in Real Estate: Improvement Pitfalls to Avoid (Part 2)

Home improvements aren’t always equal. When it comes to finding ways to increase real estate after-repair value (ARV), investors need to carefully consider what improvements to make. Some might seem like obvious ways to add value and attract buyers, but the reality is that they might scare buyers away. Our first part went over how…

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The Top Zip Codes for Investment Properties in Your Area in 2020

The numbers are out! In 2020, 34,583 investment properties were listed on MyHouseDeals throughout the country from January to December 2020.  This provides us and MyHouseDeals members with an abundance of data to determine what market areas and deal types were popular in 2020. It also allows members to plan accordingly for 2021. Below, we…

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The Top Zip Codes for Investment Properties in Your Area [2020 4th Quarter]

The numbers are out! In the last quarter of 2020, thousands of investment properties were added to MyHouseDeals throughout the US.  This report provides data about which market areas and deal types are available for profitable investing. In 2020,  a new investment property deal type called Motivated MLS was added to MyHouseDeals.com. Motivated MLS deals…

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