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Rentals 101: How to Cut Your Maintenance Costs by 25%

Last week, I told you why investing in long-term rentals is hotter than ever. And I went on to give you a few tips on managing your properties. One of those tips involved visiting your property on a regular basis to make sure that your tenants are keeping the property in a good condition. Ensuring that your properties…

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Is It All in Your Head?

Hello again fellow investor! I’ve seen it time and time again. I give one investor all of the tools he or she needs to succeed, but failure ensues. Another investor receives the same tools and proceeds to secure tremendous wealth and financial freedom in a very short time. The difference? Their mindset. Having a positive…

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Ask and You Shall Receive

Some investors have trouble asking for help when they need it.  I wonder how bad they’ll need help before they can get over that.  Do they have to be on fire, or losing their own home, or about to miss out on the real estate deal of a lifetime because they don’t have a lender? Shyness…

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Are You Majoring in Minor Things?

I’m on all sorts of email lists that I’m not exactly sure how I got on. Apparently, one of these is Humana Dental’s list. Today, they sent me an email with a subject line of “Summer 2008 BrushUp Newsletter”. And in the email, they had tips on “How to Prepare for Dental Emergencies”. As if…

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Is Your Team Holding You Back?

The longer I’ve been investing in real estate, the more apparent it has become: You’re no better than the people you surround yourself with. This belief was further reinforced last night when I had dinner with the CEO of Morton’s Steakhouse, Tom Baldwin. In case you’re not familiar with Morton’s, it’s an ultra high-end steakhouse…

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13 Warren Buffett Quotes for Real Estate Investors

If you read the daily newspaper, it’s likely that you’ve become concerned about the state of today’s housing market. And it’s no wonder. Just open up the Real Estate section of any paper, and you’ll see nothing but negative headlines. To prove my point, here are some headlines from the last three days: “Foreclosure Crisis”, “Fannie…

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Welcome aboard Atlanta, Philadelphia, and South Florida!

Hello again fellow investors, It’s been a busy week at myHouseDeals.com. I’m back from San Fran, and my team and I are finalizing something that’s been secretly in the works since September of 2007. Starting sometime tomorrow, AtlantaInvestorNetwork.com, myPhillyDeals.com, and myFloridaDeals.com will become myHouseDeals.com! That’s right, we’ll be supporting members and compiling wholesale deals and…

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Never, ever, ever, ever give in! Never give in!

Hello again fellow investors! My twin brother and I are in San Fran this week to attend the annual Web 2.0 Expo. A lot’s been changing on the web lately and San Fran & San Jose are right at the heart of it. I’ve learned dozens of new things that I’ll use to improve myHouseDeals.com. And…

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Selling to Bad Credit Buyers in a Post Sub-Prime World

NOTE: This is probably the most important blog posting I’ve made all year. Pay close attention. So, you need to sell your rehab. It’s been on the market for several weeks. The paperwork for a few interested buyers has come across your desk. But their credit and job history aren’t much to speak of. A…

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On Your Mark. Get Set. Go!

It’s been a busy but exciting year for me! So far, I’ve been to Grand Cayman, Orlando, Boston, and now Dallas. I was in Dallas this weekend to run in a marathon relay with my brother, uncle, and cousin. It was our 6th time to run in a marathon relay as a team. We keep…

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