It’s Foreclosure Saturday! We have a standing appointment to meet with our Real Estate Broker every Saturday to look at candidates for purchase. We met to view a large townhouse that has been foreclosed twice in the past 4 years. The townhouse has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths on the upper level; a large […]
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#Congress Just Opened #RealEstate FloodGates!
In the FY2016 Federal Budget just passed by Congress, and signed by the President, a little known law that limits the amount of foreign investment in the U.S. real estate industry, has been relaxed. Kenneth Rosen, chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at University of California, Berkeley, projects an additional […]
When #Tenant Pays #Rent Late … #tenantscreening
When tenants start paying rent late, especially if it’s more than 1 week late, chances are they will never catch up. The very first time they are late paying the rent, you must charge them a late fee. You must set the tone early in the landlord-tenant relationship. Your goal is not to be friends […]
When Prospective #Tenant Rushes You … #tenantscreening
We have a 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse available for rent. A 30-year old woman with 2 children applied to rent the townhouse on a Sunday evening. She has a $90,000 annual salary, a FICO score of 640, and a very good landlord reference from her previous landlord. We called her current supervisor and character […]
Hot #RealEstate Markets in #WashingtonDC, #Maryland & #NorthernVA!
The real estate markets in the Washington Metropolitan area include Washington DC, and it’s surrounding suburbs in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. These markets have always been supported by good, middle to upper middle class jobs provided by the Federal Government. For details on what’s hot in Washington DC, Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia, click: What’s […]
#TenantScreening — Bait & Switch! #tenant #tenants
For the first time in our real estate investing career, we encountered a bait & switch ruse. Here is what happened … We began advertising a 3 bedroom townhouse for rent. Our first phone call was from an elderly woman in her late 60s. Her initials were AP. AP said her retirement income was $6500 […]
#RealEstate #RetirementPlan in Action! #retirementincome
We have written several articles on how to create your own retirement plan by investing in real estate. Our articles include: Create Your Own Pension Plan Secure Your Retirement with Rental Income 4 Reasons to Add Real Estate to Your Retirement Plan It is gratifying to see an article about a young couple who purchased […]
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When #Tenant Offers All Cash & Quick Move-In … #tenantscreening
Many years ago, when we were beginner real estate investors, we advertised a 1 bedroom condo for rent in the local newspaper. A woman with the initials VW called to make an appointment to see the condo. When she arrived, she told me she was in a situation where she had to move right away […]
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When #Tenant Offers to Improve #RentalProperty … Beware! #tenantscreening
We recently received 30 day notice to vacate from one of our tenants, so we have been actively screening prospective tenants. We received a call from a middle-aged gentleman who said he had allergies, and offered to pay for converting our carpeted flooring to hardwood floors. He hadn’t even visited the property to take a […]
#RealEstate #Rents Skyrocketing! #invest #investing
If you are still undecided about investing in real estate, here is one more reason: Rents are skyrocketing! We recently received 30-day notice from one of our tenants. He is renting a one bedroom condo for $975 per month. When I googled rents for our area, I was shocked to see the lowest rent at […]