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Dreams, Investment Houses and Creating Books

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Freud

Sigmund Freud said, “Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. ”

But what really are dreams? Fearless Men shares a tantalizing glimpse in What Dreams Mean: How To Know What Your Dreams Are Saying To You.

As a fervent believer  in investing in fixer upper houses, I also like Fearless Men’s article Investment Properties Offer a Long-Term Source of Income.

Book writing and self-publishing is another passion of mine and I read with great interest Should I Create An eBook?  at untemplater.

Here are some other favorite posts from the precious week:

Wholesaling Do’s and Don’ts at Louisville Gals.

Are Large Companies Immune to the Fiscal Cliff? at Frugal Rules.

First Cruise Ship? 5 Big Ticket Items To Watch Out For at iheartbudgets.

5 Simple and Odd Things I do to Save Money at Frugal Habits.

PerkStreet Financial Review – The Best Online Checking Account at WorkSaveLive

Our $50K Duplex Is Worth $97K – Why? Part 2 ar Planting Our Pennies.

Old Buildings That Go Untouched at BlueCollarWorkman.

Being Thankful, Not Just For Thanksgiving – Giveaway at ModestMoney.

My Best Financial Tip at Canadian Budget Binder.

Choosing organizations to donate to: What do you factor in? at Young Adult Money

The Amazing Power of Debt at Club Thrifty

Being Thankful and a $100 Giveaway! at Eyes on the Dollar.

No Picnic for Young People, Either at AnyShinyThing.

Waking Up Early Black Friday? No Thanks at Pelican on Money.

 

 

 

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How to Turn Your Home into a Rental House, Instead of Selling It

Add “Start a Rental House Business” to Your Bucket List

Friday, August 24th, 2012

Taking a break from my regular fixer upper rental house blogging, today I am going to comment on some favorite blog articles that I have recently read.

Fearless Men

While I agree with Fearless Men’s article on the silliness of most bucket lists, in their article, 12 Things A Man Doesn’t Have To Do Before He Dies-Stupid Bucket Lists, I also think that starting a part time business is the exception to the rule.

While most bucket lists consist of activities that might reduce your life expectancy ( e.g., bullfighting), or your ability to enjoy life (e.g., broken body from the ever-popular choice of skydiving), a part time business, like owning rental houses, can actually improve your life.

Landlord Investor

Chuck’s article on Vacancy, First one in a while for us . . . is an insightful description a recent episode of  losing  and replacing a tenant. I appreciate this “real life” rental story that I can both relate to and learn from.

Louisville Gals Real Estate Blog

In her article entitled, 13 Cool Tools to Make You a Marketing Superstar, Sharon describes 13 amazing tools to help real estate investor to streamline their business. This is great for me because I didn’t know a lot of these things even existed, or that I needed them, until I read her article.

Any Shiny Thing

I actually read Lynn’s article Nora Ephron Left Us Sleepless a couple of weeks ago. It’s the type of article that touches your heart and makes you reflect on life’s bigger issues.

Turn Your House into a Rental House

By now, you probably know that my theory is that one of the easiest ways to get started in real estate investing is by turning your home into a rental house, instead of selling it.

My wife, Angy, and I are presently finishing up a book about how we go about doing this, entitled, not surprisingly, How to Turn Your Home into a Rental Property, Instead of Selling It.

Here is a quote from a book

According to the American Association of Realtors, the average American purchases 7 houses during their lifetime. In our opinion, those are 7 houses that we should hold onto for the rest of our lives, to generate monthly income and for long-term economic family security. Don’t give away the goose that lays the golden eggs!

 

The usual procedure that most people follow is to sell the home that they live in and to use the cash from the sale to buy a new house. If we tweak the old procedure just a little, it can result in a huge difference in our net worth and our economic security. We propose that instead of selling your home, just refinance it, and use the money from the refinance as a down payment on your next house. Now, you own two houses and you can just turn your old home into a rental property.

Presently, the book is going through the final editing and formatting process. Of course, it’s being reviewed by Homeland Security and the Pentagon, to avoid any classified information from leaking into the wrong hands.

By September the book should be available in both Kindle and paperback editions.

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Monday, January 12th, 2009

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I’d like to encourage you to visit the new Bankruptcy to Boom website.

It is insightful and informative, and has a review of my book Fix em Up, Rent em Out.

I am in the process of making an offer on another investment property. More on that in the next post . . .

Info on Terry’s Book

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Fixer Jay Webpage Worth a Look

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Fixer Jay

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One of my favorite real estate investing authors, and someone who has inspired me in my own  fixer upper house business, is Fixer Jay DeCima. He has a very informative webpage at www.fixerjay.com. I regularly check out his blog posts located on the website.

As I have mentioned before, I think Jay’s books are exceptionally good guides to learn about the fixer-upper business.

Here is a review I wrote about Jay’s latest book:

Start small, profit big in real estate

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What is the quickest way to lose money in real estate?

Find out in my latest ezinearticles.com article.

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Roundup of Favorite Blog Posts from the Past Week

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

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Below are the blog posts from the last week that I found most edifying and enjoyable.

Terry Sprouse’s book: Fix ‘em Up, Rent ‘em Out at Conniebrz.com (What can I say? I liked it.)
An easy way to reduce vacancies and rental property turnovers at twowiseacres
Landlord Profitability: Distance + Knowledge = Time and Money at Landlord Business Insider
Buy Now or Pay Later? by FSBO Jane
Down She Goes at Rentals R Us
Rehab Pros: DIY or Hire it Out? at BiggerPockets
Live and Learn at My REI
10 Ways to Completely Ruin Your Credit at Moolanomy
Don’t save it all up for retirement by ChristianPF
Money talk at the barber shop by getrichslowly

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