Fix and flipping television shows do a decent job of portraying the process of a flip, but television shows can’t possibly show the entire process and what it takes to flip a home. I have fix and flipped close to 100 homes in the last ten years and I am working on nine fix and… Read more
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The day my roommates paid for my apartment
Five years ago, I bought a 3 bed property in a lovely college town the UK. I shouldn’t brag too much about it and break my lucky strike, but since day one, I found a friendly roommate to share part of the mortgage with, and my then-boyfriend was also pitching in a below market rent,… Read more
The Home Mortgage—One Size Does Not Fit All
The housing market has shown a slight uptick in the past two years, arguably bolstered by robust hedge fund investments in single family homes. That said, housing is contributing less to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than at any time since the Second World War. Once, in the early 1950s, housing was nearly 7.25 percent… Read more
Real estate: the best neighborhoods to own a rental
For those seeking to own a rental home, or a duplex, and rent it out to tenants as a source of extra income, there are plenty of questions to take into account. How much money do you spend purchasing a property? How much should you sink into fixing it up? And maybe most importantly, what… Read more
Retirement Doesn’t Mean Retiring Your Home
I have a confession. There are actually times when I secretly envy those who have retired or left the workforce completely. This is typical when I’ve hit burnout and would rather lie in bed all day. I know, my day will come in the future. But when I think of all the freedoms that retires… Read more