Flipping a house can be a very stressful experience for the average person, but for our men and women in uniform, it’s a perfect fit of skill and temperament. The hard work, dedication, organizational skills, and leadership experience gained as a member of the Armed Forces can be applied to
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What is Virtual Staging? Have you heard of virtual staging? While it may sound like a futuristic tool for realtors, it’s actually an accessible and inexpensive way to help sell your investment properties. By showing potential buyers a “lifestyle” photo instead of the blank walls of empty rooms, you’re more
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Flippers know that kitchens and bathrooms sell a house. As the two rooms that buyers will focus on, these rooms deserve extra attention from rehabbers. Buyers want to see clean spaces that will hold up to heavy use that also feel comfortable to live in. These utility-focused rooms will make
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Remember all the new people you met on your first day at your job? Not only was it hard to remember all their names, but you were also probably trying to remember who was responsible for what. Those first few days are difficult for everyone! Hopefully you had a new
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Ready to start searching for a distressed house to flip for profit? Not so fast! Finding a house to flip is not the first step to becoming a successful real estate investor. The hours you spend searching for that special property would be better spent making sure your financial house
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Some real estate investors have an abundance of cash, while others are cash poor with a healthy income. Still other potential investors may be both cash and income poor. Within each of these various financial situations are several other variables that play a role in determining the most appropriate investment
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Thinking about breaking one of the Borrower’s Ten Commandments? It’s not a good idea. You’ll find that lenders will not easily absolve you of the borrowing sins listed below. You may even find yourself in credit purgatory for several years if you have repeated transgressions. Avoid falling from your lender’s
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Choosing the right lender to fund your house flip can be a make-or-break decision. Successful real estate investors know not to take this decision lightly. Making a smart choice involves getting potential lenders on the phone and understanding the whole process, not just points and rates. You’ll want to dig
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What are people really looking for in a property today? It seems to depend largely on the age and generation of the home buyers. Let’s look at the major age brackets of buyers that make up the housing market and consider what type of property each generation is looking for
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Some houses stay on the market way too long. Why don’t these houses sell?! This question is something you can ask yourself retrospectively in desperation, or you can ask it in a proactive manner as you plan the details of your house flip. Some small factors that are under your
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