2020 Election Brief With two weeks to go until Election Day, I thought I share insight on where President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden stand on their real estate / housing policies. Below are two key issues for each candidate, and a brief overview of the key points covered to explain them… Read more »

In the Summer of 2016, my wife and I made our first real estate purchase. We bought a 2 bedroom / 2-bathroom condominium in a Northeast city’s downtown area. When we initially bought the condo, we had all intentions of renting it eventually. Fast forward to 2020, we are almost ready to move into our new… Read more »

I recently wrote about my experience with closing a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan and going through the vetting process for general contractors. Fast forward sixty days, and I wanted to provide some insight into renovation itself. My wife and I closed on a home at the end of June. Considering the circumstances, the closing process… Read more »
Last month, I changed up the content to discuss closing on a home with a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan. This month, I thought I put in another little twist on conducting proper due diligence with acquiring property. I will use a responder from my direct mail campaign to discuss in further detail. For the past… Read more »

I wanted to use this month’s blog to stray a little bit away from the apartment investment content. This month, I will focus on residential real estate. A goal of my wife and I was to find a new home. In particular, we wanted to find a fixer upper. We set out to find a… Read more »

I have been blogging about acquiring 50 rental units in 2020. I have about written about the journey through vetting deals, building a lead funnel, and even discuss some of the negotiations. So, this past month, I decided to take a new approach to refresh and re-evaluate on what I need to do to achieve… Read more »

The past couple newsletters have been about my experience in our new normal. All of us are finding ways to adapt. I set out at the beginning of 2020 to acquire 50 rental units. I am still pushing towards that goal. So, I thought I would ramble about the deals that have come across my… Read more »

I have been contemplating for the past couple weeks of what type of content I wanted to publish capturing the journey of acquiring 50 apartment units. My first thought centered on how I have implemented new marketing tactics such as Sly Broadcast (Ringless Voicemail) and Email campaigns. Another was outreach to prior leads. I thought… Read more »

As I write this, Global business is effectively grounded. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero. Social distancing, stock market circuit breakers, and self-quarantining are becoming part of our daily lives. I will not let the events of yesterday, today, or tomorrow change my disposition. I am blessed in so many ways. I want… Read more »
In 2020, I want to share my experience of finding, vetting and (hopefully) acquiring 50 units. The new decade did not start off the way I envisioned it. My team and I had a 25 unit apartment under contract from 2019. Although the majority of the work happened in 2019, the contract was not terminated until the… Read more »