Aug
19
2008
Time for some hired help.
In chatting with a fellow RE investor, I was explaining the difficulties in trying to meet potential tenants with my schedule the way it is. Setting up 3 hour “house showings” turned up nothing. Most the appointments which are made are actually kept. The other half of the callers are stuck [...]
Aug
18
2008
Today I’d like some input.
Lately, websites with mortgage calculators have been scrutinized by yours truly. More less they all serve the same function and pretty much all spit out the same number.
What struck me as curious was the completely lack of a 2nd mortgage. It is possible people can put down enough money to have [...]
Aug
14
2008
It’s been forever since I reported back on the eBiz idea.
At this point, the content for . . . well for everything is about as ready as I can make it. At some point, you have to throw the switch and search for perfection on another day.
The next step is hire some cheap labor. I’m [...]
Aug
12
2008
Nothing is happening. Nothing is going on. This real estate thing has been stretched as far as I can. Last night I realized I was scraping the bottom of the barrel if the most exciting real estate thing is worms pitching tents. An article about flossing my teeth would have been infinitely more interesting.
No longer [...]
Aug
11
2008
It never ceases to amaze me all the little things that can go wrong having a property. This year, my yard has been invaded by these worm things which spin tents in all my branches.
This photo isn’t an exact photo of mine. But it’s close enough to show what it looks like.
At first I thought [...]