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Multifamily Deal Walkthrough: 55 Unit Breakdown
Multifamily Deal Walkthrough: In a previous blog, How I House Hacked Into Multifamily, I announced that we’re under contract on 55-unit multifamily (MF) deal in Spartanburg, SC. A few have asked about the process of purchasing multifamily properties from beginning to end, so here’s my path from beginning to present. I’ll note that a few […]
9 min readEmail Marketing for Real Estate Investors: Best Practices
Real Estate Investor Marketing Strategy Summary: Email may not have the cutting edge, high-tech appeal of some of the other marketing tactics. However, when done right, email marketing for real estate investors can be remarkably effective. To build a productive email campaign, investors should begin by examining the needs of their audience. […]
16 min readEverything You Need to Know About the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
What is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act? As an active duty service member, it’s important to know your benefits. One of these important benefits is the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act. SCRA is a federal law that limits actions against service members while they serve on Active Duty. Some topics that SCRA covers are: • Rental […]
4 min readHow to Finance Multifamily Homes with a VA Loan
The current Coronavirus pandemic leaves a lot of questions about the effect on the real estate market. But, one common opinion is that multi-family investing can offer a reprieve from economic disturbance for real estate investors. The reason is that multi-family properties offer less risk due to having more than one unit. What most people […]
4 min readHow Setting Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Can Help You Achieve Financial Freedom
Financial freedom means having enough investments, savings, and cash to go through life without stress about your financial situation. Financial freedom allows you to afford the lifestyle you want for yourself and your family. It allows you to minimize the time you spend working as much as you want without minimizing your earning potential. You’ll […]
9 min readReal Estate Investing Tax Advice with Brandyn Cox
I wanted to take some time to emphasize some very important aspects of investing in real estate. Some may already know this, some may be confused by this and others may not even know about the topics I’ll discuss. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Exclude sale of home 2) Unrecaptured §1250 Gains 3) Active participation for […]
4 min readMy Investing Success Story
Dear ADPI, I wanted to share my real estate journey in hopes that it can help our community. The struggles, mistakes, personal growth, failures, and successes have challenged me in many ways in the past several years. In the beginning, I joined the Navy 11 days after 9/11 at the age of 17–my mom had […]
7 min read5 Great Tips for Investing in International Real Estate
Why Should You Invest in International Real Estate? There are many reasons why you would want to stick to a familiar real estate market. Investing in your state or country is a good way to keep your assets close to you so you can manage them easily. What’s more, is that you’re able to learn […]
4 min readHow to Prepare Your Home for Rental
Our Step by step strategy to Prepare Your Home for Rental: With the upcoming PCS season, many military members and their families will be preparing to put their homes on the rental market. Whether it’s for investment purposes or just because it’s not a good time to sell, you can use these tips to help […]
6 min readHow to Achieve Success in Real Estate (Steps 1-3)
Top 3 Ways to Achieve Success in Real Estate In my opinion, to get good at something, you have to become obsessed. I’m talking the Michael Phelps or Tom Bradys of the world. They did not just have a distant inkling to swim or play football. I think everyone will agree with me that both […]
5 min readMy Investing Success Story
What got you into Real Estate Investing? As a young boy, I was very independent because my family didn’t have much. I grew up on a small island in the Philippines called Cebu. We were nowhere near the “well off” category. In fact, I remember walking most of the time or taking the cheapest form […]
7 min readHow to Interview a Real Estate Agent
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer, investor, or looking for your forever home – choosing a real estate agent is an extremely important step in the home buying process. Having a personable, communicative, patient agent can make or break your experience. Interviewing agents can help you narrow down who will be the best fit for you. […]
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