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Using Solar Leasing for Passive Income
How to use Solar Leasing to Create Passive Income? From 2013-2016, I worked at a factory called Kleer-Fax. During the second half of my tenure, I was the National Sales Manager (sometimes called Chief Marketing Officer). While seeking out ways to increase sales with current customers and getting new ones, I also found other money. […]
6 min readHow to Use a TSP to Invest in Real Estate
TSP to Invest in Real Estate: Military members are accustomed to significant challenges. Combat tours, deployments, and frequent transfers are a few of the difficulties they face frequently. Because of this stress, many military members experience significant struggles when it comes to getting ahead financially. Possibly one of the greatest benefits to U.S. government or […]
5 min readVA Loans for Manufactured Homes
Step by Step Guide on VA Loans for Manufactured Homes. VA loans can be used for many types of homes. At first glance, it’s easy to see how single-family homes, condos, and townhomes can be purchased with a VA loan, but what about manufactured homes? With proper research and assistance, a veteran can purchase a […]
3 min readHow to Avoid Common House Hacking Mistakes
What is House Hacking? House hacking is a tried and true real estate investment strategy that is a great option for anyone starting in real estate investing. Generally, it is when an owner lives in a unit or bedroom of an investment property and has renters in the other units or bedrooms. The best part […]
4 min readThe 4 Types of VA Loans: Which One is Right for You?
We have Shares 4 Types of VA Loans in this Blog. Veteran homelessness Serving your country is a noble albeit thankless job. Upon years of service, thousands of veterans return and find themselves without a home. Data from the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows that as of January 2018, 37,878 veterans were homeless. Veterans […]
4 min readUsing Joint VA Loans to Accomplish Your Investing Goals
How To Use A Joint VA Loan? Regular VA loans are an amazing benefit for single-family homes and smaller complexes up to four units, but what if you want more units? Or what if you would like to invest with multiple people? The Joint VA loan is a great tool that you can solve both […]
4 min readJumping Into Multifamily Investing
How to Get Started in Multifamily Investing? Meet John and Jessica: I met them at a local real estate investment association (REIA). John and Jessica are a young married couple that hustled their way into multifamily investing. They started by spending a considerable amount of time learning about multifamily investments. They then developed a strategy […]
12 min readAirbnb Lessons
Airbnb Education There I was – thinking that my wife, Christina, and I were both active duty Marines, part-time real estate investors, and new Airbnb hosts, but apparently, we were also exterminators! Saddle up for a few lessons that I learned when we started using Air BnB to house-hack our way one step closer to […]
6 min readJust Start!
Take Action in Real Estate Investing Imagine: “This is the year I’m going to change my life. On January 1, 2019, I am going to do everything right this year. I am going to make a difference for myself, my family, and the world. I’m going to find a mentor, go to a real estate […]
4 min readVeterans Day Gratitude
Veterans Day As my unit motto states, “Service…is a calling only a few will answer, and when the impossible has been accomplished, the only reward is another mission no one else will try.” Today, Veterans Day, we honor veterans across the US – both alive and past. Why? Their military service is a sacrifice; to […]
3 min read6 Ways to Stack Tax Savings on Real Estate Investments
I love taxes! That’s right… I said it. I love taxes. Taxes are our government’s way of shaping the way Americans invest their money. Our government wants to invest in green energy and oil. How do they do it? Offer tax credits for green energy and oil investing. Our government wants to promote small businesses […]
7 min read8 Things to Do Before Talking to a Turn-Key Provider
Firstly, What is Turn-Key Investing? How to Talk to a Turn-Key Provider? Different real estate professionals will describe turn-key investments differently. We have four stipulations for turn-key providers: A property is purchased and rehabbed Tenants are in place A projected cash flow statement is prepared A team is put together (lender, escrow company, title company, […]
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