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Substance over form

Substance over form

Substance over form   I had an interesting case come across my desk this week that had to do with a lease option going bad. At first, I typed “gone bad,” but the situation has not fully resolved, so I changed it. But it’s a great illustration of what not to do as an investor and I thought I would tell you about it so you don’t make the same mistakes. Lease options have become a popular exit...

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Land lording

Soaking wet with three-day old pants

Soaking wet with three-day old pants

Soaking wet with three-day old pants   I am soaking wet and quite a bit dirty right now. And if truth be told, I have had the same pair of pants on for three days straight. Now that may seem a bit odd, but let me explain. On Tuesday afternoon I got a call from a...

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Tracking your rentals

Tracking your rentals

Tracking your rentals   This week we have been neck-deep in QuickBooks working on our numbers in our rental company. The reason for this is we are doing a deep dive on our rentals to see how they’re preforming and also updating our actual metrics from 2023 to...

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A Landlords Tale

A Landlords Tale

A Landlords Tale   ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Now you know that’s not true, cause children of four have we, And there’s nary a moment of silence, especially in the evening.   At 8...

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Mobile Homes

Trailer differences

Trailer differences

Trailer differences   I’ve had a lot of calls this week about mobile homes. Mostly, the conversations centered around the differences between trailers and stick-built homes in rehabs. So, I’d like to highlight a few of the major differences you need to be aware...

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Why you need a bill of sale at closing

Why you need a bill of sale at closing

Why you need a bill of sale at closing   We recently bought a land home deal, which is a mobile home being sold with land. We call it a land home deal because you can buy just the trailer and not the land. This takes place in a mobile community or somewhere else...

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Do it wrong, do it long

Do it wrong, do it long

Do it wrong, do it long   When I was in middle and high school, I was on the football team. Notice how I intentionally phrased that statement. Let me explain.   When I was in middle school, we lived in a little town in Madison County called Hull on the...

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Real Estate Investing

Looking like professionals

Looking like professionals

Looking like professionals   The cost of trade labor has gotten quite high lately in my opinion. I’m seeing some strange business practices with how companies are bidding jobs. And if you’re looking in the wrong places for help, it might cost you an unneeded arm...

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Hope for the best, but get the rest in writing!

Hope for the best, but get the rest in writing!

Hope for the best, but get the rest in writing!   I like to think of myself as a positive person. So much so that I think they made a little mistake when they did my blood type. You see, they say I’m B-negative, but I disagree because I tend to be positive. So,...

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Did I mess up?

Did I mess up?

Did I mess up?   “I don’t believe this is going to work.” That is what the soil analysis guy, named Doug, told me as we were trapesing through the property we just purchased. And as we walked back, all I could think was, “Did I mess up?” That’s a sinking feeling....

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Videos

In-home interviews are powerful

In-home interviews are powerful

In-home interviews are powerful   Paper applications can tell you a lot about a rental applicant. But landlording is a people business. And just using an application falls short on giving you a total picture of what kind of person your applicants is. Check out...

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