So we have a new roof going on our latest project and I had the wonderful reminder that I am not a roofer. I’m not happy on roofs. I’m not a fan of heights. Can I do a roof? Yes.
Top 5: Myths about House Flipping
I bet you’ve been watching Flip this House, Flip or Flop, Flippping Boston, Flipping Miami, Flipping Vegas, Flipping Pancakes or Floop and Bloop on HGTV/DIY/A&E/Disney/Spike. Wow! What a glamorous life flippers lead. Find a house in about 5 minutes, look
Top 5: Things you should never buy at Home Depot
OK, we’ve had a lull in the postings while I finished a house, prepared to buy another one and went fishing in Florida with my Dad. You should have seen the shark he hooked! Have you ever seen a 5-foot
Top 5: Things you should never allow subcontractors do
OK everyone, my sister says I should give you guys some real life tips and that people love numbers so thus begins the Top 5 Series. Hopefully you will laugh, cry and want to read it again and again…… Drum
Reality vs. Reality TV
Who would have ever guessed that my mom and I would bond over Flip This House and Salvage Dawgs. It’s one of our favorite times when I visit and we talk on the phone about these shows constantly. Granted, her
The Agony and Ecstasy of Buying Tools
Let’s face it guys (and some girls), going to the tool section at Home Depot, Lowes or …….. moment of silence……… a DeWault Factory Outlet is just therapeutic. The feel of a well-balanced Estwing hammer or a new 20v impact
Trust but Verify
Sed confidunt verificare Doveryai, No proveryai Trust but verify Attributed to being a Russian proverb and made famous by Ronald Reagan in the cold war, this saying cost me over $7,000 and 2 and 1/2 months of delays. If you’ve
Flipping Houses Safely
If you’ve ever been on a jobsite, it is a smorgasbord of fun……if you are a 10 year old boy! Ladders, piles of materials, walls to climb and holes to jump through. No matter how long you’ve been doing this
FEMA
So let’s talk about something real exciting today, FEMA. In our world of real estate, it primarily refers to property that lies in a flood zone. I’m sure there are other areas that FEMA overlaps with us real estate investors
Fear and Rehab
So what are you afraid of? I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of people at seminars and at meetings and I wonder where they have disappeared to because there’s no way that many people are flipping houses. I remember being the