“A little less conversation, a little more action, please …” ~Bret Calltharp Real estate is not rocket science once you understand the mechanics of the […]
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Center Street Lending Helps Client Excel After Market Downturn
Like most real estate investors in 2008, Center Street Lending had clients that were really in need of a hand up to get started again […]
Continue readingBaby Boomers Are the Next Big Fix/Flip Market
The 55 and over crowd is on the house-hunt and with projections of 52 percent of new-home buyers falling in this age group over the […]
Continue reading5 Redesign Fixes to Command a Better Price
House remodeling is often about separating out the big issues from the little ones and deciding where to best spend your budget. And often that […]
Continue readingImportant Fall Tips for Buying Fix and Flip Investment Properties
For house flippers and real estate investors there is no ‘off season’ per se. Although the real estate market may ebb and flow seasonally in […]
Continue readingA New Way to Use Your Renovated Rental Property
Most rental real estate investors are buying, fixing and renting to long term tenants on six month or one year leases. But consider this; a […]
Continue readingThe Top 7 Mistakes House Flippers Make
Buying undervalued or damaged real estate, making the necessary repairs and then flipping it for a profit sounds super straight forward. Unfortunately it’s typically not. […]
Continue readingCredit Card Use Strategies for Real Estate Investing
Finding the money to take on more real estate investing projects can be a tricky balance between cash, credit and loans to make it happen. But […]
Continue readingTo Borrow or Not to Borrow
Real estate investors often have many projects going on at once – making the ‘to borrow or not to borrow’ dilemma a common one for fix/flip […]
Continue reading6 Traits of Successful Property Managers
Being a good property manager requires a variety of often disparate skills and some unique personality traits that will get you through the sticky situations […]
Continue readingStray or Stay? How Rising Interest Rates May Effect House Flipping
While the house flipping market is hot and investors like you are on the hunt for the next killer fix and flip deal, the economic […]
Continue readingRed Flags of a Bad Potential Tenant
After you’ve put so much hard work, equity and elbow grease into a rental property to get it just right you want to pick a […]
Continue readingFinancing – The Lifeblood of Real Estate Investing Today
Real estate investing can be a fly-by-the-seat of your pants business in hot markets which is why having a reliable hard money lender on your side is […]
Continue reading5 Hot Tips for Rental Real Estate Investors
Rental real estate investing is a hot market because it gives you continuous cash flow every month. However there are a lot of responsibilities in the rental […]
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