Category Archives: Finance

Cash Flow vs Wealth

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Bernie

If you are following this blog, you should know by now that capturing a $30K equity on a single family property in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area is fairly straightforward, if you are working with the right people and … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Financing Options

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Bernie

In the blog post on leverage, we talk about using financing in general. In this article we compare three different methods and discuss the power of each. To remind our readers, we discuss the specifics of owning and operating residential … Continue reading →

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Unrealized vs Realized Gain

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Bernie

Followers of this blog know that we mostly discuss practical matters involving owning and operating residential real estate in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton areas in north Texas. While content in this blog could be relevant anywhere, when we get … Continue reading →

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Flipping vs Renting – The Math

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Bernie

This blog is about owning and operating rental properties in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton metroplex. If you are new to this blog, read “Get a Mentor” and “Getting Started” and you can follow the posts from there. Often the … Continue reading →

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Rent to Own

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Bernie

In these posts we discuss owning and operating single family rental property in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. Mostly we discuss specifics about how to buy, how to rehab, how to find good contractors, how to market, how to … Continue reading →

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Understanding Real Estate Finance

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bernie
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In the blog post on benefits of owning real estate, I touch upon how single family rental real estate is a self-hedged investment. How, it tells you when to buy and when to sell. For those on the sidelines timing … Continue reading →

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How much to offer?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Bernie

One question that gets asked a lot is how much to offer for a foreclosure? How much to bid? At asking? Above asking? Far below asking? So in this article, I’m going to discuss this in detail. In these blogs … Continue reading →

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“Low Ball Appraisals” (continued)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Bernie

We are continuing our discussion on low ball appraisals. Read the previous post here. Let’s go over some of the other reasons appraisals are lower than expectations in this market. The primary reason could still be that expectations have not … Continue reading →

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“Low Ball Appraisals”

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Bernie

Mainly this blog deals with the intricacies of owning and operating single family rent houses in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. We discuss, buying, rehabbing, marketing, selecting tenants, refinancing and operating an investment property in the DFW metroplex in … Continue reading →

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Refinancing Into a Long Term Mortgage

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Bernie

This post is one in a series of articles discussing owning and operating single family rental houses in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. We talk about buying foreclosures or HUD homes, fixing them up and then renting to qualified … Continue reading →

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