Tag Archives: Dallas real estate

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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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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The Rental Business: Move-out Process

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Bernie

When you screen tenants as we teach you in this blog, your odds of having a successful lease term with your tenant and a profitable business is very high. As you approach the end of the lease term, you need … 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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Bank of America’s Rent Your Home Program

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Bernie

Welcome back folks. Here, in these posts, we talk about owning and operating your rental property. Most of my posts are technical in nature, discussing specifics about buying, fixing up and renting your property. Now and then, I diverge and … Continue reading →

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The Rental Business: Maintenance and Repair

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Bernie

Most landlords dread rental property repair and maintenance. This is one area that causes otherwise would be real estate investors to stay away and that’s sad. If you do it right, there should be little concern that you’ll be bogged … 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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