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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 Advantages of Investing in Single Family Rental Homes

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Bernie

We have talked a lot in these posts about how to invest in single family rental homes in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton area. I ask my readers to get a mentor first if they have not done it. I’d … Continue reading →

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The Power of Leverage

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Bernie

I talk about real estate investing with many people every day. If they are new, invariably they ask me, “How much money do I need?” So in this post, we’ll talk about that. If you Googled your way right to … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Single Family Rental – Income Approach

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Bernie

This is the second method of evaluating a single family rental home. We talked about the first method, Comparative Market Analysis earlier. If you are new to this blog, please read the page on Getting a Mentor first. When you … Continue reading →

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Comparative Market Analysis

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Bernie

In continuation of our discussion on estimating the value of a single family home, let’s dive into the details of the method called “Comparative Market Analysis” or “CMA/comps”. If you are new to these blogs, we are talking about investing … Continue reading →

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Estimating Market Value of a Single Family Home

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to these blogs, I suggest you visit the Get a Mentor page first. Real estate investing is vast and having a person you can ping is invaluable. Now, I have mentioned in a couple of posts … Continue reading →

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To See or Not to See – Before Making the Offer

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bernie

We will discuss tons of material in these posts but there’s no substitute to getting a mentor who has done this a few times. So go here to read about it and get one first. I mentioned before that as … Continue reading →

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Making the Offer on a Bank Foreclosure

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to the blogs here, please read the post on getting a mentor. For those who are following blog after blog, please pardon my insistence on this in every post. To me it’s crucial that people who … Continue reading →

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Setting Up the Search for Foreclosed Homes

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to this blog, please read the post on getting a mentor first. Let’s dive into the steps involved in buying a foreclosed house. If you want to read the broad steps, follow this link. I’m going … Continue reading →

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What’s a Good Rental?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Bernie

If you are new to this blog, you may want to read the page on getting a mentor first. In the post on yield play vs value play, I mentioned that there is such a thing as a typical rental … Continue reading →

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