Good Morning! Last week we had the HOME INSPECTION for the house PK & I are hoping to one day call home. While I will keep the results of that private while we are in negotiation, I want to spend some time this week talking about exactly who should attend the home inspection! So, as we do, let’s talk Real […]
Good Morning! Last week we discussed HOME INSPECTIONS and who should attend?! Let’s spend this week talking about HOME INSPECTION NEGOTIATIONS. So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk HOME INSPECTIONS – NEGOTIATIONS… It is important to note that every deal is different, every buyer is different, every seller is different and every market is different. And ALL […]
Good Morning! Update from last week – we are officially under contract on a home! Let’s talk about what it took and what the next steps are. So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk COMPETITIVE OFFERS IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET PT II… Let me give you a breakdown of this deal. House came on the market: 9/1 Showing: […]
Good Afternoon! Right now, PK and I are on the hunt for a home for us! We have purchased rental properties in the past but never a home for us to live in ourselves, so this whole process is new and exciting. Unfortunately, we picked a CRAZY time to do it. There is very little inventory, and anything that we […]
Good Morning! As a landlord and a realtor in both NY & PA, I am trying to stay on top of all of the COVID related government packages, subsidies and programs so that we (aka myself, my business partners & our tenants) can all seek any assistance we may need during these crazy times. Most recently, rent relief programs came […]
Good Afternoon! This past week or so I have been working with a couple who is ready to dive in and do their first flip! We have been looking at various properties but I think we have it narrowed down to one. I thought it might be helpful to show you how we got there. So, as we do, let’s […]
Good Morning! I am not going to lie, when I sat down to write this week’s LTRE, I was at a loss as to what I should talk about. On the REI side of things, all I am really doing is checking in with tenants, catching up on Quickbooks, trying to automate our processes a bit more, and facilitating minor fixes to properties. […]
Good Morning! There is no doubt that all of us have been affected by this pandemic in one way or another. I actually read a quote the other day, that really puts things into perspective on how this is all such a different experience for every single person. I will end today’s post with it but for now, I want to […]
Good Morning! This week we are talking about something that affects almost all of us right now and that is WORKING FROM HOME. I have been working from home for a little over two years now, but even for me, my work world has been rocked a bit by this pandemic. So let’s talk about it. So, as we do, […]
Good Morning! This week we are focusing on COSIGNERS. The need for a cosigner can pop up from time to time when working in real estate or the lending industry. I recently was put in a situation where I needed to decide how I was going to handle them as a landlord so I want to talk it out with […]