ERIN KELLY

September 20, 2019

let’s talk: TAX ABATEMENTS

Last week I spent the week in Philadelphia, camping out at our Project all day everyday to see what truly is going on and why this renovation is not done yet. For those of you who may not know, we bought this house a year ago, designed it, and hired a GC to handle ALL of the work. I have […]

September 20, 2019

let’s talk: CONCRETE

Touching on another learning from Project Philadelphia today and that is CONCRETE. Now, I will start by saying I did NOT having any hand in putting in our new concrete BUT I did watch! So let’s talk why we decided to replace the existing concrete, how the site was prepped and what went into consideration during the process. So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk WHEN, WHY, […]

August 21, 2019

let’s talk: I HATE MY NEW KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS – WHAT DO I DO?!

AND WE ARE BACK! We are talking about a lesson I learned the hard way when I got back from vacation this past weekend. If you follow along on instagram, you may know where I am going with this. After 12 days away, we were SO excited to go see all of the progress made at Project Philadelphia. Our “DREAM” countertops […]

August 7, 2019

let’s talk: FILLING YOUR RENTAL UNIT…VIRTUALLY

Writing to you from our car, driving down 95, somewhere in southern VA. I procrastinated on this week’s post…I’m sorry! But we got it done and that’s all that matters, right?! This week I want to talk about filling vacant rental units…virtually. So as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk TIPS FOR FILLING YOUR VACANT UNITS FROM AFAR… For any […]

July 31, 2019

let’s talk: MORTGAGES – THE APPLICATION PROCESS

WE ARE TALKING MORTGAGES AGAIN THIS WEEK! Teaming up with U.S. News & World Report last week we covered WHAT mortgages are, and what we should consider when looking for one. This week we are talking about the APPLICATION PROCESS. So as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk MORTGAGES – THE APPLICATION PROCESS… let’s talk PREPPING FOR THE […]

July 24, 2019

let’s talk: MORTGAGES – WHAY ARE THEY?!

WE ARE TALKING MORTGAGES THIS WEEK! I was recently approached by US News & World Report to talk about an article they put together on mortgages. This is a topic that many of us will have to do some research on at some point in our lives and truthfully, I feel as though I can ALWAYS use a refresher on them as well. So […]

July 21, 2019

let’s talk: NEW NY RENTAL REGULATIONS, PT II

Good morning! Coming in hot this week with PT II of this new rental property legislation in New York. Last week we spoke specifically about the laws that affect the tenant / landlord relationship (aka the Statewide Housing Security and Tenant Protection Act of 2019). This week we are diving in further than that to check out more “landlord life changing” legislation that was recently […]

July 13, 2019

let’s talk: THE NEW NY RENTAL REGULATIONS, PT II

Good morning! New legislation has been making waves throughout the NY Real Estate Market these past couple of weeks. New laws were introduced that would forbid building owners from deregulating apartments, close loopholes that permit them to raise rents, decrease tax incentives for landlords, and protect tenants to the highest degree. Essentially all of this is pretty bad news for landlords, and great news for renters. As someone who is both a […]

July 13, 2019

let’s talk: RENTAL PERMITS, PHILADELPHIA

Good morning! As we try to finally wrap up Project Philadelphia I have been working to learn more about the rental codes, rules and regulations. Thanks to Philadelphia Zoning, I was able to obtain our rental licenses this week and learn the following.So as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk PREPARING FOR OUR PHILLY RENTAL PROPERTY… In order to operate as a business in […]

June 26, 2019

let’s talk : THE GREATER NYC MARKET AND ALL THE LISTING SERVICES IT HAS TO OFFER

Good morning! As many of you are aware, I recently started working as a Realtor in the Greater NYC market. One thing that I learned is that the whole MLS thing is not so straightforward here. And a lot of the various boards don’t really work together. This is something that REALLY confused me initially (& sometimes still does), so I […]

let’s talk: HOME EQUITY

let’s talk: TOP 5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN PURCHASING A RENTAL PROPERTY

let’s talk: the FINAL WALKTHROUGH

let’s talk: CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY

let’s talk: PHILADELPHIA REAL ESTATE MARKET

let’s talk: 6 WAYS I USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BUSINESS

let’s talk: RE LICENSE RECIPROCITY

let’s talk: OUTSOURCING YOUR LIFE

let’s talk: DIRT-Y BASMENTS

let’s talk: VACANCY POLICIES

let’s talk: TAX ABATEMENTS

let’s talk: CONCRETE

let’s talk: I HATE MY NEW KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS – WHAT DO I DO?!

let’s talk: FILLING YOUR RENTAL UNIT…VIRTUALLY

let’s talk: MORTGAGES – THE APPLICATION PROCESS

let’s talk: MORTGAGES – WHAY ARE THEY?!

let’s talk: NEW NY RENTAL REGULATIONS, PT II

let’s talk: THE NEW NY RENTAL REGULATIONS, PT II

let’s talk: RENTAL PERMITS, PHILADELPHIA

let’s talk : THE GREATER NYC MARKET AND ALL THE LISTING SERVICES IT HAS TO OFFER

let’s talk : INSURANCE [ADMITTED vs NON-ADMITTED]

let’s talk : NYC REAL ESTATE 1H19

let’s talk : COOPERATIVES – THE APPLICATION PROCESS

let’s talk : FLEX UNITS

let’s talk : REALTOR, AGENT, BROKER – WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?!

let’s talk : DETERMINING RENTAL RATES

let’s talk : HOMEBUILDERS & PRODUCTS IN THE 2019 MARKET

let’s talk : UTILIZING FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE FOR YOUR BUSINESS

let’s talk: FAIR HOUSING LAWS

let’s talk: TENANTS – HOW & WHERE TO FIND THEM

let’s talk : OUR MOST RECENT CLOSE AND ALL THAT IT ENTAILED

let’s talk : PERMITS & WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT

let’s talk : CREATIVE FINANCING

let’s talk : CO-BROKING

let’s talk : APPRAISALS

let’s talk : MBA Purchase Index

let’s talk : DON’T HIDE THE TRUTH

let’s talk : I’M VIEWING A PROPERTY FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT SHOULD I LOOK OUT FOR?!

let’s talk : I ACTIVATED MY REAL ESTATE LICENSE, NOW WHAT?!

let’s talk : WHY I JOINED eXp REALTY

let’s talk : SH*T HAPPENS AND IT’S OKAY, JUST BE PREPARED

let’s talk : the REI journey of DWAYNE JORDAN

let’s talk : SECURITY SYSTEMS

let’s talk : FLIPPING IS OUT, BRRRR-ing IS IN

let’s talk : 2019 RE MARKET FORECASTS

let’s talk : 2018 REAL ESTATE RECAP

let’s talk : A QUICKBOOKS CHEAT SHEET

let’s talk : ONE YEAR DOWN

let’s talk : ZONING vs USE REGISTRATION (in Philadelphia)

let’s talk : INSURANCE for RENTALS

let’s talk : MAINTAINING & RESTORING YOUR PROPERTIES

let’s talk : GETTING STARTED IN QUICKBOOKS

let’s talk : REAL ESTATE INVESTING – IT WORKS

let’s talk : the EVOLUTION of a FLOOR PLAN

let’s talk : BEING A SUCCESSFUL LANDLORD

let’s talk : MANAGING YOUR OWN PROPERTY

let’s talk : OWNER REPORTING

let’s talk : PREPPING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR REAL ESTATE VENTURES

let’s talk : FRAMING your property

let’s talk : the LONGEST CLOSE EVER & the LESSONS we learned along the way

let’s talk: RENT-TO-OWN programs

let’s talk : the deal that was NOT meant to be

let’s talk : UNDERSTANDING THE HUD STATEMENT

let’s talk : ISSUES THAT MAY POP UP DURING DEMO

let’s talk : MULTI-FAMILIES – an attorney’s perspective

let’s talk : PICKING OUT YOUR PROPERTY FINISHES

let’s talk : BUILDING your FLOORPLAN

let’s talk : Getting Started with a CONTRACTOR

let’s talk : HOUSE FLIPPING from the BEGINNING – the tales of WEEK ONE

let’s talk : LOW APPRAISALS

let’s talk : I’M FLIPPING A PROPERTY – WHAT TYPE OF INSURANCE DO I NEED?

let’s talk : PURCHASING PROPERTY SIGHT UNSEEN

let’s talk : COMMERCIAL LOANS

let’s talk : I SIGNED MY COMMITMENT LETTER – NOW WHAT?!

let’s talk : tracking your NET WORTH

let’s talk : first FLIP preparation

let’s talk : PHILADELPHIA

let’s talk : HARD MONEY

let’s talk : MORTGAGE LIMITS

let’s talk : HOME INSPECTIONS