If you have been reading real estate books, you may know what private lenders are. For those of you who do not, private lenders are individuals like you and me that have spare money to invest. They can lend money to you at a higher interest rate for a shorter period so that you can […]
Buying property cash may or may not make sense in certain situations. If you ask Dave Ramsey, the answer is yes, but if you ask me, the answer is… Depends. If you have read any of my real estate investing blog posts, you know I am a big fan of using debt to buy real […]
Do you need one to start investing? No Should you consider opening an LLC or Corporation before you buys? Definitely. Depending on your circumstances, an LLC may be a must-have. I am not a lawyer and I would highly recommend you do your research or talk to a lawyer beforehand. If you ask me “Katherine, […]
It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog post so there is much to catch up. I figured I’d start with the sale of our duplexes. At the beginning of 2020, we had no intend to sale the duplexes. The goal was to refinance from our high interest private loan into a conventional […]
We officially became real estate investors in May 2019 and I can’t believe how much we have learned along the way! It’s been quite an adventure, but so worth it. Each deal takes us to the next level. In our deal, Big Horn, we learned the power of private money. In all of the real […]
We are so excited to give you the final results of the Big Horn project! If you have not read my initial blog post, make sure you check it!
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Since I started sharing our real estate journey, I’ve gotten several messages on how to get started in real estate and the answer to this question is simple, by actually doing it. This is the answer to almost anything in life. However, I know it’s easier said than done.
We had it all planned out. Little Mermaid was bought, renovated, and rented within less than 3 weeks of purchasing it, the rehab of the duplexes was finally completed and all units were rented. We were just about ready to begin the refinance process, then COVID happened and it started going downhill real quick. This is […]
Ryan and I decided to DIY the rehab of our Big Horn rental. It sounded like a cool thing to do considering that with COVID, there was no much else to do. Whoopsie! Little did I know how soon that excitement would wear off! We still outsourced some big-ticket items like exterior painting and drywall repair, […]
Ryan loves naming our properties and the funnier the better. I call it my ugly baby. Big Horn is actually the street name of our 5th Rental Property.