Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing: How to Pay for Renovations

Posted by Julie on January 20, 2012 at 7:15 pm

Earlier this week we unveiled the before and after pictures of our character home renovation project. And last year we shared pictures of a major renovation project we did where we added a legal suite. One of the best things about being a real estate investor is the opportunity to add value through improvements. And, done right, renovations can add more value than you put in, increase cash flow and attract better tenants or buyers. The only problem with renovating rental property: IT COSTS MONEY!

Character Home Renovation Project: Before & After Pictures

Posted by Julie on January 16, 2012 at 4:14 am

We just put the FOR RENT sign up and posted the ads online … it’s official … our character home renovation project is darn near complete.

We have some work to do in the yard and we have to put numbers on the house still – but otherwise we are done! And we are really proud of how it turned out.

‘Til Death Do Us Invest – 5 Tips for Successful Investing as a Couple

Posted by Julie on December 5, 2011 at 8:42 am

Here’s a great way to test your relationship: Buy a couple of lemon properties that are out of town. For added enjoyment, throw in a property manager charged with manslaughter, court ordered repairs and a tenant that stops paying rent and then fights the eviction.

Why Isn’t My House Renting?? Troubleshooting a Vacancy Issue

Posted by Rev N You on November 24, 2011 at 2:33 pm

We have a vacancy in one of our properties that is managed by a property manager.

It’s located in Kelowna. We normally try to get out to see our properties as soon as a vacancy comes up but Kelowna is not a day trip from Vancouver Island where we lived. So, we planned a trip right after the Investor Forum to check everything out. Since I knew we were going there in a week or so, I didn’t check up on the ads for the property when they got posted at the start of November.

A Peak Into What Happened at the Vancouver Investor Forum

Posted by Julie on November 17, 2011 at 1:32 am

The Vancouver Investor Forum was a hit! I’ve received dozens of emails from attendees saying that they learned a lot, had some fun, and were really impressed with how ‘real’ and ‘easy to approach’ all of the speakers were. Love those kind of emails. If you missed the event, you really did miss a fantastic array of speakers with so much to share.