Archive for January, 2008

Landlord Max Rental Property Software Eval

30 January, 2008 Posted by As Landlord Tips & Tricks (3) Comment

You may have read the Carnival of Real Estate where Trevor Mauch reviewed Quicken Rental Property software. Well, Trevor has done it again. Where the Quicken product is for users with smaller real estate investment, Landlord Max is designed for users with more than 20 investment property units.
The cost of this product is $60 more [...]

You may have read the Carnival of Real Estate where Trevor Mauch reviewed Quicken Rental Property software. Well, Trevor has done it again. Where the Quicken product is for users with smaller real estate investment, Landlord Max is designed for users with more than 20 investment property units.
The cost of this product is $60 more [...]

Categories : Landlord Tips & Tricks

Minneapolis List of Boarded/Condemned Properties

28 January, 2008 Posted by As Buying Property (5) Comment

Within the last several months, most customers that I am working with are looking to buy foreclosed houses, rehab them, and then rent them out for a nice cash flow. They are then waiting for the day when they can sell them for a nice profit (as they own them after rehab at 75% LTV). [...]

Within the last several months, most customers that I am working with are looking to buy foreclosed houses, rehab them, and then rent them out for a nice cash flow. They are then waiting for the day when they can sell them for a nice profit (as they own them after rehab at 75% LTV). [...]

Categories : Buying Property

Let’s Talk Taxes

25 January, 2008 Posted by As Mortgage Information,Owning Property (0) Comment

When I meet a new investor, I always discuss how it is critical to building a team of advisers to support your Real Estate Investment career. One of my advisers is my CPA, John Caylor. As we head into tax season, I decided he should be our first guest writer of 2008 to [...]

When I meet a new investor, I always discuss how it is critical to building a team of advisers to support your Real Estate Investment career. One of my advisers is my CPA, John Caylor. As we head into tax season, I decided he should be our first guest writer of 2008 to [...]

Categories : Mortgage Information,Owning Property

Check Your Investment Property

24 January, 2008 Posted by As Owning Property (0) Comment

First Story: I realized last week that I had not been inside one of my rental properties in about 14 months. This is despite the fact that I drive by it every week or so as it is near my parent’s new house. The building was built in 2006, these are the first tenants to [...]

First Story: I realized last week that I had not been inside one of my rental properties in about 14 months. This is despite the fact that I drive by it every week or so as it is near my parent’s new house. The building was built in 2006, these are the first tenants to [...]

Categories : Owning Property

The Carnival of Real Estate #74

21 January, 2008 Posted by As All Real Estate (8) Comment

Welcome to the Carnival of Real Estate at the Minnesota Investment Property blog. I spent the last couple cold days over the warm glow of my laptop reading all the fantastic submissions. Considering it is currently 11 below zero outside as I write this, I thought it might be fitting to showcase the [...]

Welcome to the Carnival of Real Estate at the Minnesota Investment Property blog. I spent the last couple cold days over the warm glow of my laptop reading all the fantastic submissions. Considering it is currently 11 below zero outside as I write this, I thought it might be fitting to showcase the [...]

Categories : All Real Estate

Getting a Good Night’s Sleep as a Real Estate Investor

18 January, 2008 Posted by As Owning Property (0) Comment

Jeff at BawldGuy Talking has done a great job of reminding us how important it is to keep our feet on the ground and prepare for “Uncle Murphy” as he puts it. He is absolutely right that as real estate investors we must have cash reserves available at all times in this business. I have [...]

Jeff at BawldGuy Talking has done a great job of reminding us how important it is to keep our feet on the ground and prepare for “Uncle Murphy” as he puts it. He is absolutely right that as real estate investors we must have cash reserves available at all times in this business. I have [...]

Categories : Owning Property