Minnesota Investment Real Estate

If you’re new here (and you like what you read), you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!  ScottI believe that most real estate investors are probably more excited about the day they will sell their investment property, than the day they buy it! I first wrote about this […]

I hope I am “preaching to the choir” when I remind everyone that in Minnesota, you must pay your tenant interest on the security deposit they have on file with you, when they move out. As a landlord, you must return a tenant’s security deposit plus interest or give a written explanation why the […]

Single Family houses make great additions to your Minnesota investment real estate portfolios. They are stable, good income producing properties. The tenants tend to be longer term and the buildings tend to have less management requirements. Unfortunately, they can also leave very little opportunity to improve your cash flow. Here are […]

If you are a real estate investor in this market, it is almost certain that you will be looking at houses that are “short sales” and properties that have been foreclosed on (also called REO or bank-owned properties). When working with customers, I often get the question: “Do you get a better deal with […]

I am excited that we will be hosting a Real Estate Investing 101 Seminar on Wednesday, March 26, 6:30-8:00pm in Burnsville. This seminar will be a one and a half hour presentation in regards to wealth building through real estate. There is no charge at all, no contracts you sign with us, no consultation […]

Just like other areas of the country, Minneapolis has been hit hard by foreclosures. In my opinion, North Minneapolis has been hit worse than other areas with some streets having 5-10 REO properties on them. This situation has created a unique opportunity for real estate investors to profit from this glut of REO properties. Most investors are buying low, fixing up the property and unlike a traditional flip: renting it out, and expecting to wait 3-5 years to cash out.