Archive for the ‘Minnesota’ Category

Why Buying Properties at Sheriff Sales in Minnesota is a Bad Idea

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

If you’re new here (and you like what you read), you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!  ScottThere is so much information out there in books, television, and seminars about buying properties going into foreclosure. Many “experts” recommend that you buy the properties at the sheriff sale or “on […]

Minnesota Investment Property Search

Monday, October 29th, 2007

When I am looking for Investment Property for customers, I am not only looking for properties that have the best prices, I am also looking for investment properties that have certain features.  Some of those features are:

Tenant paid utilities:  Almost always, each apartment will have separate electrical, but in Minnesota, many investment properties have one […]

Flipping Houses Training

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

I have been asked to do the featured seminar at the upcoming Construction Expo in Minneapolis on October 31 and November 1 about Flipping Properties 101.  If you are interested in learning about Flipping Houses, it will be a great opportunity to get a lot of information in a short 2 hour training.  And best of all, […]

Why Buy Investment Property anywhere but Minnesota?

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

I know I am going to get some comments from readers in other parts of the country about this title!  My point is not that anywhere BUT Minnesota is bad.  It is just that I often get the question from new investors that ask:  “I read investment property in [insert any state here] is a […]

Get your Properties Ready for the Snow!

Monday, September 10th, 2007

It never fails….the State Fair is over, Labor day was here and gone, the kids are back in school and within days the high temperature is not getting above 70 degrees!  Here in Minnesota it seems like the seasons change fast and the snow is just around the corner. 
Time to get your investment properties ready for […]

Amazing Minneapolis Investment Property Deals

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

Last week I toured several duplexes in NE Minneapolis with a client.  All of them were bank owned (foreclosures) and all needed some rehab.  I was amazed at how low the prices had gone for otherwise decent buildings in decent neighborhoods. 
Two of the three buildings needed around $20k to rehab the bathrooms and kitchens  One was […]