Why Buying a Beach House Can Actually Pay Off Earn Rental Income, Build Equity, and Still Soak Up the Sun There’s something magical about the beach (especially Avalon and Stone Harbor New Jersey!)—the sound of the waves, the salty breeze, and the relaxed pace of life. But what if your beach getaway didn’t just refresh…
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Why Keep Renting Every Summer When You Could Own a Piece of the Shore? For many families, summer at the Jersey Shore is a beloved tradition — and Avalon or Stone Harbor are two of the most coveted towns for vacationers. But if you’ve been renting a home in either town every summer, year after…
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Why Buying Off-Island Could Be the Smartest Move at the Jersey Shore When people dream about owning property at the Jersey Shore, their minds often jump straight to Avalon or Stone Harbor — two of the most iconic beach towns on the Seven Mile Island. And it’s no surprise: these coastal gems offer luxury homes,…
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📘 The Renter’s Wake-Up Call Why Paying Rent Is Building Someone Else’s Wealth—And How to Start Building Your Own 💭 Think About This… If you’re renting, you are paying a mortgage.Just not your own. Every rent payment you make is helping your landlord build equity, grow their net worth, and secure their future. So the…
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It’s possible to grow wealth with real estate without actually owning any real estate yourself! Being a money partner aka private lender to active real estate investors allows the lender to make totally passive income through real estate!
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Tired of searching through leftover properties online? Check out my Perfect Property Finder Program where I find off market deals that match a buyer’s exact criteria! The best part is my buyers get to see these properties before anyone else knows they’re for sale!
Are you thinking of applying for a mortgage? You can’t just roll in and get approved… there’s quite a bit of paperwork the lender will require from you. Here’s list of the most common documents a lender will want to see.
A question I get asked often what makes a good mid-term rental market and how did I choose one to get started in. The short answer to that is I didn’t! When I first got started with mid-term rentals, I simply turned long term rentals I already had into mid-term rentals. The only research I…
The Pros and Cons of Hosting on Airbnb (or VRBO, booking.com etc) In November of 2021 I decided to convert our long term rentals into medium and short term rentals and MAN do I love it. Since I do a combination of short and medium term rentals, I gear my listings towards people who need…
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The first thing to note is that it likely won’t make sense to automate every aspect of your Airbnb business until you have a few units up and running – mainly due to the costs incurred when implementing automation services. Below I’ll go over the most important and my favorite automation tools that I think…
January 2022 we bought a triplex and I’m sharing all the fun details – the numbers and the before pictures!! Check it out and let me know what you think!
Some were brave enough to ask so here it is… the flip house numbers! Purchase price, ARV, budget and profit. Read what we paid, what we expect to sell for, what our budget entails and how much we plan to make (or lose!)
After 3 HELOCs and a refinance into a long term debt, I’ve learned a few things about home equity lines of credit.
I’ve written about the “brrrr” real estate strategy and the live in flip strategy… but there is also another AMAZEballs real estate strategy that I think new real estate entrepreneurs should take advantage of and it’s called house hacking. I’m super excited to talk about house hacking because we’re doing it right now with a…
You guys asked questions, I answered!! Here’s the post I’ve been promising for days about how to do due diligence on a property. You’re going to be shocked about what we found in our most recent due diligence search.
You might be wondering to yourself, or out loud to google, ‘what’s the difference between pre-approval and pre-qualification?’ And it’s not a bad question to have seeing as though most people use the words pre-approval and pre-qualification interchangeably when it comes to buying a house. But the truth is one is much better to have…
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Looking for how to get a good deal on a house through the MLS? Perfect! Because today’s blog post is all about just that. There are so many more ways to find a house other than through the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). There are HUD homes, auction homes, foreclosure homes, private sales and so much…
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This post, how to buy a rental property, has been a long time in the making. The kick in the butt I needed to get this finished and posted was from a friend who became interested in purchasing a rental property. She asked if I had any blog posts on the topic of purchasing a…
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