My Strategy to Get Higher Rents with Section 8
January 26, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I spoke with a fellow investor who was considering selling two of his long-term Section 8 rentals. I know these properties well—I sold them to him about five years ago. The good news? The properties have performed exactly as intended. Same tenants since purchase. Minimal maintenance […]
The BRRRR vs Turnkey Strategies
January 19, 2026 | 4 Minute Read Real estate investors are often sold on turnkey rentals as the easiest way to build passive income. Meanwhile, the BRRRR strategy (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) is positioned as the fast lane to scaling—if you’re willing to do the work. Both strategies can make money. But they behave […]
How We Turned Five Rentals Into a Six Figure Profit Machine
January 12, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I broke down the performance of my two personally owned short-term rentals and how they generated $95,000 in gross income in 2025. In this article, I want to shift the focus to how our company-owned portfolio of five short-term rentals (STRs) performed over the same period. […]
The Numbers That Make or Break Every Real Estate Deal
January 12, 2026 | 2.5 Minute Read Every profitable real estate deal starts—and ends—with two numbers: As-Is Value and After-Repair Value (ARV). If you don’t understand the difference between them, you’re not investing. You’re gambling. These two values determine what you should pay, how much you can borrow, and whether a deal makes sense at […]
The BRRRR Cash Flow Formula for 2026
December 22 2025 | 2.5 Minute Read Every year, I hear the same thing from investors. “I want to work smarter, not harder.” I understand the intention—but in real estate investing, that mindset is often what stalls growth. If you want to grow your portfolio in 2026, the formula isn’t smarter or harder.It’s smarter and […]
When Closings Are Delayed
December 15, 2025 | 2 Minute Read Let me be clear before we go any further. The closing attorney I’ve worked with here in Birmingham for the last 14+ years is top-notch. Hundreds of deals, zero headaches—usually. Delays? Rare. Missed items? Even rarer. But even the smallest slip-ups can cause big problems. After sitting in […]
Turning Equity Into a $2M Credit Line
December 8, 2025 | 2 Minute Read I am refinancing one of our portfolios to pull out cash and used it to pay off several mortgages, creating free-and-clear properties. Those assets will boost my cash flow and help me unlock a $2M+ credit line. This strategy will let me scale faster, buy more deals, and […]
Refinancing Your Rental? Ask This One Question
November 17, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Many investors come to me for help securing bridge and refinance loans—usually when they reach the third R in the BRRRR strategy: Refinance. That third R is the turning point. It determines whether your capital stays trapped in a property indefinitely or gets recapitalized into acquiring more deals. […]
Which Is Smarter: 5/1 ARM or 30 Yr Fixed?
October 13, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Many of you know that we help investors secure bridge and DSCR refinance loans—and we don’t just assist others, we actively finance our own projects the same way. Last week, my business partner and I began evaluating the refinance options for four of our properties: Short-Term Rental: $142,500 […]
How I Plan to Tap $1M+ Equity Without Refinancing
September 29, 2025 | 3 Minute Read My business partner, Jeff Shadrick, has been with me for over a decade, and in a word… he’s brilliant. Not only has our partnership been profitable, but he constantly pushes me to think differently about financing, rental portfolios and pursuing new acquisitions. After nearly 25 years of investing, […]