Foreclosures Are Rising
April 6, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read While many headlines focus on economic uncertainty and rising foreclosure activity, experienced real estate investors understand that market shifts often create some of the best buying opportunities. When foreclosure activity begins to increase, it signals something important: distress is entering the market, and distressed sellers often create the […]
My BRRRR Formula For Cash Flowing Rental Properties
March 30, 2026 | 4 Minute Read If you are an investor like myself who holds long term rental properties, you need to accurately calculate the purchase price, renovation and closing costs for new acquisitions. Will you be able to cash flow the property after you employ the BRRRR strategy? At what interest rate? Do […]
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. […]