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From Cash Flow to Catastrophe
August 25, 2025 | 4 Minute Read Back in 2011, I left the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, FL after 15 years and up and move to Birmingham, AL. Why? I was selling fully renovated turnkey properties in Birmingham for around $50,000. I bought them dirt cheap—between $8,000–$12,000—and invested another $30,000 in renovations. After closing, I […]
Comp a Property When Comps Don’t Exist
August 4, 2025 | 3 Minute Read What do you do when you find a great potential rental, but the comparable sales (“comps”) are unclear, underwhelming, or nonexistent? It’s a common challenge. Sometimes we’re tempted to force a square peg into a round hole just because we like the property. But to make sound investment […]
The 30% ROI Triplex That Wasn’t
July 7, 2025 | 3 Minute Read You might think I’m crazy for walking away from a triplex with an estimated 30% net ROI. That’s right—30% net. Some investors would have jumped all over this deal. But as always, the devil is in the details. Curious why I passed? Read on. Over the years, I’ve […]
It’s All About the Numbers
June 23, 2025 | 2.5 Minute Read Yes, we buy a lot of houses. But this particular property gave us some interesting decisions to make. Our plan is to buy and hold, but as we walked through the home and reviewed the layout, we realized we had a few value add options to increase monthly […]
The Best $20K I Never Made
June 9, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Last week a virtual wholesaler brought us a property. The asking price? $65,000. My business partner of over 10 years, Jeff, and I happened to be nearby finishing up a renovation project, so we decided to stop by and walk the property together—a rare occasion, since I usually […]
Profits, Pivots & Passive Income
March 19, 2025 | 3 Minute Read The first half of 2025 has been pretty decent, and I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes look at how our current real estate projects and exit strategies. From profitable turnkey flips to rent increases on long-term holdings, we’re adapting to market shifts with a focus on stability, cash […]
The Wealth Illusion: $8 Trillion Gone
April 14, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Last week in just 48 hours, U.S. stock markets shed around $8 trillion in value. Overnight, retirement accounts, investment portfolios, and 401(k)s looked a whole lot smaller. So here’s the question we should all be asking: If wealth can disappear that quickly… was it ever truly real? Welcome […]
I Made $100K This Month. How’d You Do?
March 24, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read March turned out to be a solid month. While in Dallas for a conference, we sold one of our turnkey properties. Now, I’ll be honest—I hesitated to sell this one. It was pulling in a 16% net cap rate, which is nothing to sneeze at. So why let […]
You Need Multiple Streams of REI Income
March 24, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When I first started investing in real estate back in 2002, my sole strategy was wholesaling. It had a low barrier to entry with minimal costs, making it an easy way to get started. And it worked—until 2008. When the market crashed, buyers disappeared, and most wholesalers quickly […]
Why I Refinanced My Airbnb
March 3, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I completed a refinance on one of my short-term rentals (Airbnb). I had owned the property free and clear for nine years. For the first seven years, I rented it to two different Section 8 tenants. Since there was no mortgage, my cash flow averaged around […]
