We are deep into our fourth investment property at this point, which still qualifies us as newbies, but we have picked up on a few mistakes lessons that we have taken away from our first two years of doing this. Real estate can be very profitable, if you can recognize good deals (and bad ones). […]
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Update on the Small Town Renovation
I won’t try to beat around the bush – we have had a lot of things going on these past few weeks. From closing on our own rehab project to starting up some more of our home renovations, our focus has been occupied with that excitement. So, the time spent on this project has not […]
The Big 3-0
I have been looking forward to my 30th birthday pretty much all year. I know not many people get thrilled about breaking the ceiling into the next decade, but I was because it meant an excuse to go big or go home! Of course, why can’t you go big every year? Every year is a […]
The Deal So Far
We just barely scraped by closing yesterday due to some communication hiccups between the lender and the title company, but at 4:45 p.m., we did our part as the buyers and signed the documents. However, it was late in the work day, so the rest of the deal did not get completed until today. This […]
Back in Rehab
You guys. I am so excited!! I had to share with you all today our newest project, which will have us diving back into the rehab world. What rehab did you think I was talking about?? We took a huge leap and put in an offer on this one sight unseen. Yes. We didn’t even […]
Small Town Design and Renovation
One thing I really enjoyed doing when I was working on our first renovation project was helping to design the floor plan and choose the elements that would result in the most added value. I loved creating the lighting plan – where the recessed lighting would be placed, how the kitchen pendant lights would accent […]
Our Next Renovation Adventure
This next house was a fun one too – but in a different way. We were in the midst of that nightmare rehab and we decided to go for a third property. This one was located in what turned out to be a slightly less safe neighborhood than I was comfortable with. Nevertheless, we took […]
What Happened with the Rehab?
It was around the end of October/early November when the project finally was wrapping up. We were able to start breathing again. We were able to enjoy our Halloween and Emily’s second birthday and actually have enough money to celebrate those special days again. Emily was slow to catch on to what Halloween meant, but […]
Meanwhile, Personally
While we were tackling this nightmare rehab that was our first, we also had a one year old baby girl at home and a marriage that had to endure the strain of the financial and emotional blows that come with such a steep learning curve. It was rough, let me tell you. I’ve heard often […]