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Detailing the ins and outs of residential investment property ownership. Negotiating your best terms. Working with tenants. Knowing before you buy whether or not a property should be profitable.

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2007 

Looking for HUD homes in Kansas City need not be a chore.  There is a website out there found at www.firstpreston.com that will have all the information you will need on finding, bidding on and closing a HUD home for both personal use and for investing purposes.First Preston has THE list of Kansa...
05/30/2007
I work very hard at my real estate business.  There are times when it keeps me away from my family when I would rather be by their side.  There are times, like now, when I'm up at nearly midnight pounding out a blog, catching up on some missed paperwork and stamping the next wave of postcards to ...
05/30/2007
There has been some discussion recently on active|rain regarding the usefulness of real estate agents to the real estate investor.  And I think it is a discussion worth having.Here are two recent and related blog posts:Agents vs. Investors: language of real estate investingRealtors & Investors: A...
05/27/2007
         The Great American Barbecue Festival will be a blast this weekend.Do you like BBQ?  Do you like the the blues?  Do you like places that you can go and eat and eat and eat?  This Friday, Saturday and Sunday out at the Woodlands in Kansas City, Kansas you will find The Great American Barbe...
05/25/2007
I want to hear from you about the "one that got away."  The rental house you shoulda bought.  The income property you coulda kept.  If you only woulda sold that investment property before all heck broke loose.    Pictured left is my old neighbor's house.  He sold his a month after me for $3,500 m...
05/25/2007
Owning income property is one thing.  Managing income property is a whole other thing.  And I want to take a moment here and give a few pointers on how a good property manager can make your real estate investing career a whole lot more fun.What a property manager can do for you;Provide a buffer b...
05/24/2007
CityRatio of Median Home Value to Median Family IncomeMedian Home ValueMedian Family IncomeKansas City2.4$157,000$65,400Miami6.7$311,000$46,350Washington, DC5.0$428,000$86,200Los Angeles9.6$525,000$54,450New York7.9$457,000$57,650San Francisco9.4$835,000$88,450                                    ...
05/23/2007
Are you using a self directed IRA to purchase real estate investment property?  If not, you really need to hunker down and wade through this posting.  It could be the difference between retirement and a retirement worth having.  Understanding Your Investment DollarMost people in America today hav...
05/22/2007
Those of us that watch the show on A&E called Flip This House and work in the business of real estate investing have known for a while that there had to be a smoking gun out there somewhere on all these "flips" going on. Cleaning up massive mold. Did you disclose it?What about the massive water d...
05/16/2007
There isn't a week that goes by without me hearing at least three times "Chris, what do you think about flipping houses?"Personally, I think it's great. Professionally, I think it's great.IF, and I mean if, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.As a professional real estate agent specializing in investmen...
05/16/2007
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Detailing the ins and outs of residential investment property ownership. Negotiating your best terms. Working with tenants. Knowing before you buy whether or not a property should be profitable.