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17 04, 2019

3 Important Things Landlords Might Not Know About Fair Housing Act That Could Cost Them

2019-06-19T20:27:59-04:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: Business, HUD, Investment Properties, Investments, Leases, Leasing Your Property, Tenants|Tags: , , |

If you are new to being a landlord (and maybe even if you're an experienced rental property owner), you will want to familiarize yourself with the specific details of the Fair Housing Act. It's worth noting that many lawsuits targeting landlords are because the landlord violated the Fair Housing Act. Most of the time the landlords have no idea that they violated the Fair Housing Act. Violations of this kind can be expensive. It's federal law and you have to comply with it. Landlords Must Understand What Constitutes Discrimination The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing. Many landlords can't

16 04, 2019

Create An Outdoor Community Space In Your Multi-Unit Rental Buildings

2019-06-09T19:43:09-04:00April 16th, 2019|Categories: Hard Money|Tags: , , |

Want to create a desirable community for your tenants? One of the amenities growing in popularity is outdoor community spaces. More landlords are creating functional spaces for multi-unit rental properties that encourage a sense of community. This improves resident interaction, keeps the property safer, and results in a greater likelihood that the property won't be trashed. BBQ stations and patios are great solutions. You can create a simple functional outdoor living area by installing a small fire pit structure, a place to deposit garbage and cans, permanent seating, and some greenery. Other ideas for outdoor community places include community kitchens

13 04, 2019

Home Flipping Tips From A Pro

2019-05-19T11:57:19-04:00April 13th, 2019|Categories: Hard Money, Income, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties|Tags: , , , |

Do you want home flipping tips from a pro? There's a cool interview published in Atlanta Jewish Times that gives flipping tips from pro home flipper Robyn Anshell. She is from Atlanta's Flipchic and she started out as a real estate agent. For the last two decades though, she's been a professional house flipper. She says that the best first step is to compare the comps in the neighborhood you're looking at. Don't simply rely on Zestimates to know what a home you are going to purchase to flip for a profit is worth. Its value is meaningless if its

12 04, 2019

How To Determine How Much Paint You Will Need To Paint A Room

2019-04-12T23:46:18-04:00April 12th, 2019|Categories: Business, Calculator, Construction Loans, Flipping, Hard Money, Home Improvements, Home Upgrades, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties, Remodeling Tips, Tenants|Tags: , , , , |

As a landlord, do you ever just guess how much paint you will need to paint a room in your rental unit? Do you ever end up with not enough paint or way too much? A good rule of thumb is to know that a gallon of paint covers a surface area of around 300 to 400 square feet. Determining The Surface Area Of The Walls Of A Room You'll need a tape measure to determine the surface area of a room. The area of one wall can be determined by measuring the height from the floor to the ceiling

6 04, 2019

How Much Is A Yard Of Topsoil And What Is The Cost?

2019-05-14T05:45:07-04:00April 6th, 2019|Categories: Hard Money|

Are you looking for topsoil for your new investment property? If you only need a tiny amount of topsoil, you can find that in smaller bags from garden centers, hardware stores, and even gas stations. Yet, for larger applications, the best choice is to purchase topsoil in bulk by the yard from a landscape supply company. The average cost of topsoil in 40-pound bags will range from two dollars to six dollars per bag, depending on the quality of topsoil you need. This will only give you about a cubic foot of topsoil though. In a yard of topsoil, there

5 04, 2019

Old Fourth Ward: Atlanta’s Hippest ‘New’ Community

2019-04-19T22:24:00-04:00April 5th, 2019|Categories: Commercial, Flipping, Georgia, Hard Money, Hard Money Loans, Home Improvements, Home Upgrades, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Leases, Leasing Your Property, Short Sales, Tenants|Tags: , , , , |

The Old Fourth Ward might just be Atlanta’s hippest so-called "new" community, and it appeals to young professionals and first-time homebuyers. If you find a deal on a home in Old Fourth Ward, snatch it up. If you need quick funding to make a property with great potential in Old Fourth Ward, contact us to see if we can help you out. This neighborhood is one of the newest in Atlanta and is found east of downtown and south of Midtown. Millennials are flocking to the area thanks to the new retail and dining from Ponce City Market. The Old

4 04, 2019

Flipping Homes Is More Popular Than Ever – Market Share Surpasses 2006!

2019-05-19T12:16:03-04:00April 4th, 2019|Categories: Foreclosures, Hard Money, Home Improvements, Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Rehab Loans|Tags: , , , , |

Home flipping sure isn't the same as it used to be, but it's also more popular than ever. See, there are more home flippers out there than almost ever before, according to research from CoreLogic, but today's home flippers are holding onto properties for longer. Interestingly, home flippers are holding into homes for longer in part so that it can be considered owner-occupied and eligible for capital gains exceptions. Obviously, you can only occupy one home as your primary residence, but this trend is adding to the flipping scene. In the last quarter of last year, home flipping accounted for

20 03, 2019

Are The Downspouts On Your Gutters Long Enough?

2019-03-20T19:30:02-04:00March 20th, 2019|Categories: Hard Money, Investment Properties, Investments, Leasing Your Property, Remodeling Tips, Tenants|Tags: , , , , |

Did you know that the roof of an average sized home will divert around 600 gallons of water for every inch of rain that falls? So, some storms could mean your roof will handle well over a thousand gallons of rain. That's a lot of water flowing through your gutters! We just talked about making sure the gutters of your rental properties are in good working order in a previous blog post. Now, we need to discuss downspouts. Sometimes you will see tiny curved downspouts  that only displace the water by a foot or two from the house. In the

19 03, 2019

Landlords: Don’t Forget To Clean Out Gutters At Least Twice A Year

2019-03-19T20:50:51-04:00March 19th, 2019|Categories: Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Leasing Your Property, Tenants|Tags: , , |

If you are renting out a home for the first time, we should warn you: Tenants rarely inform their landlords about maintenance needs before the issue becomes and issue for them. By the time a maintenance issue is a problem for the tenant, it usually means it will be much more expensive for you. Sometimes, even the best new rental property owners forget about gutter maintenance. They're quite important though. A backed up gutter can cause leaking into the home! There could be nesting birds, sticks, and all sorts of debris in your gutter and you wouldn't know until your

11 03, 2019

Can You Guess What The Freest State In The Nation Is According To Recent Survey?

2019-03-11T19:03:50-04:00March 11th, 2019|Categories: Hard Money, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Leases, Leasing Your Property, Real Estate, Taxes|Tags: , , , , , |

Real estate investors take note, A Cato Institute survey just ranked states in the order of how free they are. Specifically, the study examined how each state's policies promote freedom in the personal, fiscal and regulatory spheres. The designation of "freest state in the nation" goes to Florida. Florida actually earned seven top ten rankings, four number one rankings and the overall number one ranking. So what's so free about Florida? Florida's less restrictive policies have promoted economic growth. These policies have hundreds of people flocking to the state every single day looking for more opportunity. Taxes in Florida are

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