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Bathroom details you might not think about

Bathroom details you might not think about

Hey everybody, Frank here. And I just want to show you a cool thing. This house is just about done that we’re remodeling here and one of the last things we did is we had this shower door installed. Now I'm going to call my guy and I've used my shower guy for a while,...

Small Home Upgrade You Can Do

Small Home Upgrade You Can Do

Hey everybody, I just want to show you a cool little upgrade. Now we're all accustomed to when a lot of houses have added, and you have an added door such as this. But what we love is this little thing is a cool little upgrade runs you about 20 bucks. You could...

Bandit Signs

Bandit Signs

Hey everybody, Frank here. So super quick. I get asked from time to time, should you do bandit signs? You know, bandit, you've seen them before. The signs are about yay big with a little ad and a phone number. Could be real estate, could be a myriad of other things....

Propstream

Propstream

Hey everybody, Frank here. I just want to tell you about a tool that I've been using now and we're going, oh goodness, we're three and a half years into using this, and you've probably heard of it if you're in real estate. It's called Prop Stream. Uh, we have a link...

Let’s talk kitchen cabinet design!

Let’s talk kitchen cabinet design!

Hey everybody. So, I got to show you something really cool here. Like this came out way better than I realized. We recently had these cabinets redone and they really came out quite nice. I have to admit. This was a nice wood tone cabinet, but it was kind of out of...

Working With Houses YouTube Channel

Working With Houses YouTube Channel

Everyone be sure to check out our YouTube channel @workingwithhouses. We post here twice a week. We post videos about homes we are renovating, tips and tricks when it comes to real estate, advice on real estate investing, and much more! If you ever have something you...

Don’t Be This Person

Don’t Be This Person

Don’t be this person. What am I talking about? I’m talking about the buyer that says they’re going to buy a property. They go all the way through due diligence, and get to the day of closing, and then need another couple of extra days to close because we get it,...

The Eviction Moratorium Is Expiring, Now What?

The Eviction Moratorium Is Expiring, Now What?

The eviction moratorium has expired. What can we expect? So now that the moratorium expired on July 31st, the question is, are we going to have a rapid rise in evictions and what does this mean for landlords? The first is there will likely be an increase in evictions...

Are you buying a bargain…or a House Of Horrors?

Are you buying a bargain…or a House Of Horrors?

As Halloween is approaching, news of “vampire foreclosures” is lurking the US market and is said to be a big threat in the US housing recovery.  RealtyTrac recently reported  “vampire foreclosures” about a growing number of homes around the U.S....

Are there deals happening today amidst Covid-19?

Are there deals happening today amidst Covid-19?

In a word…YES! In two paragraphs… Buyers are definitely buying.  Sellers are still selling.  Opportunities are still there.  Atlanta has much better resiliency than the last crash to weather the storm however that doesn’t mean this is going to go...

Random Thoughts On Commercial Real Estate

Random Thoughts On Commercial Real Estate

What's going to happen with commercial real estate? Commercial real estate is not an area that I am an expert in. So I make no claims as to what I'm going to share as being the authority. But what I will tell you are some things that I think are general guiding...

Rain storms and real estate

Rain storms and real estate

As I'm sharing this today, it is absolutely thundering and raining. The wind is blowing, cats, dogs, cows, and the kitchen sink. Almost anything you could think of is coming down from the sky. We have complete and total dark over head as I'm sharing this. And it got...

What You NEED to Know about Forbearance

What You NEED to Know about Forbearance

With COVID still hanging around, a term has come up more and more in recent months, and it's the term "forbearance". Now, forbearance, back when I started investing, you would take payments toward a debt, oftentimes a mortgage, and you put it at the end of the loan....

Want to flip a house? Consider a rental instead.

Want to flip a house? Consider a rental instead.

The market is hot!  The market is not!  People are buying in the city!  People are leaving the cities! So who’s right? With Covid-19 still casting doubt and fear into the hearts of some, uncertainty is unfortunately the new normal for many.  If you...

Marketing in Real Estate Investing

Marketing in Real Estate Investing

Real estate investing can be a very rewarding path to take, but it requires a lot of effort. Often times, the majority of that effort needs to be put into marketing. Marketing is one of the most important factors in real estate investing because...

Deals are not found

Deals are not found

Ok I can hear you saying it now…but Frank, I found a great deal.  Every now and then yes one is ‘found’.  But unless it is the 2008 crash of real estate type scenario, most deals are ‘created’.  Let me explain…  Most people whether the market is...

Fancy houses VS Simple Houses? Which project are better?

Fancy houses VS Simple Houses? Which project are better?

It is said that the bigger the project, the bigger the risk but the bigger the reward.  While I can attest there is truth in that, the additional risk should make you pause to decide if you really want to go to the higher price points.  While indeed the...

Panic is not a strategy

Panic is not a strategy

When dealing with real estate, as with most things in life, things go wrong.  Sometimes minor, sometimes major but one thing is certain, something will go wrong at some point.  When this happens, humans have a tendency to default back to worst case...

Wake Up!

Wake Up!

Sometimes I get asked by people how they can be more efficient with their time.  The answer is oftentimes very simple.  Just get up earlier.  The morning is a blessed time.  If you wake up early enough, it is quiet.  It is peaceful.  It...

Wholesaling with Agents – Does it work?

Wholesaling with Agents – Does it work?

So the short version if OF COURSE it does!  The trick is to work with the right agents.  We have done many wholesale deals with agents involved.  Sometimes they are listed, sometimes they are not.  Sometimes the agent is the actual Buyer in...

Are there deals happening today amidst CoVid-19?

Are there deals happening today amidst CoVid-19?

In a word…YES!  In two paragraphs…  Buyers are definitely buying.  Sellers are still selling.  Opportunities are still there.  Atlanta has much better resiliency than the last crash to weather the storm however that doesn’t mean...

Cut the Drama

Cut the Drama

Today’s post is short and to the point… Cut the drama.  Just cut it. Drama and/or negativity is like the ‘mega-weed’ in every transaction.  There are some people whose internal thermostat is set to drama. Cut them.  Fast.  They may even be good...

Be Adaptable In Your Business

Be Adaptable In Your Business

‘Stop fighting life.’  – George Ross  Coronavirus has changed the world as we know it.  And we are likely not going back to what it was.  In fact, no one knows what the new ‘normal’ will look like but there will be done.  How you adapt is...

There’s a pandemic…what’s your mindset going to be?

There’s a pandemic…what’s your mindset going to be?

By now, you have probably not only heard but heard more than enough about the coronavirus.  It has literally changed the way our country does life.  For some this is daunting at best, unbearable at worst.  For some, it isn’t that much different a...

Commonly Missed Items On Rehab Estimates

Commonly Missed Items On Rehab Estimates

We’ve all been there.  We go through and estimate repairs on a property and miss something.    Sometimes, that something is minor however it could be quite significant.  This tends to happen when the rehabs are larger in scope...

Always Be Marketing

Always Be Marketing

ABM – Always Be Marketing…Regardless of whether it is a Buyer or Sellers Market  We all know this.  Really we do.  In Real Estate, it is all about marketing and relationships.  Today we will focus on the marketing.  Most markets across the USA...

How to Get Your Deal Thrown in the Trash

How to Get Your Deal Thrown in the Trash

How to get your deal thrown in the trash:  You did lead generation.  You got the deal.  You are now ready to market it.  You then do the worst.  The infamous e-mail blast or worse, the text blast.    The problem is simple. ...

Where in the attic would you like the water to be diverted to?

Where in the attic would you like the water to be diverted to?

It sounds like a simple question however in context, it really was us saying ‘we don’t get what you are asking!’ because asking ‘can you help me help you?’ was getting no traction.  Let me explain.  We like home inspectors because they help us pay attention to minor...

The Power in Pocket Listings

The Power in Pocket Listings

  If you are a serious qualified buyer and you can’t find a seller or what you’re looking for posted on the internet, or in the local real estate agents window then you need to ask around about any “pocket listing” in your preferred neighborhood.  “Pocket...

Quick Tips on Communication

Quick Tips on Communication

Communication is king…even over cash. We always hear cash is king but what about communication is king? Has anyone noticed that in our current day with all the technology tools available to us that effective communication seems to happen less and less frequently. How...

Commonly Missed Items On Rehab Estimates

Commonly Missed Items On Rehab Estimates

We’ve all been there. We go through and estimate repairs on a property and miss something. Sometimes, that something is minor however it could be quite significant. This tends to happen when the rehabs are larger in scope or have a structural or foundation issue that...

The Freedom And Joy Of Working At Home In Real Estate

The Freedom And Joy Of Working At Home In Real Estate

Some of us enjoy the freedom of working from our home offices and are not too sad to wave bye-bye to corporate life.  Your decision to cut the security of the umbilical cord and a regular paycheck is offset by the limitless opportunities that being a lone ranger...

The Devil Is In The Details

The Devil Is In The Details

Always make sure the wiring instructions have a place for the address… Always make sure the wiring instructions have a place for the address…make sense right?  I mean how could that get missed?  Well it did on a closing some time back and we recently saw it...

Everything You Need to Know About Historic Homes

Everything You Need to Know About Historic Homes

There is a certain luster to renovating a home in a historic district.  There are all these ‘extras’ that have to be adhered to, to ensure you are able to meet your goals however you must also meet the goals of the community in which it is in.  These can be...

Are You Buying A Bargain Or A House Of Horror?

Are You Buying A Bargain Or A House Of Horror?

News of “vampire foreclosures” is lurking the US market and is said to be a big threat in the US housing recovery. RealtyTrac recently reported  “vampire foreclosures” about a growing number of homes around the U.S. that have been seized by a bank, but are still...

The American Dream and Real Estate Agents

The American Dream and Real Estate Agents

For most Americans, buying a home is one of the largest financial transactions they will ever undertake. Their motivation may be a desire to own their own home, to accommodate a job change, or to gain a smaller or larger living area. In recent years, we have seen a...

Always Have More Than One Deal Going

Always Have More Than One Deal Going

Remember being in elementary school?  If it was anything like mine, sometimes a classmate would get in trouble and the teacher would make him write ‘sentences’ for punishment.  Remember?  Write such and such sentence 25 or 50 or eek! 100 times!  It...

All You Have To Do Is Respond

All You Have To Do Is Respond

All you have to do is respond.  That is all our team asks.  Have you ever had this thought when reaching out to a listing agent?  It is no wonder Real Estate Professionals get a bad rap sometimes.  Far too often, people are simply...

Just Be Coachable

Just Be Coachable

Recently did a wholesale deal in a part of town I don’t typically do much with.  Sold the deal on one phone call.  While we do new construction, we never had done one in this area.  In doing the deal, I was reminded of a simple principle. Be coachable...

Hard Money vs Private Monday – Part 1

Hard Money vs Private Monday – Part 1

The market is up!  And so is the number of lenders out there looking to do business with Real Estate investors.  Seems like everyday I am hearing about a new lender and thinking ‘who is that’?  Not too long ago, I could count the hard money people in Atlanta on a...