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I have a soft heart and a personality that wants to please people. However, I’ve realized that sometimes I’ve got to quit being Mr. Nice Guy. Recently, I evicted a tenant and fired a property manager in Indianapolis. This was long overdue, and now that it’s done, it’s quite a relief. Here’s the story… About Read More

6914 Pilgrim Rd. Madison, WI $176,900 This one is a steal of a deal on Madison’s west side! Take advantage of this convenient and quiet relaxing back yard! This home features 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with the opportunity to finish the basement for additional space. All the work has been done for you; roof, siding, windows, flooring, A/C, Read More

This week in our home construction more finish work was completed. The interior doors and trim were completed, the bathroom vanities were installed, the columns on the exterior were started, and the front door was changed. The front door originally came from the supplier with white grilles between the panes of glass when it was Read More

For the past few weeks, while the contractors did drywall and paint, things didn’t seem all that exciting since there weren’t any major transformation. However, this week our home build seemed to get exciting again! The cabinetry, flooring, trim, and doors all started to get installed. We both love how the kitchen turned out. The garage Read More

Pricing a rental unit is important for real estate investors. It starts when searching for a property to purchase; the amount of rent a property can bring affects the value of the property as an investment. Even after owning a property for a while, pricing trends can change and investors will want to adjust to Read More

This week the finish work on the interior of our home began. The interior walls were finished with the final sanding, texture, and paint. The painter sprayed the entire interior with one finish color, and we are having our friend Rob at Pickett Precision Painting add a couple touches of color for us. We’ll probably do Read More

We have great year in real estate so far! By the end of June we will have already met our goal for the entire year! This is great news, and it’s a sign the market is starting to recover. However, the downside to this is… we’ve sold most of our listings, and we need more. Read More

Last week Zillow released a new map showing the amount of negative equity across the country. Negative equity (also known as underwater or upside down) is when a person owes more on their mortgage than the value of the property. Luckily values in the Madison area didn’t fall near as much as many parts of Read More

This week in our home build the contractors finished the siding, and drywall hanging. They are now working on mudding and taping the drywall. We talked with the builder about the completion date. He’s a bit ahead of schedule and we’d like to lock interest rates as soon as possible. Right now we are about Read More

Last weekend we got to do a little work on the house ourselves. We ran some speaker wires for surround sound and cat5 cables for data. Thanks to the guys at Isthmus electric for being flexible with my requests for audio, video, and data provisions! They ran tubing so we can pull cables between the Read More