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There are a million different ways to invest in real estate; buy and hold rentals, flipping, development, wholesaling, note buying, tax liens, just to name a few. The buy and hold rentals and fix and flip type investing seems to be the most common for beginning investors though. So, I’m going to focus on the Read More
Home Build – Week 7
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
Updated Flooring and Just Reduced – 150 Paoli St. Verona, WI
The seller just had the hardwood floors redone, installed laminate tile in the kitchen, put in a new toilet, installed a new bathroom cabinet, and lowered the price! Welcome Home to a wonderful 3 bedroom ranch with custom cabinets and hardwood floors. Large front yard and very private backyard welcome kids and adults alike! Close Read More
New Listing – 6914 Pilgrim Rd. Madison, WI
JUST LISTED – This 3 bedroom 1 bath ranch in a great neighborhood is move in ready! All the ‘big items’ have been done for you. The roof, siding, windows, flooring, A/C and furnace have all been done in the past 11 years. The unfinished basement is a blank slate for you to add another Read More
My 5 Biggest Frustrations of the Real Estate Sales Business
We love what we do, and we are usually talking about the great things in real estate. However, I thought it would be entertaining to share some of our gripes about the real estate business. Hopefully this will give a few people in the business new perspective, so they can make some improvements. 1. Unresponsive Read More
Home Build – Week 5
Take a look back to last week, and you’ll see how much was accomplished this week! It’s amazing to me the transformation in such a short time. The rough framing went really quickly and is already complete. They also put in windows, shingled the roof, and started electrical work. We did notice one oops, that Read More
Dane County Homes Under Contract Up 86.7%
Several weeks ago I wrote about Dane County house sales increasing over last year. Well, the trend continues to grow even stronger. In the last 6 weeks the increase in properties under contract has been 86.7%!
Home Build – Week 4
This week in our home building process the basement floor was poured, and the framing started. It’s amazing how fast thing seem to go when they get to this point. It seems like we went from a hole in the ground to a house in a matter of a week! We also finally got our Read More
Open Houses – Sunday 4/29/12
Come see these two great affordable Verona, WI properties Sunday 4/29/12 between 12:00 and 2:00. 150 Paoli St. Verona, WI $184,900 This great 3 bedroom home in Verona has a huge workshop with heat and A/C. This home features an open floor plan, custom cabinets, and a basement ready to finish (with a window large Read More
Home Build – Week 3
This week in the home build, the foundation was back-filled, and the underground plumbing was installed. I climbed down into the basement to take a peak at things today. I was a little puzzled when I couldn’t find any interior drain tile around the footings. Then I found a cut section of the footing forms, and Read More