If you've been here before, you already know that I bought a fourplex, booted out the tenants, remodeled it, and got it all rented up again with really great tenants. The final numbers are all in for the cost of the renovation. Now we can take a look at what [...]
In the last post, we took a look at some of the ugly truths about insurance. The profit motives of the insurance companies puts you and them at odds from the start. Then your insurance agent sometimes makes mistakes, and you generally bear responsibility for their errors. And then there's [...]
Well, it's that time of year again. Time to renew my homeowner's and auto insurance policies. And since the boyfriend and I live together, our insurance policies have to take each other into account. Starting a couple years back, we synchronized our policy renewal dates, so once a year, we [...]
A lot of people are afraid to manage their own rental properties. They're afraid that the tenants will be hard to deal with. They're afraid they will have to evict tenants, and won't know what to do. They're afraid of midnight maintenance calls and having to drive out to the [...]
Ok, guys, I hate to brag, but my tenants are awesome! After finishing the property renovation, screening tenants, and getting everybody moved in, I was really burned out. Really burned out. I needed a break. I actually took just about three weeks off before going back to the property. I [...]
Our office went out to lunch the other day to celebrate the birthdays of a few of our people. On our way to the restaurant, we drove through the heart of Newport Beach, and passed by a couple of Ferraris, a handful of Corvettes, and at least a dozen other [...]
