USA Property
What Kind of House Can I Get in Florida for under $140,000?
Are you sitting down? Good, because $140,000 buys a lot of house these days in west central Florida. Click here to see what I mean! Now, keep in mind this house will only rent for about $1,000 a month, so the cash flow situation for an investment property would not be very exciting. But, if […]
Short Sale – Say What?
My visit to the USA has been very educational. I’m learning new terms; new concepts. Especially when it comes to real estate. One especially common term these days is “short sale.” So, what is a short sale? What’s it all about? Well, let’s listen in on a compilation of conversations I’ve had over the past […]
Our First Rental Property
Setting: It’s early 1993 and I’m a newly commissioned civilian. Still working at the Base (Wright-Patterson) as an engineer in virtually the same position I had while in the Air Force. I want to buy a house. But, housing prices seem high in Dayton, Ohio. We start to look at alternatives. We get a little […]
The Beginning – My First Property Investment
My first real estate investment was an acre of land in Florida. This is how I got started. Here’s the story .. Want to go to Florida for the Weekend? “Hey, Dave! We’re going to Florida this weekend. Wanna go?” my Mom half jokingly yelled out. I had just arrived home on military leave and […]