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How do you get your house rented in Florida?
For some reason, last year, I had a challenge getting two of our houses rented in Florida. Both were in sought after neighborhoods, but stayed vacant for a much longer time than I ever would have imagined. My goal was to get these properties rented but we met with a few hurdles; hurdles that had […]
Can Overseas Investors Buy Property in the US?
Good question. And, it’s a question I posed to the local real estate agents and bank representatives. Probably the best way to sum up their response would be as follows: Does the Pope go to church on Sundays?
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 […]
House in Huber Heights. Let’s Buy One to Live In!
Setting: Circa 1993. We were living in Huber Heights, Ohio. I was working at Wright-Patterson, AFB in the propulsion laboratory as a engineer. I had just left my career in the Air Force in December 1992. I now worked for a small company based in Dayton, Ohio. This is the story about buying our first […]
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 […]