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Category: Real Estate

April 5, 2013Written By Paula Pant

Want to Buy a Rental Property? Read This First.

Want answers to some real estate questions? Here’s the latest edition of Readers Ask.

One reader asks:

I have a long list of repairs and upgrades which my house needs, and I would like to find an impartial source for ballpark price estimates. What do you recommend?

 […]

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February 12, 2013Written By Paula Pant

Real Readers Ask: Traveling & Tenant Screening

Want to know more about world travel and tenants?

Welcome to the latest installment of Readers Ask.

Today I want to share two questions that AA readers posed last week.

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January 31, 2013Written By Paula Pant

Home Renovating: The “During” Stage

Four months ago I declared that we’re renovating a 3-bed, 2-bath rental unit. You can see the “before” photos here.

For the past 120+ days, contractors have torn out load-bearing walls, reinforced the foundation, fought water damage, ripped out floors, torn away drywall and filled several 30-yard dumpsters to the brim.

 […]

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January 23, 2013Written By Paula Pant

Know Your Buyers: My $2,700 Mistake

One of my rentals is back on the market. Last time, it took me three months to find a tenant. That’s because I made a crucial error which cost me $2,700 in lost revenue.

You see, if I needed to rent a home, I’d check Craigslist. It’s the only place I’d […]

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December 11, 2012Written By Paula Pant

Readers Ask: What If I Can’t Hit One Percent?

Many of my readers are rental property investors (or aspiring investors). But not all of them live in “cheap locations.”

Several readers have asked what how to invest if they live in a place where houses don’t meet the One Percent Rule.

Let’s answer this question by featuring Brian and Kristin, a couple in Arlington, […]

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November 20, 2012Written By Paula Pant

How I Collect $3,000 Per Year in Passive Income from One Rental Property — with No Money Down

My former partner and I bought our third rental property in May.

We paid $0 down. We collect $15,000 per year in revenue. After expenses, including the financing, we pocket $3,000 per year in passive income from this rental property.

Not bad, eh?

NOTE: This article was last updated in July 2016 (and all numbers […]

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October 30, 2012Written By Paula Pant

I’m Trying Something Insane: My $30,000 Experiment

You know that expression: “Whatever your renovation budget … double it?”

That happened a few months ago. I predicted that renovating one of my rental units would cost about $5,500 and would raise the rent by an extra $150 per month. I was waaayy off base.

In reality, the remodel cost $17,021 […]

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September 18, 2012Written By Paula Pant

Why I Spent $17,021 (on Home Upgrades) in the Past Three Months

You know that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, when you decide to remodel your kitchen …

… and you think it’ll cost $5,000 ….

… and it ends up costing triple your estimate?

Yeah.

 […]

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May 21, 2012Written By Paula Pant

House #2 is Rented! How Good of a Deal Was It?

House #2 is officially rented!

NOTE: This article was last updated in 2012 (and all numbers reflect that year).

Last week I showed the house to a man who liked it so much, he grabbed his checkbook and handed me a deposit on the spot.

I ran the necessary screening – credit check, criminal background […]

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May 7, 2012Written By Paula Pant

We Bought a Third Rental House!

I can’t believe I’m saying this: Dear Readers, I’d like to introduce you to Rental House #3.

“But Paula, didn’t you just buy a house? A couple months ago?”

Yep, it feels fast to me, too.

Check out the pics, and meet me below the photos to hear the details.
(If you’re reading by […]

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