Case Study 9: 45 & 46 Hubble Road and 156 & 157 Pine Street
A few years ago, we were looking at buying some duplexes to expand our portfolio. There were a couple in the area for sale—one didn’t …
Case Study 8: 12 & 13 Maple Road
I bought a duplex in Fayetteville from a man who wanted to get out of property management. When he first approached me, I didn’t have …
Case Study 7: 432 Oak Street
I had a friend who wanted to sell me his first house after building a new home. He was planning on keeping the first house …
Case Study 6: 654 Raindrop Road
When I first looked at this property several years ago, it had just been put in a newly designated flood zone by the Federal Emergency …
Case Study 5: 987 Park Boulevard
This house is in a great location—on and off one of the town’s main thoroughfares. When we bought it, the house was recently remodeled: 3 …
Case Study 4: 126 Main Street
While the first two houses I bought on Main Street were pretty successful from the get-go, this third house was a different experience. Below is …
Case Study 3: 124 Main Street
When I was looking at 123 Main Street, I noticed that the house across the street was also for sale. Once we finished looking at …
Case Study 2: 123 Main Street
A few years ago, I had a tenant approach me and ask if I had any single-story units available. She lived on the second story …
Case Study 1: My Origin Story
In 1995, my wife Laura and I bought 40 acres of land for $800 an acre ($37,000 total, with closing costs). Using some of our …
Digging Deeper into Lease Clauses
In an earlier article, we did an overview of what leases are and their importance. In this article, I’d like to spend some time outlining …