The Rehabber Pro Blog
Top 7 Ways to Fund Your Next Deal
Believe it or not, finding the money is not the most difficult part of investing. Finding the deal is. Once you have located a great deal, all you have to is shop it around to various lenders and potential partners. The money will come! Below is a brief list of a few...
Things to Consider When Creating Your Scope of Work
Are you looking to create a scope of work for your next rehab project? A good contractor is going to ask you for your scope of work. This is one of the most important things needed to get your project started. This is the official document that initiates your project...
3 Keys to Effectively Manage Your Rehab
Effective project management is required to complete any renovation project. Just because you hire a general contractor doesn’t mean your project will be effectively coordinated. It’s critical that the renovation is handled in the proper order and you establish a...
Secrets to Rehabbing Success
Rehabbing houses is a popular business option for many entrepreneurs. Like any profession we are always looking for ideas and strategies to improve our business and increase profit margins. After successfully rehabbing hundreds of properties and having seen the good,...
3 Ways to Leverage Your Local REIA to Get Endless Real Estate Leads
As a real estate investor we are always looking for deals. Therefore we need to fill our pipeline with potential leads on a regular basis. So, let me share with you 3 ways in which your local REIA (Real Estate Investment Association) will keep leads flowing through...
What I Like Most About Rehabbing
I have been rehabbing houses for over 10 years now and I enjoy what I do. It is a very satisfying experience to take a house that is falling apart or hasn’t been taken care of for whatever reason and bring new life into it. Taking an ugly house and making it a...
Wow Factors for Your Next Rehab
Buying a house is an emotional experience and knowing what your buyers want and expect in a particular market is important part of getting the house sold. I often share with my students that even before you start making offers on properties in your selected area, go...
Staging Your Rehab Project [Video]
4 Reasons Why You Need to Stage your House to Sell Fast
Have you ever wondered if you needed to stage your rehab project? Have you obtained a quote from a staging company and decided to do the staging yourself? Some may ask if it is really worth having the house staged. If you have been rehabbing long enough you may have...
Got big goals? Great! Here’s how to stay on track
Ever notice how the gym parking lot is always the most full in the beginning of the year? What happens to those people as the year drags on? What happens to the good intentions, the goals, the motivation? If it were easy for us to stick to our goals throughout the...
Finding Contractors
Finding contractors is an ongoing process for a rehabber, especially if you are working on multiple projects. So how can you find good contractors to work on your projects? You can...
New Forms Replace HUD-1 Settlement Statement
Up until now, if you have ever purchased or financed a home, chances are you have also completed a HUD-1 Settlement Statement. This settlement statement is mandatory in any Real Estate transaction involving financing, which was put into place to protect consumers. ...
5 TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR HOUSE FAST
One of the worst thigs that can happen to an investor while trying to sell a house is that the house sits and doesn’t sell. Each day that the house has not sold takes more money out of your pockets. Time is money and from the time you purchase a house, renovate it,...
Choosing the right contractor
Choosing the right contractor is part skill and unfortunately part luck. Just like choosing a good tenant, you have to do your due diligence up front. A good contractor,...
Do you need to pull Permits?
This post is going to be short because I am going to be blunt. It is very important that you pull permits for all your jobs when required by your local government. Keep in mind the process serves to protect you as the property owner and ultimately your new buyer. The...
Can You Over Rehab?
Rehabbing houses can be very exciting with all the decisions and plans of what you want to do to make an ugly house...
7 STAGING TIPS TO HELP YOU SELL
We all know that staging will help you sell your property faster and for much more than your asking price, however, just simply placing furniture in the home will not help. You will have to turn your home into a home. Here are some staging tips to help you sell your...
5 TIPS FOR PICKING PAINT COLORS
People are effected by color. When you walk into a house, one of the first things that you notice is the color and whether you realize it or not, you respond to the colors. Colors need to be considered when rehabbing your property because home buyers consider it in...
VIRTUAL HOME STAGING IS AN OPTION
When starting a rehab project, staging should be in your budget. However, there are times when your project may go over budget or some things just won’t fit into our budget. Staging is an illusion. The best staging practices are keeping the house clean, well-lit,...
6 KEYS TO STAGING ON A BUDGET
You have just finished your rehab project and prior to starting the project, you have read and learned that staging your house is the best way to maximize your profits when selling it on the market. However, you may not have a budget for staging as staging can be...
