Archive for February, 2007

Update #1: Making money online again

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I made the post Time to make some online money again! on February 12th. I sent the instructions below to the people who responded to the post during the day. Hello,You all responded to my post yesterday on buying MLB tickets and selling them for more. Growing up in Chicago, I ...

Back from Sedona

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I'm back from Sedona and decide not to exercise that option for the house. "Wink wink."  I have to admit that these rent a huge higher end home vacations are great!  The house was in a perfect location where we could hike the trails directly from the backyard.  How can we ...

Creative real estate investing at its best

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Look, I just got an option to purchase a home at $1,850,000!  Am I crazy? No, I didn't go crazy.  This is an example of how creative real estate investors can be. The shortest rental term allowed in some parts of Sedona is 30 days.  As an investor, how do you rent out ...

Miscellaneous real estate stuff

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

My parent's rental home will finally close tomorrow.  It was purchases by their tenants.  Now the clock starts ticking for the 1031.  Now it's really time to find that Scottsdale house!  I've got 45 days. My tenants in Condo #1 are leaving at the end of May.  I placed an ad on craigslist ...

Tucson fixer upper day #13

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

The electrician has to drive a few grounding stakes to fix the fuse box. So I made the call to Blue Stake today to get the underground utilities marked.  They should be out tomorrow to mark any utilities near where the stake is going. Talked to my contractor and he said that ...

Tucson fixer upper day #11

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

It took a little time but we've finally agreed to a price with our contractor.  I drove down and met him, signed the contract and paid a down payment.  The work will start tomorrow morning.  We're shooting for 3 weeks, but the kitchen cabinets may take a few weeks to ...

Breaking down real estate monthly payment calculations in today’s ads

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

I pulled this off of the Bubblemeter Blog.  This type of advertising is just shady.  It targets the people who do not understand the fine print and just focus on monthly payments. Own at MICA for Less Than You Think--and Nothing Down!* The best value in urban living is well within reach. ...