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General Update

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Time for general updates on things: Real Estate The Peoria house is 100% rented now.  I received a security deposit on Saturday and have a signed lease. It looks like the parent's of tenants for the Chicago condo will be wiring me money every month.  My SLC townhomes are both rented with paying tenants. Ebiz Ebiz#1 ended ...

A Sale I Could Not Resist

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Sometimes you walk into a store to buy something simple and end up spending a huge amount of money.  Today I walked into a store intending to spend $1,300 and walked out spending $3,100.  But I will end up in better shape than if I spent only $1,300.  Confusing? I decided ...

Riding in Sun Valley

Monday, July 14th, 2008

No posts this week:  Here's a photoshopped picture of our trail from yesterday. It wasn't dark and gloomy but we rode through a forest of burned trees.  The photo just looked much creepier with the dark sky.

Vacation time again

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Tomorrow I leave for Sun Valley Idaho for a week of mountain biking.  The high in Sun Valley with be only 70 degrees.  It's going to be 40 degrees colder than the heat that I'm used to here in Phoenix.  See you all in a week! Below is a picture I ...

1 for 2 on Tenants in SLC

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Today my PM signed a lease for SLC Townhome #1.  The tenants wanted the appliances (washer, dryer and fridge) and agreed to pay an additional $100/mo.  So this townhome is rented for $1250/mo which brings in a decent $400/mo cashflow ($300 for 9 months).  I am spending about $900 for ...

General Update again

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Vegas - Vegas was great.  I didn't play any poker but watched alot of it.  I saw a bunch of the TV poker pros and watched my friends play cash games.  We also had a great run at the craps table.  The whole table was hot.  Every roller hit at ...

General Update

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

SLC Townhome Tenants - Well still no tenant in Townhome #1.  The bad news is that the tenants in Townhome #2 are getting a divorce and are leaving tomorrow.  They've been told that they still owe rent until a new tenant is found, but given their circumstances I'm sure paying ...