As a St Louis hard money lender we see many properties in all conditions. Here we talk about how to finance, fix up, and fill rental properties with all the tips and tricks we learn from full time investors.
What better topic for a chilly winter than the BRRRR method? It’s the brisk way to build a portfolio of rentals with little or no money down! The cool name is credited to Brandon Turner about ten years ago. However, the method has existed for at least twenty years. After… Read More »The Landlord Superpower – The BRRRR Method
So far, we have covered three steps of the BRRRR process: Buy at a discount, Rehab the property, and Rent it out. The fourth step of the BRRRR process, Refinance, is a little less self-explanatory: what does it mean to refinance, and where and how do you do that? Our… Read More »Decoding the BRRRR Process: Refinancing
When you hear real estate investors going “BRRRR,” it might sound like chilly fall weather has gotten the best of them, but in actuality, they’re more likely discussing a strategic method for growing a real estate investment property portfolio! The BRRRR strategy is a five-step method for efficiently scaling your… Read More »The BRRRR Strategy for Real Estate Investing with Hard Money
Should you or shouldn’t you fix up the basement in a rental house? There are few considerations but in general you would just clean up the basement if it isn’t going to make the rents higher and/or make it rent out faster. Normally you will not see an ROI by… Read More »Basement Rentals and Renovations [Pro Tips]
As an investor whether you are a landlord or rehabber, you will eventually run into an issue of owning a house that has had a heavy smoker in it. This will cause a few issues: Bad smoke smell throughout the house Staining that will keep bleeding through a normal paint… Read More »Painting Over a Smoker’s Room [4 simple steps]
We thought you might this light-hearted look at a very unique bathroom we stumbled into the other day in Florissant. While performing the tasks of approving loans, we get to inspect and look at hundreds of homes throughout the St Louis metro area. In the last 4 years of doing… Read More »Red, White and Blue Bathroom [Just for Fun]
Flooring can be one of the more costly things when dealing with rental property, so finding a house with hardwood floors can be a huge money saver in the long run. How can you tell whether a rental house you are looking at has hardwood floors if they have carpeting… Read More »Hardwood Flooring: How to Check Before You Buy A Rental
The big question with any rental purchase walk through is what to fix / repair versus what to leave alone. In this rental walk through with Sam Primm of FasterHouse, he explains what he would fix or repair versus what he would just clean and leave alone. Sam has a… Read More »Rental Purchase Walk Through With Pro Buyer [Video]
While the landscaping of a house will give a rental house great curb appeal it can also cause maintenance issues down the road. Trees tend to be the biggest culprits because of their size and root structures. Large, mature tree roots can grow into the sewer laterals which can mean… Read More »Rental Property Landscaping Advice – Landlord Tips
Kitchens can be what most potential tenants look at when considering a rental property. What does your kitchen have to offer? Will it excite a prospective renter? In this video, Suzanne Hunn covers some quick tips on what to look for and what to fix to attract good tenants to… Read More »Rehabbing / Fixing a Kitchen For Rental Property