How to Avoid Costly Contractor Mistakes: Lessons from Ray Sasser
If you’ve ever tackled a rehab project, you know that managing contractors can make or break your deal. Your scope of work is the key to manage your contractors.
What to do When Ghosted by Your Contractor
Hiring a contractor can be one of the biggest challenges in real estate investing. While many do excellent work, there are plenty who overpromise and underdeliver—and some even walk off jobs before they’re done.
In a recent Lone Star REIA podcast (watch here), veteran investor Ray Sasser shared his insights on why contractors abandon projects, how to prevent it, and what to do if you’re left with an unfinished job.
Preliminary Injunction Against KCMO’s SOI Law
Federal court blocks Kansas City Missouri from enforcing part of a controversial ordinance requiring landlords to accept Section 8
Turn-Over: Every Day Your Rental is Vacant Cost You
Getting Tenant Turnover Right: Maximize Income and Minimize Costs Tenant turnover is one of the biggest operational expenses for buy-and-hold real estate investors—often second only to property taxes. Unlike taxes, however, turnover is something you can influence significantly. When done right, it can help you increase rental income and lower costs, improving your overall cash […]
Rehab Nightmares – Why Every Real Estate Investor Needs a Good Scope of Work
For real estate investors, rehabbing a property can either be a smooth, profitable process—or an absolute disaster. Insights from Real Estate Investor Andrew Syrios
Julie Anderson on the Propsed Removal of the Cares Act Eviction Notice Requirement
The U.S. Congress is currently deliberating a bill that seeks to eliminate a lingering provision
from the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Respect State
Housing Laws Act, introduced by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), aims to repeal the federal
requirement mandating landlords to provide tenants with a 30-day notice before initiating
eviction proceedings.
Rent Perfects Video Series for New Landlords
Just getting started as a housing provider? Or just want some quick tips to improve your Landlording Skills? Rent Perfect has you covered with past podcasts in their New Landlord Series below. Keep in mind that all members of MAREI can access their Fair Housing Training Course for FREE in the Learning Vault and that […]
How to Flip Land – a Guide
If you had to do a deal in the next 30 days, Joe McCall would suggest you do a land flip deal. In today’s post we share what we’ve learned from his video “If I had to do a Deal In 30 Days.”
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act
March 2, 2025On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the Secretary of the Treasury issued an announcement which dramatically changed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and how it will be enforced. To understand how this came about, I went back and read the opening sections of the CTA and noticed that repeatedly, the CTA put all the responsibility […]
Master These 7 Key Business Systems for Real Estate Success
Unfair Advantage: Master These 7 Key Business Systems and Unlock Your True Potential for Wealth and Freedom Join the Top 1%: Copy the Exact Systems Leveraged by Top Investors for Predictable Profits and Leave the 9-to-5 Grind Behind Are you ready to take your real estate business to the next level? It’s time to ditch […]
