In the days, weeks and months which proceeded the robbery and subsequent radio silence between me and my ‘business partner’, I struggled with what to do. I found myself in the midst of an intellectual dilemma. Do I call him, leave messages, push, prod, insist, contact acquaintances, friends, family? Do I show up at his… Read More An Inauspicious Beginning Part 2 of 2
The disaster that was our first attempt at a fix and flip. … Read More An Inauspicious Beginning
Once we found a reputable property manager in town, we put our house on the market and had it rented out in less than two weeks. The realtor told us that the woman moving in was single, no pets, no kids and from out of town. What better tenant profile could you ask for? Of… Read More Flip One, Final Outcomes
Before the offer on our first property had been accepted, we had already packed up and returned home to Doha, Qatar where we were living at the time clueless of the rigmarole that awaited. While we sought out bids for the renovations, we needed to activate our electricity, gas and water. We crossed our… Read More Limping Through Our First Renovation
It was December 28th, 2016 and I saw a HUD home online for 42,000 dollars. It was a two bed, two bath place that I didn’t think looked half bad. My wife…not so much. Still, my enthusiasm was infections and I convinced her to check it out with me (or maybe she simply succame to… Read More Impetus
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