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Do You Really Have What It Takes: Investing 101

I’m often asked by those new and even those (at times) who’ve been trudging along in the investing arena, how wealth is truly created with real estate.  I have a basic saying -one that plays apart in my constant drive:  “If you aren’t out earning it, your spending it”.    The idea of working smartly… Read more »

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Landlording: Evictions

Evictions are a part of the landlord program that often scare new real estate investors. I tend to get these last minute calls (sometimes while one is in route to their magistrate’s hearing) asking for advice when its to late.   As a landlord and property manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, I have handled hundred’s of… Read more »

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PAYING FOR A REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/22/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com PAYING FOR A REAL ESTATE EDUCATION It was the Fall of 2007 when I knew we had reached the pinnacle of the real estate frenzy locally in Charlotte, North Carolina… I was at a local real estate meeting and the focus of the nights talk was… Read more »

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Creative Financing

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 1/1/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com I’ll thank T.., in her New Year’s Eve post for mentioning the need to find additional funds for a new purchase in the New Year…. a need for creative funding to make it happen… its somewhat ironic that it was mentioned and i was asked to… Read more »

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Building Stradegy’s on the Field of Real Estate Investing

Originally Posted by Tyler McCracken on www.askthelandlord.com on September 20, 2009 It’s a Sunday afternoon and our Panther’s have just begun the game against the Atlanta Falcons… Their looking good on the first drive which is a pleasant surprise given all the games (including preseason) to date. Just like a game (and a team) of… Read more »