It was the February of 95′ and I was circling a neighborhood I had identified as an above average appreciation rate due to its gentrification. Here I was looking at a duplex listed for $68k and I had thought it was all I could afford… I had my neighbor with me and we circled the… Read more »
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 »
Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/10/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com You Can’t Handle The Truth!!! When will this (real estate) elevator hit the bottom??? Part I I’ve just come through a two week period were the realities of my world hit home as I downshifted into another phase of my real estate operations. Anyone who has… Read more »
Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 10/11/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com A Way To Wealth With Rentals: A Tale of Landlording That Anybody Can Replicate. I remember the day like it was yesterday -February 14, 1994. That was the first day of my career as a landlord in Charlotte, NC. Roughly a year earlier I had bought… Read more »
Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 10/4/2009 at www.askthelandlord.com Owner Financing is Out There: A Tale of a Win/Win Arrangement & The Power of Compounding. There was a day that I was shy/scared/intimidated (or whatever you want to call it) to ask a Seller if they’d consider owner financing. After being in the business for… Read more »
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 »
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 »