How to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 1
I have been a licensed NC Realtor for about 10 years, and for all those years I have actively pursued real estate as an investment vehicle. In those 10 years, I have acquired quite an expensive...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 2
Form a Mastermind Group. Napoleon Hill saw the wisdom in linking arms with others when he wrote Think and Grow Rich. Find people who understand real estate investing from different perspectives,...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 3
In How to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 2, I mentioned starting a Mastermind Group (MMG). Here are some quick points about that:Who?Realtor Attorney CPA Builder Financial Planner Property Manager...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 4 FAQs
Here are some questions that I have heard in the past. Do the people in my Mastermind Group (MMG) need to know they're in my Mastermind Group?No. I have dozens of people in my MMG, but most of them...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 5 The Masterlist
This blog starts to really dig into the real estate investing process. The first step is to create a Property Masterlist, moving from very broad categories to a specific house. Create lists that get...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 6
Now that we have narrowed our search down to a specific neighborhood (Part 5), we need to start to look at specific properties. I will be using rental houses in my examples, but the same logic applies...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 7
Now that we're ready to start looking at houses, we need an objective method of eliminating the possibilities. I like to use Excel spreadsheets to evaluate properties before I even look at them. This...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 1
I have been a licensed NC Realtor for about 10 years, and for all those years I have actively pursued real estate as an investment vehicle. In those 10 years, I have acquired quite an expensive...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 8
Now that we have narrowed down the field somewhat, we can begin to look at the actual houses. Our financial analysis isn't bulletproof. Some houses might look good on paper, but when we see them, we...
View ArticleWhy Pinehurst is my home.
The Pinehurst area has been my home since 1992. I came here out of Clemson University as a bachelor and now I have a beautiful wife, Susan, and two equally beautiful daughters, Elizabeth (8) and...
View ArticleWhy I Love Moore County
I have lived here since 1992. That almost makes me a native. :) Perhaps I am a prototype of sorts for people who live here. For starters, I wasn't born here. Most people, in the lower half of Moore...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 9
We know why we're here. Part 6 of our series covered the reasons for investing in real estate. We know whether the numbers work. Part 7 took care of that.We know this particular property meets the...
View ArticleRotary Feeds the Hungry
The Sandhills Rotary Club, of which I am a member, will be coordinating an event to help alleviate worldwide hunger. Using a nutrient-rich mixture of dry goods, we plan to pack 10,000 meals in one day...
View ArticleRotary Feeds the Hungry
The Sandhills Rotary Club, of which I am a member, will be coordinating an event to help alleviate worldwide hunger. Using a nutrient-rich mixture of dry goods, we plan to pack 10,000 meals in one day...
View ArticleRotary Feeds the Hungry
The Sandhills Rotary Club, of which I am a member, will be coordinating an event to help alleviate worldwide hunger. Using a nutrient-rich mixture of dry goods, we plan to pack 10,000 meals in one day...
View ArticleHow to Safely Invest in Real Estate. Part 10
I have a strong back and a weak mind. I'm not handy at all. My whole family is. My granddaddy, dad, brother, sister and uncle are all in or have been in construction fields. Somehow I wasn't swimming...
View ArticleStop Hunger Now
The Sandhills Rotary Club has teamed up with the Town of Southern Pines to Stop Hunger Now. On Saturday, March 8, at the Douglass Community Center, we plan to package over 20,000 meals for hungry...
View ArticleStop Hunger Now
The Sandhills Rotary Club has teamed up with the Town of Southern Pines to Stop Hunger Now. On Saturday, March 8, at the Douglass Community Center, we plan to package over 20,000 meals for hungry...
View ArticleMy Favorite Restaurants
I eat a lot. It's something I'm really good at. The best part about it is the fact that I have a very high metabolism, so it doesn't show. Below is a list of some of my favorite eating spots in Moore...
View ArticleMy Favorite Restaurants
I eat a lot. It's something I'm really good at. The best part about it is the fact that I have a very high metabolism, so it doesn't show. Below is a list of some of my favorite eating spots in Moore...
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