The Investor Insights » Rehabbing http://theinvestorinsights.com Real Estate Investing in the Real World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:59:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Flip Hop? http://theinvestorinsights.com/flip-hop/ http://theinvestorinsights.com/flip-hop/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:09:11 +0000 lassiter http://theinvestorinsights.com/?p=1130 So, according to Forbes even the rappers have become (or tried to become) flippers.
  • 50 Cent overimproved a house he bought from Mike Tyson for $4.7MM adding a shoe room, ATV track and entertainment system programmed with 3,000 movies. Was on the market for $18.5MM for two years and still hasn’t sold. Hmmm, wonder why.
  • T-Pain fared better buying a manse in Atlanta for $1.35MM and flipping for $3.8MM.
  • Jay-Z and Beyonce are into land development up in Scarsdale.

Read the whole article at on Hip-Hop Home Improvement at Forbes.


]]> http://theinvestorinsights.com/flip-hop/feed/ 2 Ductless Air Conditioning? http://theinvestorinsights.com/ductless-air-conditioning/ http://theinvestorinsights.com/ductless-air-conditioning/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:38:12 +0000 lassiter http://theinvestorinsights.com/?p=971 Ever heard of ductless air conditioning? I hadn’t until I decided to get central air conditioning for my 100 year old Victorian in Denver, Colorado. Not sure if it’s global warming or what but I live and work out of my home and the ol’ swamp cooler


]]> http://theinvestorinsights.com/ductless-air-conditioning/feed/ 3 Are You Stuck on Your “Yeah, But…?” http://theinvestorinsights.com/are-you-stuck-on-your-yeah-but/ http://theinvestorinsights.com/are-you-stuck-on-your-yeah-but/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:51:23 +0000 lassiter http://theinvestorinsights.com/?p=660 Every month I get literally hundreds of emails from investors all over the country asking for my advice on their investment strategies, deals and problems they’ve encountered. Many of these investors have outdated strategies that don’t work anymore, unrealistic expectations or worse, they are so entrenched in doing something the way they’ve always done it that they’re stuck.

Let me give you a few examples of what I mean. A few years ago, I saw the writing on the wall with regard to stated income loans. I just knew that they were going away. (If you’re thinking, “What? Whaddya mean no more stated income loans?” then you especially


]]> http://theinvestorinsights.com/are-you-stuck-on-your-yeah-but/feed/ 1 100% Loans for Your Buyers Still Available in… http://theinvestorinsights.com/100-loans-for-your-buyers-still-available-in/ http://theinvestorinsights.com/100-loans-for-your-buyers-still-available-in/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:41:12 +0000 lassiter http://theinvestorinsights.com/?p=307 Yep, there is ONE place where your end buyer (not us investors) can still get a 100% loan. Rural America! So, that’s good news for you rural investors. If you’re rehabbing and/or flipping in rural areas defined as “open country and places with a population of 10,000


]]> http://theinvestorinsights.com/100-loans-for-your-buyers-still-available-in/feed/ 3 You Can Do FHA Flips In These Five States http://theinvestorinsights.com/you-can-do-fha-flips-in-these-five-states/ http://theinvestorinsights.com/you-can-do-fha-flips-in-these-five-states/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:38:07 +0000 lassiter http://theinvestorinsights.com/?p=305 Rehabbers take note. The FHA anti-flipping rule is suspended in five states in the Midwest. (This means you don’t have to wait 90 days to sell to a new buyer who is using FHA financing). Here’s the list of states and counties: Nebraska: Eligible counties are – Buffalo, Butler,


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