Monthly Archives: November 2009

5 Reasons Why Rental Properties are the Best Form of Passive Income

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Jake

I, like many people, own stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRA accounts, foreign currencies and a couple forms of passive income. Wow that sentence had a lot of commas! However, if I was to draw you a pie chart depicting how … Continue reading →

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My first property to get a tenant with a Section 8 HUD voucher

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jake

Out of the 38 properties I’ve managed to accumulate in this business, I must say that my favorite is definitely the one that is currently occupied by a tenant with a Section 8 voucher.  The rent is always paid on … Continue reading →

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Evicting Tenants!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jake

OK, it’s illegal to board up the property with your tenants still inside and burn the place to the ground to collect the insurance money and solve your bad tenant problem at the same time, but I can understand why … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Properties Occupied!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jake

If you have multiple houses or apartments that you rent out then it’s very important to make sure your properties are not sitting vacant. The bankers will want their mortgage payments every month whether you have all or none of … Continue reading →

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My First Tax Lien Investment!!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jake

Success!! I purchased my first property tax lien in September 2009 (two months ago from this writing). I spent $4,500 at the auction in order to win the bid. The original tax bill was only $480 but the bidding wars … Continue reading →

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Writing Articles for eHow and other commission friendly websites

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Jake

My wife and I started writing articles for the website www.ehow.comback in September 2009. We are thrilled so far with the results we’ve seen. eHow is basically a “how to” site that provides guides and instructions for just about everything … Continue reading →

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