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What Fees Should I Expect When Buying a New Home?
Whether you're buying your first place or you're upgrading to your next home, it never hurts to review what costs you will incur outside...

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Mar 15, 20236 min read
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Is Now a Bad Time to Buy Real Estate?
Do I buy now even though rates are going up? Or, do I wait it out, hoping for a drop in rates next year? How much waiting and how many...

mackofalltradesNY
Oct 27, 20225 min read
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Women Entrepreneur’s Series: Jennifer Salvemini- Interior Design to Lifestyle Consultant
Jennifer Salvemini is an incredible interior designer who I had the pleasure of meeting through the Kingston Design Connection. I had the...

mackofalltradesNY
Mar 28, 202114 min read
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Women Entrepreneur’s Series: Kata Walters, a Model Turned Real Estate Investor
I had the honor of sitting down with Kata Walters (@Themodel.investor) and picking her brain about all things real estate. It isn’t often...

mackofalltradesNY
Mar 14, 202113 min read
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First-Time Buyer's Series: What Your Agent Actually Does and How to Pick the Right One
Finding the right agent is clutch. And in a seller's market this can be difficult to do, especially if you have a smaller budget. You may...

mackofalltradesNY
Feb 7, 20219 min read
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First-Time Buyer's Series: Preparing Your Finances to Make You "Bankable"
Whether you plan to buy soon or are looking ahead to buying a few years down the line, it is never too early to prepare your finances so...

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Jan 31, 202111 min read
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First-Time Buyer Series: Should I Buy in a Seller's Market?
I really enjoy working with first-time buyers. For me, that is the biggest thrill in the world because I get the opportunity to help...

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Jan 17, 20218 min read
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New Year, New Goals: Setting New Year Resolutions for Real Estate Investors and Real Estate Agents
Last year I dubbed #2020theyearofcreating. And creating I did do. Just check out the original mission post from last year. :) I created...

mackofalltradesNY
Jan 13, 20214 min read
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Refinancing Your Property: What You Need to Know Before You Do It
So following the closing and renting out of our most recent rental property, I decided to refinance the home that we live in (our primary...

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Dec 14, 20205 min read
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Getting Properties Cleaned Up and Rented Out Faster: A Tale of Two Rentals
As a newer investor, I am clearly a small fish in a big pond. This was even further highlighted when COVID-19 hit and my first rental...

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May 3, 20208 min read
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Action Plan to get out of Debt Now, Even During a Pandemic
"There is no better self care than living within your means and consuming less."

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Apr 8, 20207 min read
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Find a Property Manager You Trust
February brought huge lessons on this topic for me. Lesson's I'm still beating myself up over, actually. I saw some of the red flags,...

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Apr 5, 20209 min read
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How to Protect Your Finances During COVID-19 Outbreak
"I plan to take every extra dollar I have and split it 50/50. 50% for savings and 50% for investing in stocks."

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Apr 1, 20209 min read
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Women In Real Estate Series: Interview with a Successful Home Flipper and Designer
Follow Holly and Angie (@Reno_gals) as they share their insights about finding investment properties and flipping them on a budget.

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Mar 29, 202014 min read
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Women In Real Estate: Interview with a Young Professional who Lives on a Narrowboat in London
I had such a blast talking to Kate and getting to know more about her life on a narrowboat on the canals of London! She opened up about...

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Mar 22, 202019 min read
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Women In Real Estate: Interview with a Successful Real Estate Agent and Rental Property Investor
April of Century 21 Hometown Reality is a realtor who specializes in the central coast of California. When speaking with her, you can’t...

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Mar 11, 202014 min read
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"Entramanure": Signs of a Budding Entrepreneur from Childhood
Just a heads up, this is a departure from my usual type of blog posts so I appreciate you taking the time to read it. I decided to switch...

mackofalltradesNY
Feb 26, 20206 min read
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Your Money Mindset and Stress Management: Shifting From Scarcity to Abundance
This was a tough week. First I hear that the title on the property I'm in contract in needs a survey done because there were some...

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Feb 16, 20208 min read
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Best Books on Money Management: The top 15 Books that Changed My Perspective About Money
For several years I lived in a red linoleum apartment (yes, you read that right, red linoleum), in a little rougher neighborhood, with a...

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Jan 31, 20209 min read
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How Do I Invest in Real Estate with little money? Tough Love: Getting Your Money Right to Invest
Most people say that the hardest part about starting up in real estate investing is getting that first chunk of money to invest with,...

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Jan 31, 202010 min read
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