Over the last two months, I’ve hung up my house flipping hammer and picked up the vacuum as part of my new role as an Airbnb host. As with any new adventure, it’s had its ups and downs…and several lessons. As with house flipping, Airbnb hosting requires a lot of work but the potential for profits is also great. When…
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I’ve finished my second month of Airbnb hosting recently. Month one was lucrative, albeit expensive with the start-up costs. The 2nd month proved to be beneficial as well. This is a new area of investing to me, and I’m certainly still learning as I go. I know the house is in an ideal location and just the right size to…
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Way back to Flip 1, I had no idea I was going to flip a house. I just knew it was all I could afford. While I didn’t like the finishes, or “design,” and it needed some deep cleaning & updates, I knew it had potential. So I dove head first into buying a foreclosed fixer upper…without realizing that I…
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I love color. Flip 5 is filled with color. Bold color. Bright color. It’s not your whitewashed farmhouse style. While I’ve redone the kitchen, the living room, the dining room, the master bedroom, the sunroom, and the office bedroom, I haven’t redone the wood floors. It’s on my agenda to have them redone, but in the meantime, I’m warming up…
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After I finished Flip 7 and got the Airbnb house up & running, I took a little rest. Because, well, I obviously earned it. During that break, I really took the time to analyze what is next. I spoke with my financial planner, analyzed my previous real estate deals, and my goals. After a lot of consideration, I think we…
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