Windows of Wealth Real Estate Investors Club

06/23/2020

This month we’re trying something a little different: a pre-recorded video. It’s for a couple of reasons: 1) Zoom attendance has been low, and 2) This is an important topic where I wanted to make sure my thoughts were well organized.

The topic is a book called “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond. It’s a detailed and fair look at Milwaukee and some of the issues of poverty and discrimination in the rental business.

As investors, we often get caught up in the business side of rentals, but it’s important to look at how some of our tenant’s lives are impacted. I think you’ll find the book enlightening for landlords. It’s not necessarily a book you want to read, but one that is worth reading. In this 1-hour video, I review some of the main stories and my thoughts as a landlord. You can also listen to the audio.

Here's the video:
https://youtu.be/VxEbCaZxiAA

Here's the podcast version:
https://anchor.fm/windowsofwealth/episodes/June-Meeting-Evicted-Book-Review-efmo69

Have a great rest of June and July 4th.

The topic is a book called "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" by Matthew Desmond (https://amzn.to/37OgQKY). It's a detailed and fair look at ...

02/26/2019

Hey - stats junkies. The Federal Housing Finance Agency published its finding on Q4 housing pricing. Thanks, Lee Eckroth for sharing.

01/31/2019

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Learn professional investment analysis techniques for real estate investing in residential and commercial properties

01/29/2018

This looks like a great event if you want to get up to speed on acting like a responsible landlord in a day. Here's what it covers:
Fair Housing Basics
Advertising
Screening
Fees & Disclosures
Contracts & Addendums
Section 8
Move in Do's and Don'ts
Dealing with Tenant Non-Compliance Issues
Service of Notices
Habitability, Maintenance & Emergency Entry
Move out Procedures and Legal Transfer of Possession
Deposit Reconciliation and Final Accounting
Avoiding Costly Mistakes, Record Keeping
Conflict Resolution

Check out link to learn more and sign up.

12/01/2017

Interested in Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate? There's a class in Portland 2/26 - 3/1. See the picture for details.

10/12/2017

If you have rentals in Corvallis, a great resource is the Rental Housing News email. Go here: http://www.corvallisoregon.gov/index.aspx?page=18 and select the option on the lower right. In October it talked about city council agenda items for rentals, OSU student code of conduct changes, some landlord best practices, some housing statistics, and upcoming events you might be interested in.

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08/16/2017

Good to know.

Thinking of moving into a rental property before you sell it? Be aware of tax consequences before doing so.

06/20/2017

Useful tips. I love luxury vinyl plank - it looks soo great.

You're about to discover the best materials for house flips and I will include a list of the exact materials that were used on my last house flip.

03/29/2017

Discover how to get your flipping business booming now […]

01/27/2016

Here's a cool article of one of our members doing good work in Albany.

ALBANY — Local construction workers are volunteering to build a handicapped-accessible house for the family of McKenzie Andersen, an 8-year-old Albany girl paralyzed by enterovirus.

05/05/2015

http://www.mortgagehacking.com/

When I was shopping for my first mortgage, I had a hard time comparing the options. On the one hand, I could have gotten a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, which had a relatively high but fixed interest rate. If I had gotten this mortgage, I would have known exactly what fixed monthly payments I would h…

04/06/2015

WoW Club meets the last Tuesday of each month in Corvallis, OR to educate real estate investors on investing principles and tactics through guest speakers and group events. Speakers range from successful investors to housing authorities, lawyers, lenders, and more. The goal is to learn about finding deals, buying/selling property for a profit, managing tenants successfully, and answering each other's questions.

Windows of wealth is an open club and we are always excited to welcome new people! Subscribe to our email list to learn about upcoming speakers and meetings: http://eepurl.com/_WCd9