2020 – 2021 were big years at our Union Hill property, mostly due to COVID. It was a forcing function – we spent much of our time at that triplex since we could not travel. And gaining income on these apartments mean that I can finally expense and amortize all of the costs over the […]
Union Hill: What we spent to remodel a triplex Read More »
After several years of basic maintenance, we got slammed with multiple expenses at our Delridge rental. And spoiler alert – it’s the unsexy things that are the most expensive. Below is a cautionary tale of what we went through and how we will prepare for these unforeseen rental expenses in the future. There had been
Delridge – Unforeseen rental expenses for unsexy things Read More »
The upstairs apartment of our Bremerton triplex was the worst of the three apartments. When we purchased it, the ceilings were maybe 6’5″ high, and all the walls felt like they were going to close in. I’m not sure if it was before or after we closed when I told Chris “what if we were
Union Hill – From cramped to open and L-shaped kitchen Read More »
We were one year into our Union Hill project when we shifted our focus to Vallejo. My husband’s mother passed away suddenly in 2016, and he inherited her two single-family homes in Vallejo, CA. It took us over a year to work our way through the probate process in California, but we were in no
Our fourth property – single-family rental homes in Vallejo Read More »
Sometimes in life you need to recognize when to pivot. Our second vacation rental was open for a little over a year; this is the story of why we closed our Airbnb. When we purchased our second multi-family in Delridge, our Central District Airbnb had been up and running for about a year. Our experience
Delridge – Why we opened (then closed) our Airbnb Read More »
In 2013, we were finally ready to buy a house. I spent most of the Great Recession years not earning an income, while my husband repaired some credit indiscretions from early adulthood. But we were in good shape by the end of 2013, and we were ready for the most significant expense – home ownership.
How we purchased and house-hacked our first multifamily rental property Read More »
UPDATE: We are appalled at the Better.com CEO’s recent behavior. Everyone we worked with at that company was helpful, and we chose Better partly because of their customer service. It’s a shame they treated their employees like this. I debated removing this post, but I decided to keep it to share our decision factors. I
We refinanced three rental mortgages… at the same time Read More »
