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36: How to Be an Awesome and Profitable Landlord with Kevin Perk

Publish Date: 2013/9/19
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    <p>On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we look at the topic of landlording and get some great advice from long-time landlord Kevin Perk. Kevin is a very successful investor from the Memphis area and has a real good grasp on finding and dealing with tenants as well as some unique methods of financing his properties, getting rid of bad tenants, and building wealth. There is a lot of really great tips and advice for anyone looking to grow their buy and hold real estate business.</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/bpp36-kevin-perk-podcast-transcript-profitable-landlord-investor">Read the transcript to episode 36 with Kevin Perk here</a>.</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul>
  • How Kevin finances dozens of properties with creative financing
  • Private lending and methods to use commercial financing to invest
  • Making offers that get accepted
  • The three things that turn a landlord into a slumlord – and how to avoid them
  • Online technology to help attract and manage tenants
  • Signs of future bad tenants
  • How to fill vacancies during the holiday season
  • The best and worst parts of being a landlord
  • Real estate clubs: determining the good, the bad, and the ugly

    • Links Mentioned in the Show:

    Books Mentioned in the Show:

    Tweetable Topics:

    • Don’t drop your standards just to quickly fill a vacancy. (Tweet This!)
    • When investing in real estate, have some cash reserves. (Tweet This!)
    • If you bet on appreciation – you are going to lose. Real estate doesn’t always go up. (Tweet This!)

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