Houston Property Management Blog

Blog Post A Refinancing Disaster, Lessons and the $712 Question
By Cameron Tope - Sunday, November 15, 2020

A Refinancing Disaster, Lessons and the $712 Question

Most of you are probably asking yourself, “What is a refinance?” If you know the answer to that question then you’re probably saying, “Why do I care?” Valid point, as most of us millennials don’t have a house, and are a long ways from thinking about refinancing. B...
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Blog Post How to Select the Right Property Manager
By Cameron Tope - Friday, August 7, 2020

How to Select the Right Property Manager

When it comes to your most valuable asset, you want to ensure you’ve made a wise decision. Below you’ll find a couple dozen questions that will help you wean out the cons and crooks when looking for a reputable property management company. The questions below won’t cover...
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Blog Post Rental Property Purchasing Guide - The Three Essential Components to Purchasing a Successful Rental Property
By Cameron Tope - Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Rental Property Purchasing Guide - The Three Essential Components to Purchasing a Successful Rental ...

Are you ready to pull the trigger on a rental property but have some reservations? Are you worried you might miss something in your analysis that will cost you big time? Using this simple three step guide, you’ll remove your fears from buying that rental property, because y...
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Blog Post Rental Property Profit Calculator – Quickly Determining the Profitability of a Rental Property
By Cameron Tope - Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Rental Property Profit Calculator – Quickly Determining the Profitability of a Rental Property

“What makes a good deal?” is a question I see (and get) frequently. So, to help investors with their first or next rental purchase, I’m providing my personal Rental Property Profit Calculator. This spreadsheet and the numbers included in it are provided as one way to a...
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Blog Post How To Properly Self-Manage Your Rental Property
By Cameron Tope - Thursday, July 2, 2020

How To Properly Self-Manage Your Rental Property

Have you ever heard the expression “Don’t ask a barber if you need a haircut”? The same goes for Property Managers. I would say over 90% of the property managers I spoke with when I first started buying rentals advised me to get professional management help. Well, I’m ...
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Blog Post What Are Stock Options? And What Happened to my 20k?!?!
By Cameron Tope - Wednesday, June 10, 2020

What Are Stock Options? And What Happened to my 20k?!?!

Stock options are as mysterious as they are lucrative. Most people immediately assume options are tied to huge risk, but that’s not always the case. Stock options are pliable (like real estate), you can morph them into any kind of exposure you want, from conservative monthly...
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Blog Post Book Recommendations - May 2020
By Cameron Tope - Thursday, May 21, 2020

Book Recommendations - May 2020

If you’re looking for a few book recommendations (from someone with nothing to sell), then you may find this post useful. Below are a few books broken out into three categories: real estate, finance and life in general. These books have been the most beneficial to me along m...
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