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Buy a home to live in that has a lot of potential to go up in value

Sell your house at the right time for the highest price

Invest in properties to provide passive income

Learn to renovate & flip houses

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The Four Investment Techniques I Used to Beat The Market By 10%

A client asked me to find a house in Charleston with potential for price increase. I used four of my favorite real estate investment strategies to find her a house that had increased in price by 12% on the day she closed, this was in a period when the median price of houses only increased by 2% in Charleston County. This is how I beat the market by 10%

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Yoga : Investing in Myself

I write a lot on my site about how to invest in property, but recently I’ve been spending time investing in myself too and it’s had a hugely positive impact on my life.

Today is National Yoga Day so here is my yoga story.

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Ignoring My Own Advice Cost me $9,000

I tell all my investor clients to keep all their rentals in updated, like-new, condition. This is because your place looks better which attracts more applicants which allows you to choose a better tenant who will stay longer and pay you higher rent.

Unfortunately, I didn't follow my own advice and it's ended up costing me $9,000

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Everyone wants a butterfly, so be smart and buy the caterpillar

So they’ll drive around the area on a Sunday and they notice that while there are some lovely older homes with lots of character, it’s a little rough around the edges and and the neighbors aren't all wearing croakies and visors.

But a few years later they’ll come back, they take selfies and get the requisite numbers of Instagram likes that convince them that they can live here now.

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Lessons From 20 Years Of Buying New Construction Houses That Will Help You

It’s nearly twenty years since I scraped together enough money to buy my first brand new house. Since then I’ve bought plenty more for myself and represented countless clients who bought new construction.

Along the way, I’ve learned a lot about how to get the most out of the build process, how to get the best house for the least amount of money and how to reduce stress during the build, while avoiding costly mistakes.

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They educate you on what life is really like here, not just the glossy good stuff, but the (few) negatives too.

It’s the same brutally honest advice I would give to a family member

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The Empire Difference

Investor first, then Agent

Snooze through a 90 hour class & you get a real estate license in SC. That's why there are 7000+ agents in Charleston, 80% of whom I wouldn't depend on to sell girl scout cookies never mind your most valuable asset.

I took a better path to learning our industry. I spent ten years buying investment properties before my investing success enabled me to quit the corporate life. I’ve now been a realtor for ten years.

That is 20 years of Charleston real estate experience to pass onto you.

Let me show you how to build your own property empire.