February 19, 2021

Woodmont Update

February 19, 2021/ Selina Pulizzi

Purchasing Woodmont was a year and a half in the making. Between issues with the out-of-town bank who owned the property and COVID delays, we really started to think it wasn’t going to happen. We decided if we didn’t get it before it went through another winter, we were moving on. It had been empty four years and never was winterized so you can only imagine the damage. Not only that, but purchasing a home out of foreclosure at a sheriff sale means sight unseen.

March 27, 2020

Five Tips to Get the Most for Your Home

March 27, 2020/ Selina Pulizzi

Selling your home can be tough. Opening your doors to buyers can be overwhelming to say the least. Your home is more than just four walls to be critiqued and picked a part. It can be difficult to hear about what people like and don’t like or what they would change and so forth. So how do you know what buyers want? You don’t, each buyer is going to be different, but there are steps you can take to put your best foot forward. I have created a simple five step checklist to help get your home sold quickly and for top dollar.

February 20, 2020

What to Expect the Day of the Sheriff Sale

February 20, 2020/ Selina Pulizzi

So it’s the day of the sale. We’ve double checked everything. Now all there is to do is show up. There’s always a slight chance it could be postponed, but not likely. We felt pretty confident given the situation of the foreclosure that no one was going to pay off debt from the estate, so no reason to be postponed or cancelled- right?

November 21, 2019

Pain in the Attic

November 21, 2019/ Selina Pulizzi

Pain in the attic. And that’s exactly what this project was, a pain in the attic or should I say ass. Vince and I both had experience with home renovation prior to us dating. So once we got engaged and we moved in together, Vince decided he needed a “man attic.” Given our combined background, finishing an attic seemed simple enough — especially since we decided to hire someone to do all the drywall. So basically all we had to do was just finish the room from that point forward. Easy peazy.

September 05, 2019

How to Save and Simplify Renovations

September 05, 2019/ Selina Pulizzi

I remember my first full home renovation quite clearly. I wasn’t really sure what I was doing, but I was doing it- and I kept doing it. To complete an entire home it took us about 8 months. I didn’t think that was too bad for someone who had never painted a wall until this project. We saved a lot of what we could in the property to save money and time.

August 16, 2019

What is a Pro Forma?

August 16, 2019/ Selina Pulizzi

According to the Real Wealth Network, the definition of a pro forma is a method of calculating financial results in order to emphasize either current or projected figures. A property's pro forma in real estate are its cash flow projections. So to make things simple, when you are looking to invest in real estate, a pro forma is essentially an income and expense sheet.

July 12, 2019

Letting a Tenant Go

July 12, 2019/ Selina Pulizzi

She rented from us for six years. She was a tenant I acquired at my first property. We had a rough start, but over the years she became one of our most reliable tenants and we had a mutual respect for each other. I liked her. Things were going well for a number of years, until they weren’t.

She was our first eviction, and it was rough. Things aren’t always black and white, and I had a tough time with the whole situation.

June 06, 2019

Purchasing your First Rental

June 06, 2019/ Selina Pulizzi

Purchasing your first rental is often the most difficult one you’ll purchase. Everything is new and you don’t want to screw up. But as long as you learn from your mistakes and keep pushing forward you’ll be on the right track.