First fixer-upper and first blog entry... and why?

I've created this blog to share some of my projects and to hopefully inspire someone to get off of the fence and pull the trigger on their first fixer-upper.  I have been renovating and renting old properties for 15 years.  I started with experience in painting only.

I've decided to share some pictures and stories of work I've done and why I did it that way. I'm not an expert contractor, but I don't cut corners and I ask questions to know the best way to do things.  My rental properties are very nice for the area where I live and this is one reason I have few problems renting them or finding great tenants.

Over the years, many friends and family have shown interest in what I do.  They say, "I need to get into this," but they don't, worrying about every detail where something might go wrong.

Is this you?  Maybe I can help because I was like this - very nervous about being an investment property owner. However, I got a push, because I really needed to buy a building for my small business.  The building I found had 2 commercial spaces downstairs and 2 small apartments upstairs.  At closing I was a landlord and tenants were paying the mortgage right out of the gate.  I couldn't believe it - and I've been buying investment properties ever since.

Remember, I am not a big time investor.  I don't have TV show, but I do seem to have a bit more luck than some of those TV flippers.

Thanks,

The Rehab-2-Rental Guy