Extra Income Goal» Money Making Venture Updates

Found a Tenant for my First Rental Property

Candice — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:23:45 +0000

I’ve got my first tenant after having the rental house on the market for only 10 days. They have until May 1 to sign the lease. I’m pretty excited about it. I’m not really nervous. Maybe I will be when they officially move in. They better not mess up anything!

I may talk about the financials regarding the investment property at a later date. At least for now crunching the numbers I should clear about $200 a month after all the bills are paid (mortgage, taxes, property management fee, insurance) and emergency repair money is set to the side.

I’ll keep you posted…

Received My First Google Adsense Paycheck

Candice — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:55:50 +0000

This is long overdue, but I got paid my first Google Adsense Check in late February. I was really excited because I have been working on my niche Web sites for several months. The first check was for $102.13. I’m well on my way to earning my second check.

This really works if you put the time and effort into it.

Here’s a photo of the Google Adsense check:

My First Investment Property is on the Renter’s Market

Candice — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:57:51 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about my beloved first rental property. It’s officially on the market. Has been for a little more than a week. I went with a property management company to handle all the marketing and tenant issues. So far so good. I have the property listed with no pets, but I’ve still gotten inquiries about that. I’ve read you don’t make money off of having pets in a property. I’d rather skip it then. At least for now.

One couple wanted to rip out (at their expense) the built in desk and cabinets in the bonus room. Are you serious? I have to chuckle because the request was so surprising. Maybe if they had been tenants for a year or two with on-time payments, maybe I’d consider it. But you’re brand new? No way. If they don’t like the room that much, they don’t have to live there.

Hopefully I’ll have a tenant soon.

Investment Property coming along

Candice — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:49 +0000

Things are coming along with my investment property. I had a mishap the other week with a broken toilet and a high water bill because of it, but those are the breaks. Literally. Haha. I won’t go into detail about all that happened. That’s for another time…

I need to start journaling about my experiences to write an ebook one day. When you’re in the thick of trying to finish things up it’s kind of hard to sit and write. I may record myself talking about my experiences and transcribing it later. We’ll see.

My plans are to have the house listed for rental by the end of the month. It should be ready if all goes well.

Got my first investment property.

Candice — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:17:35 +0000

I closed on my first investment property last week. It’s a three bedroom, two bathroom brick ranch in the burbs. There’s a bonus room connected to the third bedroom so that’s a plus. And it has a finished basement.

I’m so glad to be done with the hunt and mortgage process. Now it’s on to the really hard work. Lol!

I’ve got a few things to do to get it ready to rent out including buying blinds for the windows, refinishing some door knobs and installing a couple light fixtures. I’m trying to decide if I’m going to replace the furnace now or wait. Decisions, decisions.

December is going to be a busy month for sure!

CashCrate Does Pay Consistently: My Check is on the Way

Candice — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:37:42 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve done some work on CashCrate, so I decided to do a few offers. I was on the cusp of meeting the $20 cash out threshold and I made it. I’ve got a check for $21.96 on the way. I still have a couple more dollars pending, but it’ll count toward my November earnings. I’ll post when my check arrives in the mail.

I posted about CashCrate in a previous post. For those not familiar with CashCrate, it’s a site where you can earn cash by signing up for offers and filling out surveys. It costs nothing to sign up and there are no fees to get paid.

If you’re interested in joining, I’d love it if you’d use my referral link.
http://www.cashcrate.com/235776

Let me know if you have any questions about CashCrate, or anything else I’ve mentioned on this blog. I’ll leave the comments section open on this blog post. I won’t approve it for posting unless you specifically request that I respond via the posting. Otherwise, I’ll response to you via email.