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…

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

Here’s a photo of the Google Adsense check:

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.

Here is some more information about Lisa Irby and how she helps aspiring affiliate marketers plan their strategies for online money making success. She has more than 10 years of experience with making money online.

Lisa Irby has a couple of Web site designed to help Web site developers and affiliate marketers make a comfortable income online. Her Web sites are www.2createawebsite.com and www.2planawebsite.com. Irby also has a forum, www.websitebabble.com, where people can go to chat about their niche Web site development progress and ask questions and for encouragement. These sites are ideal for beginners and even experts looking to improve their Web site traffic and increase their online income.

In addition to her Web sites, Irby has a couple of YouTube channels that many beginner Web site developers will find particularly useful and motivating. Her YouTube channels are for Lisa3876: www.youtube.com/user/lisa3876, 2CreateAWebsite: www.youtube.com/user/2createawebsite and 2PlanAWebsite: www.youtube.com/user/2planawebsite.

From her YouTube video and Web sites, you can really tell that Irby knows what she’s talking about when it comes to creating Web sites and working as an affiliate marketer. She has a down to earth approach and does answer advice questions in response to her video viewers and Web site visitors.

One of her main messages in her content and YouTube videos is that a person should choose to create a Web site on a topic that they genuinely enjoy. She also stresses the importance of creating quality content for your niche Web site.

As an example of a niche Web site, Lisa Irby is also the Web site creator of www.flat-stomach-exercises.com. The site serves as an example of how people can set up their Web sites to generate income.

Irby, a Texas resident, shows that it is possible to make a six-figure income online. And she’s not keeping any secrets. Instead she’s provided her Web sites and other resources for those that want to increase their income by creating Web sites and pursue affiliate marketing. In her videos Irby stresses that it takes patience and a lot of hard work, but it can and will pay off in the end.

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.

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!

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.

I’ve done some promotional modeling- marketing jobs in the past. I’m not model material by a long shot, but I think I’m cute with a friendly disposition. Lol. So don’t be intimated by the word “model” if you don’t fit that profile. There are a lot of campaigns that use regular everyday presentable people.

Promotional modeling jobs can include passing out products and giving away samples. The items you could hand out while marketing range from free bottles of water, to free t-shirts to blind taste tests. Yes, I’ve conducted blind taste tests. Very amusing. People are usually pleased to get free samples so that makes the job even more fun.

Anyways, if you’re interested in promotional modeling, contact a local promotion company or find a larger company via the Internet. They may require a head shot to keep on file. How much does promotional modeling, marketing pay? Promotional modeling pays an average of $15 to $35 an hour and jobs can last from a couple of hours to a whole day depending on the assignment.

You usually choose which promotional jobs you want to do so this is a perfect way to make some extra income in your spare time.

You have to be much wiser when buying an investment property because the numbers have to work. When you’re purchasing your primary residence you can let your emotions influence your decision. With an investment property, emotion is a no-no.

There’s money I have to invest even before I decide if I’m moving on to closing on the house, the cost of de-winterizing, a small cost for turning the utilities on in my name and the cost of the home inspector. It’s a lovely home and I hope everything works out where the numbers will work for me to move on with the purchase!