new interior and exterior paint, new land-
scape and other smaller upgrades, such as
new appliances.
What struck me most about Ruth and
Christian’s tour is the fact that they so gen-
erally reveal all their secrets. They also en-
courage you to use their team for their own
projects, including hiring their assistants,
handymen and gardeners.
“We don’t mind giving our secrets
away,” Christian says, adding: “Because
the truth is most investors can’t do what
we do because real estate is not that easy.
You have to take action, you have to work
to find deals, you have to be creative and
make fast decisions.”
Rehabbing a property is not for the
weak at heart, it takes a lot of time, en-
ergy and knowledge. Once investors real-
ize how time intensive it is, many opt to
instead lend their available funds to other
rehabbers, like Christian and Ruth. In this
way, the investor can still be part of a re-
hab but not be directly involved. “We have
investors who like to do rehabs with us and
it works great. We find the deal, handle the
work and sell the property. They get a great,
steady return, and they can be involved in
a rehab without doing the work. It’s a win/
win for everyone,” she says with a smile.
Christian and Ruth will continue do-
ing rehab tours with their own properties,
if you are inter-
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first house in 1994, Kevin was hooked on
investing. Kevin specializes in being able
to quickly analyze deals, putting creative
deals together that seem impossible and
approaching deals from every angle. He is
willing to share his knowledge with other
investors and help them with their real es-
tate goals.
Q: Are there any special financing or
programs available that investors should
know about?
The best deals will always be cash
deals, but we still offer 20% down
deals, we also have some new fi-
nance options in the works, which
we should be launching soon, but
we’re keeping that a secret!
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deals, putting creative deals together that
seem impossible and approaching deals
from every angle. They are willing to
share their knowledge with other investors
and help them with their real estate goals.
They are active spokesmen to several real
estate seminars and radio shows. Caro-
lina Liquidator has easily been involved
Q: What is your real estate or
management philosophy?
Our team philosophy is simple,
Don’t sell something that I would
not buy my self. Make sure to treat
tenants like family but always keep
strict rules and abide by them. At the
end of the day real estate is still an invest-
ment so make sure to have goals and struc-
ture each deal to align with these goals.
in more than 100 real estate deals in the
York County, South Carolina area. Many
investments range in prices from $10,000
to $2.5 million.
They continue to invest in real estate,
grow and develop a stronger property
management company, while spending
more and more time consulting real estate
investors on the happenings in today’s
market.
Kevin Burrell, along with Alex Franks,
are founders and managing partners of
Carolina Liquidator. They manage all as-
pects of real estate investments, includ-
ing buying, selling, construction rehab,
and property management. Kevin spent
15 years as a mortgage loan officer and
has been doing real estate for the last 18
years. Drawing on 18 years experience in
real estate and 15 years in mortgage lend-
ing, Kevin now focuses mainly on real
estate wholesaling. After he bought his
Q: What tips or advice do you have for
our readers?
A: The best advice we can give someone
is to do your homework. Educate yourself
on real estate investments, and according
to your financial situation, find the type of
deal that works best for you, whether that
be commercial, cash flow rentals, or retail.
Prepare yourself so that you understand all
the positives and negatives of buying real
estate. Once you feel prepared, find a team
that fits you. Our advice to people new to
investing is to only buy one or two proper-
ties, that way you can analyze your experi-
ence and fix any flaws before you make any
other decisions on any other deals. Make
sure you are dealing with a solid team with
reputable references.
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