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Turn-key & Ready
T
he town of Bethel is one of those
sleepy, quintessentially New En-
gland villages nestled into the green
mountains of Vermont; a state known
as much for its fine craftsmanship as its
sprawling ski resorts. John Gifford chats
with me from his family’s 200-year old
Bethel farm; it is still in operation to this
day. “We’ve got over 150 animals here,”
he tells me, “and a covered bridge.” It’s
clear; John Gifford is a man who is proud
of the care he puts into his work, from his
family’s ancestral estate to his numerous
investment properties available around the
country. At his company First 100 Homes,
Gifford focuses on acquiring and repairing
desirable, turnkey properties in high-per-
forming American markets. Gifford is
passionate about creating opportunities for
long-term wealth and worry-free returns
for investors. What makes First100Homes.
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com, and Gifford, unique in the turnkey
provider market? First 100 Homes offers
investors a complete product, right down
to lists of preferred property managers.
Before Steve Jobs hijacked the consumer
computer market, if you wanted to buy a
computer, you had to buy all the different
components. You had to get the monitor,
the keyboard, the hard drive, the case and
of course, the software. Then you had
to install it. Buying a computer was a
complicated process. Jobs had a different
vision; buying a personal computer should
be as easy as buying a refrigerator. No
tinkering needed, no need to buy sev-
eral components, no repairs.
First 100 Homes offers their buyers
a complete package. For example, when
you buy a refrigerator, it works. When you
buy an Apple computer, it works. When
you buy a First 100 Homes property, it
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simply works; no extensive rehabbing of
interiors, dealing with unreliable prop-
erty managers or trying to rent in a poor
market. It’s ready to do what you want it
to: Bring in instant cash flow. Like Jobs,
Gifford believes in producing streamlined,
quality products, or rather, properties that
gives buyers the returns they want without
hassle. Many of his properties even come
with a one-year bumper-to-bumper war-
ranty.
First 100 Homes is able to provide
investors good returns with little to no
repairs because of how they do business.
Taking advantage of the current market,
Gifford states, “...never before have there
been so many REO rent-ready properties
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