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10/26/2026

Uplighting every tree on the property 🌲

Pathway lights give buyers an experience walking up, especially on a dark Northwest night

Then sconces so the whole place feels high quality

Who doesn’t want to walk up to a magical forest

Small touches, premium price 💰

Catch Million Dollar Zombie Flips Saturday mornings on A&E

10/23/2026

Market conditions got you stuck? Your go-to strategy stopped working? Need more income?

It’s usually not the market. It’s the plan. Money is made on the plan and how you adapt it as you scale your businesses.

Over the past 20 years we’ve grown 8 real estate businesses that let us weather any storm in the market. I’ve learned how to scale the right way and the wrong way.

Be in Phoenix, AZ, December 5th-7th.

BiggerPockets is hosting its first-ever “How to Scale” Bootcamp for investors who want to grow their portfolios and their real estate business. Dave Meyer r, DEVON KENNARD and Kathy Fettke will teach how they scaled, and I’m covering how we did it and kept growing in any market.

Action is what scales you. Get off the bench and get your reps in.

Click the link to reserve your seat now, VERY limited seating.

biggerpockets.com/conferences/phoenix-2026

10/22/2026

Painter quoted us 1,500 for this wall 💰

We bought a limewash kit for under 200 and rolled it on ourselves

Adds real flavor to the primary bedroom without blowing the budget

Small upgrades like this get you the highest price

10/21/2026

Custom stairs cost us 7K more 💰

Standard runs about 1K. These are 8K in metal alone

But the comps showed at least a 50K premium

Comps say yes, pull the trigger

Catch Million Dollar Zombie Flips Saturday mornings on A&E

10/19/2026

Your tile choices and how you set them are essential

Less is more. Neutral palette, straight set, clean lines

Mixed in rounded tile for that mid-century star

New feel, same original charm

Don’t go farmhouse 💰

10/18/2026

Homes are sitting right now, unless you’ve got a bathroom like this

Tight shower before, that’s a buyer objection

Tub wouldn’t fit, so we leaned in and built a wet room

Every comp has a boring five-piece. Ours has the flavor

Give buyers something they can’t find anywhere else 💰

10/16/2026

Don’t let your HOA restrictions restrict your profit 💰

Flipping inside an HOA? Read your resale certificate

This house had a blown out roof. Our typical replacement runs about 20K

The resale cert required a shake or presidential roof, nearly double the cost

And the HOA had to approve the color, which took over 30 days

Put the wrong roof on and you’re ripping it off and paying double 💰

10/07/2026

Your portfolio grows when you do.

BiggerPockets BPCON2026 was next level—not just for the real estate education, but for the people and conversations.

Hopped on the Real Estate Rookie podcast with two of my favorite people, hung out with my On the Market cohosts, and caught up with fellow Zombie Flipper Tommy. Got to teach value-add construction and share the stage with one of my favorite flippers, Dom, for a fix-and-flip session.

But the best part? The conversations between sessions. Talking through deals, mistakes, and goals with new and experienced investors. You don’t outgrow being a student in this business.

I spent more time connecting than taking photos, and I wouldn’t change that. Whether you’re buying your first fixer or taking on your biggest project yet, being around people who challenge you makes a difference.

That’s what BPCON is about. Not showing off what you’ve done, but getting better at what you do next.

Huge shoutout to the BiggerPockets team and Alexandra Hughes Pailet for killing it again!

10/06/2026

1 in 7 deals die after inspection 📋

Buyers walk when little things stack up. They get nervous and move on to the next house

So we pre-inspected, re-inspected, and now I’m walking the house with their reports

Blue tape on everything we’re fixing. Testing the hot water, every toilet, every appliance

And communicating with the broker so they know we’re proactive

Do that and you won’t be one of the seven

09/28/2026

CNBC just reported investors bought 23% fewer homes this quarter than last year 📉

The herd is sour on real estate. They’re waiting it out, hoping for better pricing

Here’s what they’re missing. Everyone stepping back IS the better pricing

Less competition, better deals. As an active investor, this has been the time to buy

You can buy today and do it better than you could 24 months ago

The time everyone waits is the time to buy

Full episode with Zachary Kepes out now on the BiggerPockets On The Market podcast 🎙️

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14508 NE 20th Street #200
Bellevue, WA
98007

Website

http://Jamesdainard.com/

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