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Dirty Old Man House 3

Well, demo is just about finished. The lumber order arrives tomorrow morning, and we can start framing! The framing is broken down as follows:

1. There is some serious rotted wood from an old neglected roof (and neglected house in general). Water damage seeps down to the basement. I need to support the structure of the house with good, solid wood. Some sheathing and 2x4's will need to be replac...

How to Market Yourself and Your Business with BiggerPockets

BiggerPockets is not only a community for sharing knowledge, for networking, and making deals, but it is also a marketing platform for people in the real estate space.

Here are several easy ways to use BiggerPockets to market yourself and your business:

Create a Detailed, Professional Profile with Photo - BiggerPockets profiles have been...

Dirty Old Man House 2

Having any kind of web presence is always better than having none. That being said, if your site sucks and doesn’t help you a...

Property Management | The Profit is in the details!

When investing in real estate, there are so many variables that can eat away at the profitability and it is often the little, minor details that can make a difference in helpng to keep an investment property profitbale. So often, I see investors neglecting or allowing their management company to neglect the basics that can make a big difference. Today, I am highlighting just a couple of those small details that can make a big di...

Tax Saving Tips for REI

The first Months

Ok, So as of this moment I am an "Intern" for an relatively new investor/Flipper, Just learning the ropes, and getting the peices together to do my first deal, all the while watching my friend do his first Wholesale and JV deals, and flip his first houses.

Everyone has to get throught thier first deal, and from what I can tell, the first one is the most difficult. And that is why I wanted to keep a log of my activities, acc...

Section 8 Sucks

Yeah I know. You’ve heard all about what a great program this is. I know that I hear newbie real estate investors hyperventilating all the time about how “the government is...

Tax Deductions for Homeowners

Now that you’ve taken the big step toward the American dream of becoming a homeowner, you need to know what tax deductions for homeowners are out there. The good ...

Beware Of - The BOYFRIEND Disorder!

Since I've been renting houses now for several years I've seen this a bunch of times.

I call it - "The Boyfriend Disorder".

When I first experienced it I shook my head and wondered what was happening. Now I can see it coming a mile away. I wish though that I could see it coming before I drive all the way o...

Pride Generates Success

Just over a year ago, my business partner and I purchased our first investment property, a distressed SFR. We rehabbed this property and sold it for a profit…success! Many of our family members, friends and acquaintances thought that was the first action we had taken towards real estate investing...they were wrong. In reality, we spent almost one year planning...

Single Tenant Office/Industrial Market is Highly Competitive

The single tenant Office/Industrial market is highly competitive today, however, this competitiveness varies due to the nature of the tenant and the relevant market. High credit tenants in primary – especially urban – markets are among the highest in demand. According to CoStar the market for single tenant NNN investments is averaging 10,000 transactions a quarter. A majority of those were Retail spaces, C...