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4 Tips for Creating Killer Real Estate Marketing Emails

by Jeff Logue on January 27, 2012

Did you realize that you could currently be sitting on a mound of cash for your business? Leads that are literally ripe for the picking? And in fact, most of your competition is probably not taking the necessary steps to liquidate this real estate marketing goldmine into consistent closed transactions. What I’m referring to is [...]

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Real Estate

Make Agents Your Seller Financing Allies

by Kevin Kaczmarek | January 27, 2012

It’s a hurdle most real estate investors run into early in their careers…. How to find real estate agents that understand the “unique” offers investors make to seller’s agents. Whether it’s the idea of buying with seller financing or taking an option on a property, most real estate agents have never heard of these transactions [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Mortgage Notes – A Hard “Land-ing”

by Alan Noblitt | January 25, 2012

Yesterday, a guy called me wanting to sell his mortgage on a small piece of land located in a desolate area, far from any population centers. The parcel had access to water (from a well) but no other improvements. He purchased the property last summer for $60K and had just sold it for $110K. Of [...]

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Economy

America’s Love/Hate Affair with Investors

by Steve Cook | January 25, 2012

When it comes to residential real estate investors, there are clearly two points of view today within the real estate industry and in Washington. Some applaud investors for plunking down their own dollars to save decaying homes in moribund neighborhoods and reviving local real estate markets. But investors come under fire by others for out-competing [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Attention Cash Buyers With Cheap, Free ‘n Clear Rental Homes

by Jeff Brown | January 24, 2012

It’s so enticing to be able to buy a home relatively cheap, for cash, isn’t it? Sometimes, though rarely, it’s even better when they’re young and pretty. If there’s little or no fix-up, the high lasts extra long. You’re in that sweet career spot where you’re above the middle point in your career earnings, say [...]

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Short Sales

Pre-Approved Short Sales: Are They Real?

by Melissa Zavala | January 24, 2012

Rumors, just like viruses, spread like wildfire. One of the biggest topics that goes through the rumor mill seems to be the subject of the pre-approved short sale. Is there some such a thing as a pre-approved short sale? – a short sale whereby the seller calls the bank and the bank agrees to a short [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real Estate

by Michael Zuber | January 24, 2012

I have been asked many great questions by the readers of BiggerPockets, but one caught me off guard and caused me to sit back and think about what we are doing: “Why I are you still working and why haven’t you jumped into investing full time?” I found the question to be very thought provoking, [...]

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Real Estate Investing

4 Ways to Build a Strong Real Estate Investing Financial Education Today

by Spencer Cullor | January 23, 2012

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” – Unknown Your first real estate investment should be a solid financial education If you are like me, you’ve probably made a few mistakes in your investing career. Every successful real estate investor has made plenty of them. However, you can limit your mistakes and increase your odds of [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Building the Ideal Real Estate Investor’s Buyer’s List

by Sharon Vornholt | January 23, 2012

I have a lot of different types of buyers on my buyer’s list. They have come to me from a variety of different sources. Some of my best people I met at my local REIA group. I found a couple of quality rehabbers for my buyer’s list from BiggerPockets. Yet others have come from sources [...]

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Real Estate

The Four Money Buckets That Will Lead You to The Good Life

by Jason Hanson | January 22, 2012

When I first started out in this business about 10 years ago, I had almost no money. I was desperate for deals and would do almost anything to get a deal. I would run all over the place, I would let seller’s “beat me down” on price and I didn’t have the confidence to stand [...]

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Real Estate

Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 14 – January 20

by Douglas Lazovick | January 21, 2012

A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 14 – January 20, by the numbers: 5% – Increase in existing home sales in December. The annual rate of 4.61 million unit sales is an 11 month high. 1.7% – Increase in existing home sales in 2011. ‘“The pattern of home [...]

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Commentary

Time to Let Underwater Homeowners Drown

by Marty Boardman | January 20, 2012

The house on Carla Vista Drive had never been remodeled. Nor did the original owner elect to pay for any upgrades when the home was first purchased. Built in 1992, it had no appeal to a retail buyer. From the peach-colored mini aluminum blinds, to the blue countertops, to the white-washed kitchen cabinets, this house [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Appreciation or Cash Flow — Which is Better?

by Peter Giardini | January 19, 2012

Yes I know, I am treading into a debate which in all likelihood would cause a real brawl if discussed over a few beers, but that is not my intention. My intention is really simple. Is today’s market a better market to be investing for appreciation or for cashflow? In some markets the answer might be BOTH, [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

Will SOPA & PIPA Stifle Online Marketing?

by Jeff Logue | January 19, 2012

For those of you who conducted a search on Google Wednesday morning, you probably came across a graphic just like this. At first, I chalked this up as being just another creative rendition of their typical colorful logo (like the Martin Luther King one they featured on Monday), but there is much more to this [...]

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