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7 Things That Make You Look Ugly as a Real Estate Investor

by Brandon Turner on May 19, 2013

How long do you spend on your hair each day? You don’t actually have to answer that question, unless you want to in the comments below (hint, hint.) I ask the question because I know a lot of people spend more time on their hair than they do eating breakfast, brushing teeth or talking with [...]

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How I Lost Out on a $300,000 House Flip

by Michael LaCava May 19, 2013

He who hesitates is lost… The early bird catches the worm… Don’t step over the dollar to pick up the nickel… In house flipping, all these sayings are true. And if I had listened to any of them, I’d have a $300,000 house flip in my pocket right now. Now THAT is the true meaning [...]

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Flipping Houses & Rehabbing

How to Flip Houses in Five Steps (With Video)

by Brandon Turner May 18, 2013

House flipping is awesome, right? I mean – it’s exciting, rewarding, liberating, and it can make a lot of money. However, it also can be dangerous if you don’t follow certain steps or if you do those steps out of order. If you’ve ever watched one of those “flipping shows” – you know exactly what [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing is Just like Surfing

by Ali Boone May 18, 2013

I feel obligated to write an article with reference to surfing since I have finally decided to take that leap and learn the sport. I mean, I do live in Venice Beach, so it would be a waste to not know how to, right? Check out my new board! In the picture. It’s almost sad [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Investing in a Boomtown : North Dakota Real Estate Investing

by Leon Yang May 18, 2013

This past January I was on a long road trip and I decided to add North Dakota as part of my visit. It was mainly out of curiosity as I had heard about the Bakken Field oil boom and how it was changing the state economically. Interestingly, when I tried to book a hotel in [...]

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Real Estate

Don’t Break this Cardinal Rule of Development

by Kyle Zaylor May 18, 2013

We’re supposed to love what we do. “Follow your passion,” they say! Passion and love for the craft are what drives us in whatever we pursue. If you’re on this site, it’s a no-brainer to say you’ve got some love for real estate. Yet this passion, when misaligned with our fundamentals and intuition, can take us [...]

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Real Estate

Tracking the Big Dogs: The Hedge Fund Invasion of Atlanta

by Steve Cook May 17, 2013

During the Civil War, Atlanta was the site of a major battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy. Once again, Atlanta is at the center of a major struggle. This time the invaders are huge institutional investors, or “hedge” funds, and smaller real estate investors are losing ground fast. You’ve heard the rumors, anecdotes [...]

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Real Estate

Understanding the Expenses and Tax Implications in an EIUL

by David Shafer May 17, 2013

Expenses in an EIUL are a big deal because most agents won’t structure the EIUL properly to minimize them. When properly structured, they should be between .5% and 2%. They are also hard for the layman to understand because most are trained to look for expenses like they are in mutual funds. Because it is [...]

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Real Estate

Step By Step Process to Buying a Mobile Home Park!

by John Vashon May 17, 2013

I vividly remember the day I decided to buy my first mobile home park. I was a complete beginner and didn’t have a clue what to do first, second or third. I spent hours reading and reading and talking with other investors. It seemed the more I learned the more confused I became. What I [...]

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Investor Psychology

Four Productivity Improvement Tips To Make You A Better Real Estate Investor

by Chris Clothier May 17, 2013

“Time is what we want most, but what, alas! we use worst…” –William Penn If that quote doesn’t kick you right in the gut, then congratulations — you’re among the tiny percentage of people who can comfortably look themselves in the mirror and honestly say they use their time as wisely and efficiently as possible. [...]

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Real Estate Investing

8 Quick Tips for Naming your Website

by Karen Rittenhouse May 16, 2013

We’re all bombarded with domain names and one of the first questions new investors ask is how to name their website. Websites are an absolute must as they add to your credibility and market for you 24/7, so here are some quick and easy naming tips: It’s best if you can use the same name [...]

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Short Sales

Fannie Mae And The Ghost in the Machine

by Tracy Royce May 16, 2013

As a short sale and pre-foreclosure specialist, my prerogative and fiduciary is with distressed sellers. Working between sellers, buyers, lenders, HOA’s, 2nd lien holders, agents, attorneys, and title agents becomes something of a juggling act. However, the bottom line is that we offer solutions in the marketplace, for which we ultimately profit. With my experience, [...]

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Podcast

BP Podcast 018 : Flipping, Marketing, and Wholesaling with Danny Johnson

by Brandon Turner May 16, 2013

Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with fix and flipper Danny Johnson to talk about running a successful real estate investing business. Danny has been investing in real estate for the past decade and has hundreds of awesome, actionable tips that he shares with us in today’s show. From real estate marketing through [...]

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Real Estate

To Manage or Not to Manage: 5 Important Considerations To Ask Yourself

by Ken Corsini May 15, 2013

For many investors, the idea of managing their own rental property seems crazy. Why would you bend over dealing with tenants when you can pay somebody else to do it for you? On the other hand, there are those investors who shun the idea of giving away 8-10% for someone else to process a monthly [...]

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Real Estate Technology

Advantages of Excel’s Undo, Repeat and AutoRecover Timesavers

by Loretta Steele May 15, 2013

I have previously presented topics and features of Excel dealing with; Queries Linking and Embedding What if assumptions Worksheet viewing options Excel Tables Functions Charting Formatting In this post I will be covering some features that will help while working anywhere within Excel. These techniques will hopefully save you some time or could make Excel [...]

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