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Overcoming Fear of Talking to Sellers and Their Objections

by Karen Rittenhouse on May 23, 2013

One of the greatest fears in real estate investing is talking with sellers. Many people work in a cubicle type environment and barely talk to co-workers all day, much less strangers. Unless you’re a very successful sales person, the thought of talking with someone you don’t know, much less asking them for something, can be [...]

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What “Deed” You Say To Me? Watch What You’re Conveyin’

by Tracy Royce May 23, 2013

There’s a lot of talk in the investor world about “Getting the deed.” But when you’re purchasing a property or transferring ownership, how does all that title speak come into how you structure the deal? Disclaimer: I’m in Arizona, so some of these specifics may be a little different in your neck of the woods. [...]

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Podcast

BP Podcast 019 : Short Sales Tips, Starting Out in Real Estate, & Working w/ Virtual Assistants with Tracy Royce

by Brandon Turner May 23, 2013

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are joined by Arizona real estate investor Tracy Royce to discuss all things related to short sales, getting started, and the best ways to run your real estate investing business. This show has a ton of tips for finding the best way to help sellers who are [...]

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Real Estate

How To ‘Survive and Thrive’ With a Real Estate Partnership

by Chris Clothier May 22, 2013

What are partnerships? Have you ever thought about what it really means to have a partnership and what does it mean in the real estate business? I can tell you that partnerships can be both hard and easy and sometimes in the same day! While there are many different ways to make money in real [...]

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Starting Out

How To Take Your House Flipping Education To The Next Level

by Danny Johnson May 22, 2013

Last week, in my BiggerPockets podcast interview (which I thoroughly enjoyed doing), I mentioned something that I thought about for days after. The more I thought about it, the more profound it really was. What was mentioned was that it is time for many people to step away from the computer and take their education [...]

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Real Estate Investing

What Do You Think of Beginners Owning Out-of-State Rentals?

by Paula Pant May 22, 2013

One of my blog readers emailed me to ask: “What do you think of owning out-of-state rental property? I live in WA state, and inspired by your blog posts, I am looking for rentals to invest in Atlanta. Do you think this is practically do-able?” The short answer: It’s definitely do-able. But it may or [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Cabbage, Onions and ….What’s In That Crate?! A Story of Drugs, the DEA, and Real Estate Investing

by Sharon Vornholt May 21, 2013

I think most real estate investors would agree; you just never know what is going to happen in this business on any given day. Or another way of putting it would be “there’s never a dull moment”. It doesn’t matter if you invest in single family homes, commercial properties or really even if you are [...]

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Real Estate Notes

Dealing with Unethical Clients: A Story of Deceit in Real Estate Note Buying

by Alan Noblitt May 21, 2013

A few weeks ago, I painfully lost a deal on a real estate note in Texas. The client note holder (Mr. B) and I had agreed upon a price, my company had reviewed the documents, and an appraisal and title commitment had been ordered. Then, the buyer of the property missed a payment, which dramatically [...]

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General Real Estate

Tenant or a Professional Bum – Do You Know How to Tell?

by Ben Leybovich May 21, 2013

A go-to favorite in the Leybovich household is a romantic comedy Hitch starring Will Smith, Kevin James, and Eva Mendes. In one of the scenes early in the film Hitch, played by Will Smith, is shooting pool with a buddy at one of New York City’s high-class up-town bars. Hitch takes a shot, which rattles [...]

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Real Estate

Is Now the Time to Buy? How to Determine if Your Market Is Worth Buying In.

by Dave Van Horn May 21, 2013

In 2002, Robert M. Campbell dedicated his book, Timing the Real Estate Market, to the millions of home buyers and sellers who every year regretfully say, “if I had only bought (or sold ) a year or two earlier, I would’ve made a killing.” Just as cash-flow is more important than appreciation to most Real [...]

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice

Warning: How to Handle a Real Estate Investment Gone Bad!

by Ankit Duggal May 21, 2013

Real Estate investing is a numbers game – and a loss is a matter of statistical probability. Over time as you invest in deals you will become involved in a deal that turns into a loser. A loosing deal is no fun as it strains your relationship with investors, lenders and impacts your personal cash [...]

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Real Estate

Capitalizing On The Emerging Vacation Rental Industry

by Matt Landau May 20, 2013

This past weekend I joined 300 of the world’s most proactive vacation rental owners and managers at the HomeAway Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. HomeAway is the world’s largest vacation rental conglomerate and their clients are individuals who rent properties out for profit in one of the most exciting investment niches of the future. For investors [...]

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Real Estate

Are You Losing Battles To Win The War?

by Glenn Schworm May 20, 2013

For real estate investors, the daily battles are all of the issues we must face, from sellers to contractors, to buyers, and on and on. The war we are fighting is to achieve our WHY. It’s the reason we do this day in and day out, the end goal, if you will. Ego’s Cost Us Millions! [...]

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Investor Psychology

“So You’re a Slumlord!” (How to Respond…)

by Kevin Perk May 20, 2013

How many of you have been here before? You are making small talk at a party or other social gathering and someone asks, “What do you do?” I do not try to hide anything and am pretty proud of what I have accomplished so I usually will tell people something along the lines that I [...]

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Real Estate News & Commentary

California Housing Market Made Exceptional Gains Last Month

by Harrison Stowe May 20, 2013

Considering that the West Coast was the functional ground zero of the 2008 housing crash, it’s always heartening to hear that California’s property sector continues to stabilize. While much of California’s most sought-after property is condensed in urban areas, and city markets have shown some of the strongest rebounds in the past two quarters, it appears that [...]

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