May 2006

Real Estate Investing Podcasts

by Joshua Dorkin | May 22, 2006

Just letting everyone know that we just added a Directory of Real Estate Podcasts to BiggerPockets.com! Stop by and listen to informative real estate podcasts online, or download the broadcasts to your portable mp3 player.If you know of any good investing related podcasts, let us know!

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Real Estate

Happy Mother’s Day

by Joshua Dorkin | May 14, 2006

I’ve never been a huge fan of the Hallmark Holidays, but Mother’s Day is one that just makes sense. I just wanted to take a minute out of my day to wish all of you mothers a wonderful day! Thank you for everything you’ve done for us!

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The End For The Ultimate Apprentice

by Joshua Dorkin | May 9, 2006

What do you say to a friend who was just fired by one of the most powerful people in real estate in front of millions of people? Last night, my friend and college fraternity brother, Michael Languani, was fired from the Apprentice. I’ve watched Trump’s TV smash for the past few seasons, imagining what it [...]

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Foreclosures

Buffett Calls for Real Estate Slowdown

by Joshua Dorkin | May 8, 2006

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett has been very busy lately: the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder’s meeting and the purchase of a new company, Iscar, from Israel (his first overseas company purchase). Buffett is one of the richest people in the world, and is also acclaimed as one of the smartest investors, period. During the [...]

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Cool Stuff

You Think Your Apartment is Small?

by Joshua Dorkin | May 7, 2006

Remember living in your first apartment? For many of us it was a small, cramped box. Here’s an apartment to beat all of the other little boxes out there. Welcome to London, home of possibly the smallest apartment in the world. This 62 square foot flat has all the necessities that $247 a week can [...]

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Louis Rukeyser, host of Wall Street Week, Dies

by Joshua Dorkin | May 2, 2006

I just wanted to pay tribute to Louis Rukeyser, who died today. I remember watching Wall Street Week as a little kid with my grandma on Fridays. I first learned about investing from the show, and I eventually came to love all aspects of investing. I feel like I owe much of that to Mr. [...]

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Rehabbing

Cost of Remodeling a Bathroom

by Joshua Dorkin | May 2, 2006

I wanted to provide some useful information to you all about the cost of remodeling different parts of a property. We’ll start with the bathroom and move throughout the house. So . . .From Luxury Housing Trends: If you’re thinking of tweaking (or completely overhauling) your bathroom, you might be wondering what kind of cost [...]

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