July 2006

Pro-Home Saving Homeowners from Foreclosure

by Joshua Dorkin | July 31, 2006

According to NBC’s Providence/New Bedford, affiliate station, there is a new non-profit group, Pro-Home, Inc., based in Taunton, Massachusetts, that is counseling homeowners who are facing foreclosure. While many investors salivate at the prospect of picking up foreclosed properties, it is a serious issue that many people face across the country. Experts say many homeowners [...]

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Landlord Tenant

How to Post Your Property for Rent on Craigslist

by Joshua Dorkin | July 28, 2006

Just read a post on Brian’s REI Blog that talked about quickly filling vacancies. His advice was fast, easy, and inexpensive: Post your vacancies on Craigslist. I know it seems simple, but it is amazing that landlords and property managers alike, don’t use this tool to its potential. If you want to advertise your apartment [...]

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Architecture

The Coolest Architectural Projects in the Middle East

by Joshua Dorkin | July 27, 2006

Dubai in the tiny country of UAE has become one of the most cutting edge places in the world for real estate development. From the spectacular man-made palm tree shaped islands of the Palm Jumeirah to the Burj Dubai, set to be the world’s tallest tower at 2,313 ft and 160 floors, to Ski Dubai, [...]

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Commentary

The End of The National Association of Realtors’ MLS Monopoly?

by Joshua Dorkin | July 26, 2006

Apparently, a New real estate marketing system was proposed in Maine. This system would be a statewide multiple listing system (MLS), and would compete with that of the Maine Association of Realtors’ database. Two former Republican lawmakers — Stavros Mendros of Lewiston and Adam Mack of Standish — said they are preparing a petition drive [...]

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Real Estate

Free Websites for Real Estate Agents

by Joshua Dorkin | July 25, 2006

Are you a real estate agent? Is your website doing anything for you, or is it generally worthless? Sadly, many of these sites are. They are too busy and do not serve the agent or the potential real estate buyer. I’ve seen hundreds of agent sites and usually leave within seconds because they are disorganized, [...]

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Real Estate Resources

Interesting Real Estate Tidbits

by Joshua Dorkin | July 23, 2006

I wanted to share some interesting stories, so check ‘em out! – A Great Foreclosure, Doesn’t Mean A Great Home – this article is important for one reason, the following advice: Before you place your first bid some things you should do: 1. A title search. Find out if there are any outstanding liens or [...]

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7 Creative Ways to Market Your Property in a Cold Housing Market

by Joshua Dorkin | July 20, 2006

Properties are not getting multiple offers and selling within hours of listing anymore. Things have calmed down a bit across most of the country, and properties are now sitting on the market. The traditional method of listing your property with a real estate agent and waiting for people to buy isn’t going to cut it [...]

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Real Estate

Looking for a Logo

by Joshua Dorkin | July 19, 2006

We launched a logo contest to see who could come up with the best logo for BiggerPockets.com over at the SitePoint forums. We’re looking for your feedback to help us choose the new design. There are some really great ideas out there! Stop by the Contest and check out all of the entries. Let us [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Beware of Real Estate Ripoffs

by Joshua Dorkin | July 19, 2006

The ten biggest real estate ripoffs, according to Forbes Magazine are: 1. Equity Stripping 2. Hidden Loan Terms/Balloon Payments 3. Loan Flipping 4. Home Improvement Loans 5. Credit Insurance Packing 6. Mortgage Servicing Abuses 7. Signing Over Your Deed 8. Forged Deeds 9. Straw Buyers 10. Lease Options While many of these are certainly scandalous, [...]

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Starting Out

We’re looking for bloggers!

by Joshua Dorkin | July 19, 2006

Are you in love with everything real estate? We are in search for a few bloggers to help spread the word about what’s going on out there in the real estate world. All we want is some people with a love for writing and the desire to write about real estate. This could be your [...]

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Real Estate Resources

Think You Have What it Takes to Rehab Houses?

by Joshua Dorkin | July 18, 2006

For all of you who want to be a rehabber, I found the article for you: Flipping Houses: A Messy Business, written by the Fliperati, shows exactly why flipping isn’t for everyone, especially you neat freak, germaphobes. Lots of fun pics for everyone to see. The blog seems pretty cool too as it details his [...]

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Yahoo Launches Home Valuation Tool – Zillow look out?!?

by Joshua Dorkin | July 18, 2006

With all of its might, the great Yahoo has moved into the home valuation game to compete with the guys at RealEstateABC.com, Realtor.com, and Zillow.com. BUT WAIT Yahoo is not going at it alone. Zillow is the provider of Yahoo’s valuations. While I appreciate Zillow and wouldn’t mind working with them (more on that in [...]

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Most Expensive House in America: For Sale!

by Joshua Dorkin | July 14, 2006

You might think the honor of having the most expensive home on the market in the US would go to someone like Oprah or Trump. I am here to tell you this is not the case. The man making his agent REALLY RICH is Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan.Asking a mere $135 MILLION for his [...]

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Foreclosures

Finding real estate bargains with government foreclosed properties

by Joshua Dorkin | July 13, 2006

When the housing market is hot, it gets tougher and tougher to find deals. CNNMoney just put out a nice article on finding deals with government owned properties. Read about the Real Estate Bargain Bin .

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