December 2006

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Farewell 2006! Thanks to the Audience of BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Investing Guide!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 31, 2006

On this last day of 2006, I just wanted to once again thank everyone for visiting! It has been an amazing year, and we’ve come a long way. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of visitors view many millions of pages! Photo Taken at Hong Kong Disneyland 11/06 If you’re a reader of this blog, but [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/31 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 31, 2006

Today’s submissions of the 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Projectinclude: Pondering Goals for 2007 by Caron Mosey Reflecting on 2006 and goal setting for 2007! by Jesse Barron The Road Ahead: The Corporation by Nick Gifford Only 5 days remaining. Make sure you get your business plan together for next year and get your [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/30 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 30, 2006

The 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project continues on this holiday weekend. As expected, we’ve had a bit of a slowdown in submissions, but the project continues. Congrats to: Chris Cranny for putting together his Biggerpockets Goals Make sure you take a look at all of the goal submissions that we’ve already gotten! Just [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/29 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 29, 2006

The group writing project goals continue to trickle in, and a few people have thanked me for extending our deadline until January 5, 2007. That said, here are today’s submissions (notice multiple posts from Nick Gifford – he was really detailed with his goals – a MUST READ!) 2007 Goals by Jim Duncan Real Estate [...]

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The 14 Coolest Real Estate Stories of 2006

by Joshua Dorkin | December 29, 2006

We went surfing through Digg to find the most popular real estate stories from the last year. Here are the 14 coolest real estate stories that we could find among the masses of submissions: The next real estate boom ” Picture the scene: it’s 2025, and you and your family are living in a beautiful, [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals: Group Writing Project Extended Until January 5!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 28, 2006

The goals are really starting to come in now! After consulting with some friends online, I’ve decided to extend the deadline for our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project until Friday, January 5th. Today’s submissions include: Real Estate Goals ’07 – Group Writing Project by Sonya aka AroundTheWorld Real Estate Goals For 2007 by [...]

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Is There Really A Down Time Of The Year for Real Estate?

by Joshua Dorkin | December 27, 2006

I wanted to share some insight and thoughts from various investors and agents on whether or not there is a down time of the year for real estate. I think the question is an interesting one. While markets in general may rise or fall, seasoned investors can benefit in any market. Here are some great [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: Complete List of Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 26, 2006

The 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project has begun, and the submissions have started to roll in: Friday, January 5, 2007 Real Estate Goals for 2007 Group Writing Project by Spencer Barron 2007 Real Estate Goals by Teresa Boardman Monday, January 1, 2007 Goals for the year 2007 by Jarkko Aho Our First New [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project Update

by Joshua Dorkin | December 26, 2006

We’ve begun to see prize donations for our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project. I’ve heard that there are quite a few people interested in the contest, so please start writing your goals so we can start linking to you and your blog! I’d like to thank: Jeff Byer of Print Fellas for donating [...]

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Real Estate Dispatch – Christmas Eve Edition – 12/24/06

by Joshua Dorkin | December 24, 2006

Welcome to the Christmas Eve Edition of the Dispatch! I’ve got a little time, so I just wanted to share some headlines I found to be interesting . . . The Kansas City Star picked up on the recent foreclosure report from the Center for Responsible Lending and discusses Foreclosure rise forecast: Nearly one in [...]

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What Are Your Real Estate Goals for 2007? – Group Writing Project

by Joshua Dorkin | December 23, 2006

As 2006 comes to a close, we all start thinking about our resolutions for 2007. Why wait until next year to figure out what you want to accomplish in the coming year. Any business adviser worth his salt will tell you that goal-setting is of the utmost importance when running a business. As we all [...]

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Here’s to Everyone Looking for BiggerPockets This Holiday Season!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 22, 2006

Photo of me (Joshua Dorkin) in Phuket, Thailand last month It’s finally here! The holidays are upon us, and I thought it was an appropriate time to wrap the year up for you all! We’ve come a long way this year, and I’m proud to say that we’ve had the opportunity to help out tens [...]

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SubPrime Loans and Foreclosures: Looks Like There is a Connection!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 20, 2006

I guess you learn something new every day. While we rely on companies like RealtyTrac to give us forclosure data, apparently there is not an agreed upon definition of what foreclosure is: “Generally, lenders consider homeowners in foreclosure when they are 120 days late making payments, said Louis Spagnuolo, a senior mortgage banker for Home [...]

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Real Estate Dispatch – 12/19/06

by Joshua Dorkin | December 19, 2006

Blog Business The 5th Edition of the Carnival of Real Estate Investing was hosted at Mortgage Manifest this week and felt our post Keeping Your Tenants Happy During the Holidays was worthy of a mention. Once again, we’ve found ourselves absent from the Carnival of Real Estate, which focused on videos, web 2.0, and comedy. [...]

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Congratulations, Wall Street (and NY real estate brokers)!

by Bea Chenowitz | December 18, 2006

The much-awaited Wall Street bonus news have come out last week, with Goldman Sachs announcing the highest annual earnings in Wall Street history, allowing the investment bank to pay out a whopping $16 billion to eligible employees. That is over $600,000 per employee, with some high producers possibly earning as much as $100 million.  Other investment [...]

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