June 2010

Introduction to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis

by J Scott | June 30, 2010

Have you ever wondered what a Pro-Forma or a Cap Rate is? Are you trying to figure out what NOI means? Do you want to know how to calculate the various types of ROI, like Cash-on-Cash Return and Total Return? If yes, then read on… We get a lot of posts on the BiggerPockets forums [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Are Vacant Showings Better?

by Julie Broad | June 30, 2010

Having one of your properties sit vacant is one of the biggest money sucking problems a real estate investor can face. As we struggled to rent one of our latest properties out, we started to really understand the big benefit of doing a tenant first rent to own strategy like I discussed a few weeks [...]

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Commentary

Short Term Long Term Deep Pockets and Dinghies On Small Docks

by Jeff Brown | June 29, 2010

When Grandma spoke we listened. She was tempered steel wrapped in GrandmaSpeak. Tough? Around our family, nobody, at least out loud, claims real toughness, as the standard set by Grandma is something for which we only strive. One day I was whinin’ about an upcoming American History test. She asked if I was prepared to [...]

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Mortgages & Lending

FHA Jumbo Loans: Heating Up

by Justin McHood | June 29, 2010

FHA jumbo loans are a popular alternative to “regular” jumbo loan financing due to their low rates and low down payment.

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Blogs

The Top 20 Real Estate Investing Blogs

by Joshua Dorkin | June 28, 2010

Our now famous list of the top 35 real estate blogs from August 2006 has been seriously withered down over the years; some of the blogs simply died out, while others lost focus, or quality. I thought it was high time that we updated this list by creating several sub-lists of top real estate blogs. The first of these is the current one, a list focused on real estate investing blogs.
The Top Real Estate Investing Blogs

To put this list together, we looked at close to 200 different blogs from both real estate investing-related companies and individual real estate investors. Here are a few things of note about the blogs selected:

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Housing

Housing Market Summary

by Ryan Hinricher | June 28, 2010

Last week offered real estate market news that many of us wish we never heard. The overall sentiment being bearish and offering us a glimpse of what a post-tax credit real estate market looks like. In this article you’ll start seeing emerging trends in New Home Sales, Existing Home Sales, Mortgage Purchase Applications, positive news [...]

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Real Estate Investing

When a Real Estate Deal Goes Bad

by Richard Warren | June 28, 2010

So what do you do when a deal goes bad? Notice I say “when,” not “if.” Anyone who stays in this business for any length of time will have a deal go sour. A real estate transaction has so many moving parts that it is rarely smooth sailing. Even the best of them will have [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Are You Worried About Having Enough Money to Start Investing?

by Jason Hanson | June 27, 2010

One of the biggest excuses I hear from investors is that they don’t have enough money to get started in investing or they can’t do any deals right now because they’re low on money. In fact, I was just at a networking event talking with an investor who told me he was taking some time [...]

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Real Estate News

The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: June 26, 2010 Edition

by Dean Ouellette | June 26, 2010

1 ) As an agent, what do you need to tell a client about a property they are interested in? Full disclosure walks you through it. The easy code to live by is just always be honest and you won’t get into trouble. 2 ) So many buyers ask us to let them know when [...]

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Real Estate

Where is the Real Estate Market Headed?

by Alex Cortez | June 26, 2010

The current real estate market is very volatile and can experience further depreciation with high unemployment rates and foreclosure rates. Are you prepared?

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Real Estate Investing

Keep Your Mobile Home Buying Machine Full

by John Fedro | June 25, 2010

Real estate investors can naturally get tunnel vision when in the middle of their current real estate transaction. An investor’s “current” deal can easily become the center their attention. Focus then gets pulled away from: finding leads, management, other obligations, family, friends, etc. Below are a few tips that can help keep your buying funnel [...]

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green real estate

Green flooring – Cork

by Jim Simcoe | June 25, 2010

[I typically write about green real estate trends and haven't written about specific green products. Since I've been asked, I'm going to occasionally write about products or materials I think are worth your consideration. This is the first installment with that in mind]. In the quest to go green, flooring has become an increasing interest [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Getting Started in Real Estate: Part 5 – Income Producing Properties

by Peter Giardini | June 25, 2010

Income Producing Properties… what many consider the holy grail of real estate investing. Buy a property, find a tenant, and enjoy the passive income. Well, that is what most guru’s will tell you. The fact of the matter is it can be just as easy as the guru’s make sound… but only when you buy right, choose [...]

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Real Estate

REO Pet Peeves

by Stephani Davis | June 24, 2010

For the last three years I’ve been pursuing REO properties that are listed on the MLS, and while it’s been a great run so far, there are definitely some frustrations that come with working in this niche. For those of you who have incorporated the MLS into your acquisition strategy, you probably know what I’m talking [...]

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Starting Out

5 Ways to Overcome Analysis Paralysis

by Shae Bynes | June 24, 2010

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all. ~Brian Tracy As aspiring real estate investors and experienced ones, we’ve all likely had moments when we suffered from analysis paralysis. These are the moments where we research, plan, evaluate, research, plan, evaluate, in an endless [...]

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