The Plight of an Accidental Landlord: Tips & Advice
If you hang out on the BiggerPockets forums you know that at least once a week a brand new landlord… mostly a person who was forced into the landlord role…
Month: October 2010
Builder Model Home Sale and Leaseback: The Opportunity | Part 1 of 3
Purchasing and leasing back a model home with a builder / developer is not a new investment idea nor is the concept brain surgery, but the times have changed. Due…
Top Resources for Commercial Real Estate Investors
The key to success in any business venture is specialized knowledge and a good network of contacts and associates that can help you accomplish your business goals. Investing in commercial…
Will Your Real Estate Asset Protection Stand up in a Fight
How much protection can you truly expect to receive from a Corporation or Limited Liability Company as a real estate investor? If you listen to some purveyors of asset protection…
How to Hire and Manage a Property Manager for Your Rentals
As a long distance landlord there have been far too many days where I felt like the saying “You can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them” is…
4 Different Types of Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate in general is a large market with many participants in many sub-sectors. If you decide that commercial real estate is right for you, then you will definitely…
5 Strategies To Get Early And On-Time Rent Payments
A common problem for landlords is collecting on-time rent payments. Personally, I don’t mind late payments because I enjoy making the extra $50-100 per month but generally speaking you want…
The New Landlord Checklist
After years of doing rehabs, I’ve just purchased my first long-term rental property and put it on the market a few days ago… In preparation, I’ve spent a tremendous amount…
Commercial Real Estate Vocabulary 101 – Commercial Deal Analysis
This is the final installment on the 3 part series discussing the different terms that relate to commercial real estate. In this post I want to discuss how to put…
Tenants: Customers or Scum?
A couple of weeks ago there was a posting on the Bigger Pockets forum where the poster described their tenants as SCUM… (don’t go looking for that discussion, it has…
