June 2011

Investors: Here’s Why You Must “Clean” Your Mailing Lists

by Jason Hanson | June 5, 2011

When I use direct mail to try and get deals I almost always use an absentee owner mailing list. If you happen to be new, this just means I’m getting a list of landlords. Why is this the type of list I use most often? First off, most landlords are amateurs and have no idea [...]

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Real Estate

Home Energy Audits Explained

by Jim Simcoe | June 4, 2011

Over the last several months I’ve talked about the importance of using energy audits in your projects. However, I’ve not (my apologies) ever really explained what they are and what the goals of doing them . . . here goes: The goals of an energy audit Determine the overall efficiency in the energy usage of [...]

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Real Estate

Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of May 28 – June 3

by Douglas Lazovick | June 4, 2011

A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of May 28 – June 3, by the numbers: 15.2% – Jump in population in the Indianapolis-Carmel, IN area between 2000 and 2010, which is #1 on Inman’s list of “10 Best Markets for Real Estate Investors.” “By comparison, the U.S. population as a [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investors: 5 Things To Know Before Talking To Sellers

by Danny Johnson | June 3, 2011

You simply cannot make an unmotivated seller motivated. This statement will save you a lot of time and headaches. When taking calls from people wanting to sell you their house, how do you determine whether they are motivated or not? What questions need to be asked and what are the main objectives of the conversation? [...]

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Real Estate Interviews

Interview with CPA & Real Estate Investor: Charles Perkins

by Joshua Dorkin | June 2, 2011

Charles Perkins is a real estate investor and CPA located in Seattle, Washington with experience in both residential and commercial investments. In our interview with Charles (29:29 minutes), we get some great tips about topics such as finding a competent CPA, rehabbing, landlording, screening desperate tenants, and buying commercial property. You can also find out [...]

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Landlord Tenant

8 Tips For Screening Out Professional Tenants: Your Worst Nightmare!

by Peter Giardini | June 2, 2011

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article here on the BiggerPockets Blog entitled Landlords… How To Proceed When The Rent is Late! While the article had some good insight regarding actions you should be taking to protect both your rent and property when the rent is late, one of the comments to that [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Interest Rates: A Critically Important Factor for Real Estate Investors

by Ken Corsini | June 1, 2011

I just read an article today regarding the fact that mortgage interest rates have just reached their lowest point of 2011. Interestingly, I remember reading another article in early April of this year about the likelihood of rising interest rates and the urgency many real estate brokers were broadcasting to their clients to purchase before [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Knee-Jerk Wisdom Can Be the Most Expensive

by Jeff Brown | June 1, 2011

This may end up being one of my favorite case studies. It’s an ongoing file. I’ll be changing names, and some facts that won’t change any outcomes in order to maintain their privacy. These are real folk, wicked smart, and just now writing the first few chapters of their family’s story. I really like ‘em. [...]

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Real Estate

Using Seller Financing for those Fix and Flip Deals

by Kevin Kaczmarek | June 1, 2011

In order to make real estate investing your career there are a few components to success: Real Estate knowledge, a good team around you, a good deal in front of you, and adequate capital to fulfill your exit strategy. The money part of the deal tends to hold most people back from pulling the trigger [...]

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