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Archive of Ali Boone

Ali Boone(G+) recently left her corporate job as an Aeronautical Engineer to work full-time in Real Estate Investing. She began as an investor only two years ago but managed to buy 5 properties in just 18 months using only creative financing methods. Her focuses have been on rental properties and overseas investing in Nicaragua.

Ali has written 26 articles for The BiggerPockets Blog.


Real Estate Investing

How Do You Know Who You Can Trust?

by Ali Boone June 15, 2013
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The nice thing about this industry is you actually don’t have to trust anyone! This may be true in other industries as well, I haven’t really put much thought into it, but in real estate investing there is very little that you can’t somehow verify. At least in my opinion. We all know the gurus [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Demographics of a Real Estate Investor

by Ali Boone June 8, 2013
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Don’t let the title mislead you. I’m not going to teach you or explain to you a scientific equation that explains who becomes a real estate investor and who doesn’t. I actually want to hear your demographics! I know we all have information on our BiggerPockets profiles, but a) I don’t want to just sit [...]

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Real Estate Investing

What It Takes to Be a Big-Time Investor

by Ali Boone June 1, 2013
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You want to be a for real, no joke investor. Like Kiyosaki, or Trump, or Gates, or who knows who. You don’t want to just be set for retirement. You want to make the most money in passive income you can so you are financially free and can do whatever you want. What do you [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Wholesaling Just Isn’t That Easy

by Ali Boone May 25, 2013
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Funny, coming from someone who doesn’t wholesale. I do know the basics about it though- you find properties for other buyers, flippers most likely, and do the double-closing thing or whatever it’s called. You make your money by upcharging the buy price to the investor so you make the difference. Easy! That’s why everyone says [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing is Just like Surfing

by Ali Boone May 18, 2013
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I feel obligated to write an article with reference to surfing since I have finally decided to take that leap and learn the sport. I mean, I do live in Venice Beach, so it would be a waste to not know how to, right? Check out my new board! In the picture. It’s almost sad [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Overseas Real Estate Investing… For Real?

by Ali Boone May 11, 2013
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Go big or go home, right? I’ll tell you, my first investment purchase ever was two beachfront properties in Nicaragua. Crazy, huh? I’ve always been known to do everything backwards- hardest to easiest. Despite what I do, however, I don’t necessarily encourage everyone to go big or go home the first time around, or even [...]

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Real Estate Investing

(Real Life) Real Estate Investing Horror Stories

by Ali Boone May 4, 2013
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Ok well horror is a relative term I suppose because I’m obviously not talking about zombies or monsters raiding your investment property (but of course if you’ve experienced any of those then by all means share). Horror stories in terms of either critical mistakes you have made that cost you a lot of money, a [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Why Real Estate Investing is Hard.

by Ali Boone April 27, 2013
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Think about the math classes you have taken in your life. Huh? Think back to elementary school through high school and into college. How did your math classes work? You probably started by learning how to add. Then the teacher got sneaky and threw in a twist to addition and called it subtraction. Shut the [...]

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Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice

Due Diligence on a Turnkey Property

by Ali Boone April 20, 2013
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Buying a turnkey investment property is a very straight-forward process, but that doesn’t mean you should let any due diligence slide. Or, if you’re like some and leery about turnkey providers, there are simple things you can do to hopefully make yourself feel better about going forward with a purchase. I have no idea how [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The 2% Rule: Fact, Fiction, or Feasible?

by Ali Boone April 14, 2013
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It’s whatever you want it to be. Have you ever heard the reasoning of why people buy something being that they “buy on emotion and justify with logic”? I think the 2% rule, as well as the 50% rule and any other related rule, falls into this realm of reasoning. I’m not sure how exactly, [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Truth About ROI (aka Your Rate of Return)

by Ali Boone April 6, 2013
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“82% ROI, come and get it!!” (yells through megaphone, waves flag…) Can you picture it? I can. Who wouldn’t want an 82% return on investment? You’d have to be out of your mind to say no to that. Well, then why do people say no? Because what a seller claims the rate of return (ROI) [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Battle of the Cap Rates

by Ali Boone March 30, 2013
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Want higher ones, right? I don’t. Confused? I don’t blame you. You heard me right. I am just recently more impressed with 7-10% cap rates than 12%+ cap rates. I’ve had just enough experience in the rental property world to teach me that there is some real value in not ruling out those lower cap [...]

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Landlord Tenant

A Real-Life Property Management Setup

by Ali Boone March 23, 2013
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Literally, real-life. I’m giving you the inside scoop as to exactly what I get in terms of property management for my own rental properties. I feel inclined to reemphasize, in case you aren’t familiar with property management, or even if you landlord properties yourself- The fate of your rental property investment lies in the management [...]

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Financing Real Estate

How to Buy Real Estate with Your Credit Card

by Ali Boone March 16, 2013
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That’s right. I said it. Use your credit card. I’m sure most of you have heard the explanation of bad debt versus good debt. Bad debt is when you finance purchases like flat screen TVs, cars, vacations, or…look out, I’m about to say it… your own home. Good debt is when you finance purchases that [...]

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Real Estate

The Best Books You Can Read To Succeed in Real Estate

by Ali Boone March 9, 2013
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Knowledge = power. Knowledge comes from education. Education comes from resources. Resources are everywhere! Easiest resource in my opinion? Books. Why? Because they hold a lot of information in a small package. Another bonus to books? You get advice straight from experts’ mouths. Can you imagine how much you would have to pay to attend [...]

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