Archive of Brandon Turner
Brandon Turner (G+) is the BiggerPockets.com Senior Editor and Community Director. He is also an Active Real Estate Investor (Flips, Apartments, and Buy-and-Hold), Entrepreneur, World Traveler, Third-Person Speaker, and Husband. Come hang out with him on Twitter!
Brandon has written 88 articles for The BiggerPockets Blog.
Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
May 19, 2013
How long do you spend on your hair each day? You don’t actually have to answer that question, unless you want to in the comments below (hint, hint.) I ask the question because I know a lot of people spend more time on their hair than they do eating breakfast, brushing teeth or talking with [...]
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Flipping Houses & Rehabbing
by Brandon Turner
May 18, 2013
House flipping is awesome, right? I mean – it’s exciting, rewarding, liberating, and it can make a lot of money. However, it also can be dangerous if you don’t follow certain steps or if you do those steps out of order. If you’ve ever watched one of those “flipping shows” – you know exactly what [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
May 16, 2013
Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we sit down with fix and flipper Danny Johnson to talk about running a successful real estate investing business. Danny has been investing in real estate for the past decade and has hundreds of awesome, actionable tips that he shares with us in today’s show. From real estate marketing through [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
May 12, 2013
I was twelve years old and decided my face needed some rearranging. Most of us have been there. Playing outside with friends, doing something probably a little bit stupid, and getting hurt in the process. For me, it was this little red scooter that I would run and jump on, sliding across the driveway at [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
May 10, 2013
The following is an in-depth Rocket Lawyer review. If you are just looking for the BiggerPockets $100 discount, please scroll to the bottom! When is the last time you needed help from a lawyer? (And how much did it cost?!) Perhaps a legal document you needed for your state? Perhaps a question for an attorney [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
May 9, 2013
Real estate investing is about more than just making money in the here and now – it’s also about setting up your future for a solid retirement with minimal hassel and maximum wealth. However, planning for that time in your life is not always the most easy-to-understand task. To help, we sit down with investment [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
May 3, 2013
Can I have your attention please? . . . *Ahem!* Thank you. Please have a seat, we’re about to get started. Please fill in all the available spaces – this class is full and we want to make sure to get everyone into this room. Remember to turn off your cell phones or I will [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
May 2, 2013
Several weeks ago on the BiggerPockets Podcast, we spoke with Leon Yang about using seller financing to buy properties. Today we are going to look at the opposite side of that transaction and discuss ways you can invest in real estate by utilizing seller financing (or “land contracts”) to sell. Our discussion today with real [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
April 25, 2013
Starting out with nothing is not easy. Luckily – this week on the BiggerPockets Podcast we are talking with husband and wife team Glenn and Amber Schworm, who have successfully done just this and scaled their real estate business to over 100 deals! On today’s show, Glenn and Amber share a ton of great tips [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
April 23, 2013
There are a lot of ways to invest in real estate. Trust me – I made the list of the Top 100 Ways to Invest in Real Estate. However, one of the most tried and true methods of building serious wealth in this world is through investing in rental property. This post is going to [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
April 18, 2013
Can you really start investing in Real Estate using just your tax refund? Obviously, it depends on the amount you received back, but since the average return for a US Taxpayer in 2011 (according to Wikipedia) was right around $3,000 – I’m going to use that number. So, how can you get started investing in [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
April 18, 2013
Creativity and real estate go together like peanut butter and jelly – but for many investors, learning how to get creative can be tough. So today, on the 14th episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with real estate investor Ben Leybovich to discuss buying property with 100% financing, the importance of cash flow [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
April 14, 2013
There are literally thousands of real estate books on the market today, and trying to separate the best real estate books from those that can easily be passed on can be tough. To help, BiggerPockets has compiled a list of the top books in the real estate genre, based on popularity from our members throughout [...]
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Podcast
by Brandon Turner
April 11, 2013
Traditional cash flow investing and bank loans are the most common methods used for buy-and-hold investors, but it’s not the only way. Today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast looks at some alternative methods of real estate investing that we haven’t covered in great detail yet on the show, but may help you pick up new [...]
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Real Estate Investing
by Brandon Turner
April 9, 2013
I really like small multifamily properties, and I talk about them an awful lot. Several months ago, I wrote a post called “How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate” which was designed to show the possibilities for building wealth through real estate – and the start of that plan was the purchase of [...]
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Jeff Brown
Chris Clothier
Steve Cook
Ken Corsini
Frank DeFazio
Ankit Duggal
Chris Feltus
Danny Johnson
Clay Huber
Ben Leybovich
Mike LaCava
Matt Landau
Karen Margrave
Paula Pant
Kevin Perk
Karen Rittenhouse
Tracy Royce
David Shafer
Glenn Schworm
Loretta Steele
Harrison Stowe
Dave Van Horn
Sharon Vornholt
Leon Yang
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