Peter is an active and successful real estate investor in the Baltimore Maryland region for the past 8 years and is one of the founders of The Club Mastermind a real estate investing coaching program focused on local coaches helping investors to perfect their game.
Peter has written 81 article(s) for the BiggerPockets Blog.
Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | January 19, 2012Yes I know, I am treading into a debate which in all likelihood would cause a real brawl if discussed over a few beers, but that is not my intention. My intention is really simple. Is today’s market a better market to be investing for appreciation or for cashflow? In some markets the answer might be BOTH, [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | January 6, 2012First and foremost… Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 will be one of great prosperity for you and your family. As we get started in the brand new year, there are very few things that we can count on. Of those things, the most prominent is that we will continue to see changes in [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | December 4, 2011 
Now, I have to admit that there have been several times where having the ability to “help” myself to an eviction, especially while using a forklift, might have crossed my mind, but better judgement seemed to always prevail. The first question that should be crossing your mind is: “Is this even possible”? The short answer [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | November 19, 2011 
As a real estate investor you know that you can never have too much cash. What if I could present an argument to the contrary. An argument that demonstrates that real estate investors, especially new investors who have ready access to cash, almost always earn fewer profits then an investor who is not so cash rich. [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | November 4, 2011I am always amused by the responses I receive from real estate investors when I ask them when they had last inspected their properties. It is obvious from their contorted facial expressions that they most likely have never “formally” inspected their properties. While preforming “safe and clean inspections” during a tenancy is important, ensuring that “move-in” [...]
Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | October 20, 2011 
I have to admit that the words Property Manager cause my heart to skip a beat or two. Since the beginning of time, the landlord/property manager relationship has been one of trial and tribulation, punctuated by moments of true cashflow actually getting to the landlord. For first time landlords who choose to use a property [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | September 30, 2011 
It is getting so that I don’t even want to read what is going on in our economy or our housing market. Story after story seems to only want to reinforce the risks in our economy and the latest trends (all presented as negatives) in the housing market. I would provide appropriate links, but there [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | September 16, 2011 
My last article titled A Call To Action, discussed a program the Government is planning to implement that would allow very well funded and connected large businesses the opportunity to purchase bulk REOs owned by various Government organizations –effectively cutting small real estate investors out of the REO market. At the conclusion of that article [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | September 4, 2011There seems to be a new business model that has developed in the past 5 years or so, especially amongst financially large or well-connected corporations and financial institutions. I am sure you have heard or read about this new method of managing risk and ensuring profits; it goes something like this: Profits are privatized and remain with [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | August 25, 2011I love reading the various articles here on the BiggerPockets Blog, and when I am moved by a topic I always try to add constructive comments. In May of last year Florence Foote wrote a great article regarding Rent Controls and their negative impact on both the quantity and quality of rental units where ever [...]
Commentary by Peter Giardini | August 12, 2011As I sat down to pen this article, I really had to ask myself — Pete with all that is going on in our economy; the stock market falling into the tank, gold up over $1800, 10 year bonds with 2.14% yields, actually that’s a good thing — what are you doing writing about consistency and [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | July 23, 2011If I’ve said it once, I’ave said it a million times… the key to being a successful (read profitable) landlord is to select quality tenants and train them to be even better tenants. If you mess up in either department your life is going to be miserable and your profits are going to suffer. Guaranteed! [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | July 15, 2011 
“LANDLORD ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED RAPE” This was a recent headline in a local paper here in Maine. It got my attention for several reasons and got me to thinking about how vulnerable landlords (property managers included) are when entering your rentals properties. To be sure… this landlord has huge problems, as he was in the tenants bedroom, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | June 30, 2011 
This week has been a forceful reminder for me of the importance of a well written lease when dealing with tenant issues, and I am very grateful that a well written lease has been available when needed. Let me explain… Several months ago I negotiated a commercial lease for one of my clients, where this [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | June 23, 2011Back in March of 2010 I wrote an article for BiggerPockets, Double-Dip Used To Be Fun and Exciting, discussing the prominent view that the housing market was eventually going to head back into declining values. This new (for those who ever believed that things stabilized) property value decline has been affectionately referred to as a “double-dip”. The focus of [...]
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by Peter Giardini | January 6, 2012First and foremost… Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 will be one of great prosperity for you and your family. As we get started in the brand new year, there are very few things that we can count on. Of those things, the most prominent is that we will continue to see changes in [...]