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How to Get Rid of Critters Using … Urine?

by Kevin Perk May 6, 2013

Squirrels are really crafty creatures. They manage to get into some pretty tight places. Here in Memphis, and I am sure in other places as well, they really love to get into attics and crawl spaces. And I am here to tell you, nothing freaks a tenant out more than hearing the pitter patter of [...]

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How I Decide What I Buy

by Ben Leybovich May 1, 2013

A few days ago, I had a telephone conversation with a colleague and a fellow BP-er. Among other topics, the conversation veered into a discussion of the basis upon which investors make decisions relative to what they buy and what they pass on. Upon explaining to him my perspective, which took exactly 1 sentence, he [...]

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When Renting Makes More Sense Than Owning

by Dave Van Horn April 17, 2013

A couple of years ago, three to be exact, my youngest son was finishing up college and my wife suggested to me that she’d like to downsize our primary residence. It really made sense, both of our children had moved out of the house and with just the two of us, we really didn’t need [...]

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Should I Bother with College?

by Ben Leybovich March 26, 2013

There have been a number of conversations on BiggerPockets.com relative to the validity of college education in today’s economic environment, and how this type of education can help or hinder one’s chances as a real estate investor. The question posed by some of the younger visitors on BP is: Should I go to college, or [...]

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The Idea May Sound Crazy – But Is It?

by Clay Huber March 22, 2013

The saying is pretty popular, “Never judge a book by it’s cover.” I personally had to apply this bit of wisdom to a real estate investment project not too long ago. I already wrote about this project in a previous BiggerPockets article which you can read here, but that article only focused on the plumbing problem aspect of [...]

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The Real Secret in Real Estate Investing Is …

by Ben Leybovich February 26, 2013

BiggerPockets.com exists as a ground-floor resource center, a “how to” relative to all things real estate investing and, in the opinion of this author, BiggerPockets proves its’ worth every day of the week. Amazingly enough, not only does BP attract beginners who browse for hours, days, and weeks never running out of stuff to learn, [...]

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4 Hidden Costs That Can Sneak Up After Buying An Investment Property

by Frank DeFazio January 10, 2013

Anyone buying real estate as an investment knows the type of rigorous financial analysis necessary to make sure that the individual investment property will be profitable for the duration of the holding period. When running your numbers it is critical that the investor avoid underestimating expenses or a cash flow positive property could quickly become [...]

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Real Estate as a Hedge Against Inflation

by Ali Boone December 29, 2012

Why do houses appreciate? It’s not because they get better with time because they most certainly don’t. They can actually get pretty worn out and require substantial repairs. So then what causes the famous appreciation so many people buy houses for? Inflation. The CNN news headline on TV this morning was “America’s economy held hostage!” [...]

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An Appropriate Time to NOT Be Polite

by Clay Huber December 21, 2012

I had planned on writing about something else, but I’ll save that for another time as I’d like to address a new issue… that I unfortunately just lived through. As in literally a couple hours ago (at the time of this writing). The Scenario: The Great Wholesale Deal This morning (Thursday) I had some coffee [...]

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Make Your Real Estate Deals Less Stressful by Adding More Upfront Stress

by Clay Huber December 7, 2012

Oh great, I probably already have you confused and I haven’t even finished my first sentence yet. As confusing as the title to this article may sound, from my experience, it makes perfect sense and my goal is to have it make perfect sense for you by the end. Last week I wrote an article [...]

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The Best Sleeping Pill for Real Estate Investors: Spreadsheets

by Clay Huber November 30, 2012

Laying in bed. Staring up at your ceiling. A million thoughts per second racing through your mind. Although it’s late at night, your’e still wide awake. Sound familiar? I know I have and it’s not pleasant (especially when you can tell the person sleeping next to you is sound asleep, but that’s a whole other discussion!). Venturing into the [...]

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Lessons From a Former Mutual Fund Investor

by David Shafer November 29, 2012

I have been studying investing since my undergraduate college days where I studied Finance. Ironically, it wasn’t for many years after college that I really started questioning the common advice being offered by mainstream financial planners. When I did, however, I realized how wrong that common advice was and totally changed my approach. Since then, [...]

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The Comprehensive Plan (Master Plan): A Primer for Real Estate Investors

by Kevin Perk November 26, 2012

Most real estate investors have heard of zoning and subdivision regulations and may even have a basic understanding of what they do and how they can impact their investments. There is however another document that may be decades old guiding the drafting and implementation of those two land use controls, that is the comprehensive plan. [...]

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Appliances – To Repair or Replace: That is the Question

by Frank DeFazio November 22, 2012

Got a text message from a tenant recently that said the following: “Hi Frank – There is a problem with our heat. It was working well then a few days ago it stopped making warm air and started making a loud noise. It also smells like something is burning. We turned it off for the [...]

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How Election Predictions Can Improve Your Real Estate Business

by J Scott November 8, 2012

No, I’m not going to make my election prediction…at this point, I’m probably only about 80% chance of being right… But, I wanted to discuss something not at all related to real estate in hopes that it will get you (and me, as I’m writing it and afterwards) to think about the real estate implications. [...]

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