Real Estate Investing
Real Estate Investing by Michael Zuber | February 8, 2012The questions I get most frequently via email from the BiggerPockets audience are: – Can you tell me more about your model? – Why do you think it works? – Can I copy your model in my market? – How can I participate in it? Instead of responding to emails weekly around these topics, I thought [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | February 8, 2012Over the last 35+ years I’ve spoken with literally hundreds of people convinced they were seriously preparing for retirement. The problem for many is one of scale. For a couple in their 40s who make $80,000 yearly between them, $250,000 is one heckuva lotta money. Yet, if they’re 45, retiring at 65, turning that amount [...]
Real Estate Investing by Kevin Kaczmarek | February 3, 2012 
Our education in any business is infinite, and my passion in note investing has given me the opportunity to meet with some amazing people in the note business and I actively look for new information to perfect my craft. Currently I receive daily newsletters and publications on the concept of note investing, some of which [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | February 2, 2012Many years ago a guy in his early 40s called for an office appointment. He’d invested in his first small income property, and was troubled by the advice his 70 year old dad had offered. In fact, there was tension between them about what investment strategies the younger man should employ. Dad, we’ll call him [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | January 28, 2012 
A patent attorney. A certified public accountant. A physical therapist. A Realtor. A retired utility company worker. A mechanical engineer. A doctor. A nurse practitioner. An elementary school psychologist. These are just a handful of people I know that have strategically defaulted on an underwater mortgage. While their backgrounds and occupations are diverse, all are [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Alan Noblitt | January 25, 2012Yesterday, a guy called me wanting to sell his mortgage on a small piece of land located in a desolate area, far from any population centers. The parcel had access to water (from a well) but no other improvements. He purchased the property last summer for $60K and had just sold it for $110K. Of [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | January 24, 2012It’s so enticing to be able to buy a home relatively cheap, for cash, isn’t it? Sometimes, though rarely, it’s even better when they’re young and pretty. If there’s little or no fix-up, the high lasts extra long. You’re in that sweet career spot where you’re above the middle point in your career earnings, say [...]
Real Estate Investing by Michael Zuber | January 24, 2012 
I have been asked many great questions by the readers of BiggerPockets, but one caught me off guard and caused me to sit back and think about what we are doing: “Why I are you still working and why haven’t you jumped into investing full time?” I found the question to be very thought provoking, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Spencer Cullor | January 23, 2012“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” – Unknown Your first real estate investment should be a solid financial education If you are like me, you’ve probably made a few mistakes in your investing career. Every successful real estate investor has made plenty of them. However, you can limit your mistakes and increase your odds of [...]
Real Estate Investing by Sharon Vornholt | January 23, 2012 
I have a lot of different types of buyers on my buyer’s list. They have come to me from a variety of different sources. Some of my best people I met at my local REIA group. I found a couple of quality rehabbers for my buyer’s list from BiggerPockets. Yet others have come from sources [...]
Read the full article → 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, [...]
Real Estate Investing by Chris Clothier | January 18, 2012 
Surprisingly Gloomy Headlines Betray the Real Story I’ve always heard that negative news stories, whether on TV or in the paper, always sell better than the happy go lucky story. That trend seems to be true recently as I have noticed nothing but negative news stories on the state of the real estate industry. I [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | January 18, 2012Let’s say you have, give or take, $70,000 in your Wall Street investment account, or 401K. This account generates $500/mo in income. You’ve been adding $1,500/mo out of your after tax salary to the account, resulting in a monthly investment of $2,000 — 25% of which doesn’t come out of your family earnings from work. [...]
Real Estate Investing by Michael Zuber | January 17, 2012 
Writing for BiggerPockets is a lot of fun. One of the best parts is interacting with all the readers as they share feedback, criticisms, and thoughtful questions. The following topic is an example of such a question. Question: How does your work give back or contribute to the community? I found this question extremely insightful [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Sharon Vornholt | January 16, 2012 
This has been a subject that has been debated for as long as I can remember; whether or not to allow your tenants to have pets. What I have always found, is that it really doesn’t matter what your policy is. They are probably going to bring them whether or not you actually allow pets. When [...]
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