Real Estate Investing for Real Blog
Learn, Network, Invest TM


We’ve got a wonderful interview for everyone today! Christian Malesic is a relatively new member to BiggerPockets, but in that short time, has given quite a bit of himself to help others out! His knowledge, enthusiasm, and energy is captivating, and I thought we ought to find out more about the man. [...]

In the winter of 2003, I was out driving by properties that I was managing in Minnesota, checking to make sure the tenants were maintaining the exteriors. One of the properties was a four-plex building and the day I drove by was the trash pick up day. Ordinarily, there is nothing noteworthy about trash [...]

If you are a starting a new business that requires you to either lease office space or open a physical store where you can visit with customers, chances are you will be signing a commercial lease. Before you engage in the process of selecting a viable location that meets your needs, it is a [...]

For the novice real estate investor, it’s mighty tempting to handle business deals and tenant phone calls from home, but having a home office or dedicated office area provides a degree of separation essential for running a successful real estate enterprise. No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to sound professional with a screaming [...]

Last week we discussed rehabbing a home for personal use (Getting Started in Rehab ), this week we will explore rehabbing for the purpose of renting. Of the three main types of rehab, personal use, renting and flip, the rental falls in the middle in terms of risk. If the rental market is strong where [...]

Success as a landlord depends on screening tenants-weeding out the Naughty and renting to the Nice. Awareness of (and compliance with the Fair Housing Act is not only necessary, but essential to success for any rental business. Adopting a set of written criteria for tenant selection is one of the best (and easiest) ways to [...]

“No person shall be subjected to
discrimination
because of race,
color, religion, sex,
disability, familial
status, age, or
national origin.”
Housing discrimination isn’t a joke. It’s against the law and narrow-minded landlords who refuse to rent to those belonging to protected classes can find themselves on the wrong end of a well-deserved lawsuit.
Of course, you’d never find such low-life scum around here, [...]

« Previous Entries  Next Entries »

Join the BiggerPockets
Real Estate Social Network

Visit www.BiggerPockets.com to be a part of the Premiere Real Estate Networking Community!

Real Estate Investing for Real | A BiggerPockets Blog

Want to Contribute?

If you are a mortgage lender, real estate agent, commercial real estate expert, or other professional, and want to be a part of the premiere blog for real estate investors, contact us!


The Team
 

Editor:
  Joshua Dorkin
  Founder/President
  BiggerPockets.com

Contributors:
  Rob K. Blake
  Mortgage Insider
  TheMortgageInsider

  Charles Feldman
  Freelance Journalist
  theFeldmanBlog.com

  Jason Hanson
  Real Estate Coach
  PrimoCoach.com

  Ted Karsch.
  Commercial RE Investor
  Website

  Tom Koizol
  Foreclosure Consultant
  Website

  Rob Powell
  Commercial Investor
  Website

  Troy Schuricht
  Lender
  Website

  Richard Warren
  Landlord / Rehabber
  rehabberseye.com

  Jim Watkins
  Real Estate Mentor
  dfwmentor.com

Syndication


real estate blog

  • About Us


    Overview Archives Advertising Privacy Policy


      Join our Mailing List

    Get the latest articles, great deals & offers, events & site updates.

    Subscribe to the Blog

    Email address:

    Top Blog Commentators

  • cedar city real estate (9)
  • st george rentals (7)
  • Colin - Florida Property (6)
  • florida property (6)
  • Mike Taylor (5)
  • Nadine (5)
  • HERE

    Admin:


    Real Estate Blog Top Sites
    Submit your blog
    Top Blogs
    Real Estate Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory

  • Friends of BiggerPockets