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Interview with Commercial Real Estate Investor, Joel Owens on Multifamily & Retail Investments

by Joshua Dorkin | August 30, 2011

Joel Owens is a commercial real estate investor, CRE broker, and a long time BiggerPockets member. In our interview with Joel (34:59 minutes), we discuss land development for commercial projects, owner financing multi-families, how to get started in commercial, triple net lease deals, wealth creation vs. wealth preservation, how to look out for retail deals [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Manufacturing Equity in Multi-Family Properties with The Rule of 150

by Andrew C. MacDonald | June 20, 2011

This weekend I attended a Multi-Family Investing Bootcamp organized by The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) and started to learn about how to acquire, manage and exit multi-residential properties. One of the key takeaways for me was the rule of 150 which I will explain here. There are some differences in the way single family [...]

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Commercial Real Estate Vocabulary 101 – Part 2

by Khary Reynolds | September 28, 2010

In my previous post, Commercial Real Estate Vocabulary 101 – Part 1, we discussed the vocabulary that relates to the income of commercial real estate in general, and we discussed in detail how these terms relate to apartment buildings. In this post, I want to discuss the 3 terms that relate to the expenses and [...]

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3 Things You Need to Know to Invest in Commercial Real Estate

by Khary Reynolds | September 17, 2010

Many investors want to enter into the world of commercial real estate without truly knowing the basics. You have to constantly educate yourself on the basics of analyzing commercial properties (I don’t just mean popping numbers into an Excel spreadsheet), even if they are properties that you are not in a position to purchase. You [...]

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Creative Real Estate Investing: “They Pay You” Subject-To

by Jason Hanson | January 14, 2009

There are four ways to make money from subject-to’s. But, before I tell you one of those ways, let me quickly tell you about my search for a new home. I met with the seller last week and negotiations went nowhere so I left. Basically, the guy was not motivated enough, so I’m going to [...]

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