Real Estate Deals
Real Estate Investing by Ken Corsini | January 11, 2012 
Last week I wrote an article discussing the dynamic that is created when distressed inventory is low in a particular market and demand is high. In these markets, you’ll often see increased competition for REO and HUD properties. For some investors, the thought of offering anything but a lowball offer is completely unheard of. However, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Michael Zuber | December 22, 2011Outline of our Deal of the Year The following events occurred over 30 days and shows that solving problems and being creative is more important than having a lot of money. I chose to outline the event chronically as the deal evolved, because it shows how investors can earn large profits by being flexible and [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | February 6, 2011 
When it comes to real estate investing, I definitely think you should have partners. However, there are many caveats. First off, I believe that you should only do partnerships on a house by house basis; in other words, I would never add someone to your LLC, because then they’re a 50% partner in your entire [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Julie Broad | November 24, 2010We just walked from a deal we had under contract for $30,000 under it’s listing price. We walked because a few issues arose in the inspection that we didn’t want to deal with unless the sellers dropped the price further. They refused – so we walked. When we told that story to a couple of [...]
Learn Real Estate by Ryan Moeller | September 23, 2010With so many foreclosures and distressed properties available, the current market conditions have resulted in the opportunity of a lifetime for savvy investors. Finding great deals is one of the most important things for successful investors to do. That said, it takes more than just evaluating a few deals. Investors must get a ton of [...]
Real Estate Tips by Ryan Moeller | September 16, 2010 
Here is a story about perseverance, commitment and drive that has inspired me in such a way that I felt that I had share it with all of you. Let me introduce Chris, an experienced investor who experienced a slow down in his investing business after the market crash. His challenge was funding deals and [...]
Read the full article → Commercial Real Estate by Khary Reynolds | August 16, 2010 
Every so often I run across someone who tells me that “NOW” is not the right time to be in real estate, or “NOW” is not the right time to be in commercial real estate, or “NOW” is not the right time to be in (fill in the blank). The reality is that “NOW” is [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Richard Warren | June 28, 2010 
So what do you do when a deal goes bad? Notice I say “when,” not “if.” Anyone who stays in this business for any length of time will have a deal go sour. A real estate transaction has so many moving parts that it is rarely smooth sailing. Even the best of them will have [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Ryan Moeller | June 19, 2010Finding good deals is crucial to successful investing. The best real estate deals are found when the seller is motivated, you can solve a problem and there is no competition. Here are 3 non conventional ways to find some of the best deals. Target pending sales and be the backup offer – Properties listed on [...]
Real Estate Marketing by Joshua Dorkin | June 13, 2010I’ve been going back and forth with a member of BiggerPockets today about a deal that he found on our site. He was very excited about the property and despite his best efforts, tried to get in touch with the individual posting it, and failed. Here’s a little video with some advice for all the [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jason Hanson | May 29, 2010 
You’re about to see one of the best ways to get a free bird dog to do a ton of legwork for you. And some of you are going to use this and make a lot of money and some of you won’t. Personally, I don’t use this method (I’ll tell you why in a [...]
Read the full article → Learn Real Estate by Ryan Moeller | December 27, 2009 
The current state of the economy has resulted in many challenges for Americans. Foreclosures are at record highs, unemployment is very high and we are in the worst recession since The Great Depression. Times are tough, but we must adapt. Savvy investors see this time as an opportunity to make some of the best investments [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2007I was recently reading a discussion on our forums, where someone asked “How can you know for sure if someone is really making another offer? What if this happens…is there anything you can do?” There were some good responses on the forums, but I wanted to share a little story about a situation I recently [...]
New York Real Estate by Charles Feldman | October 20, 2006Wouldn’t want to be the broker for this deal — Metlife sold the 80 acre Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan for 5.4 BILLION dollars, making this the world’s biggest real estate deal ever, says Charles Dubow in BusinessWeek.
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Are There Really Other Offers Coming in on this Property?
by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2007I was recently reading a discussion on our forums, where someone asked “How can you know for sure if someone is really making another offer? What if this happens…is there anything you can do?” There were some good responses on the forums, but I wanted to share a little story about a situation I recently [...]