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It Takes a Track Record to Raise Capital for Buying Real Estate

by Marty Boardman | March 31, 2011

The home was empty. You know that look right? There was a pile of old phone books on the porch. A flyer for a housekeeper, landscaper and pool cleaner were dangling on the front door knob. I peeked over the side gate and could see the pool had been drained. The plaster was peeling off [...]

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Real Estate Law

Buying New Construction? Don’t let those builders push you around!!

by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | October 29, 2007

From the concrete streets of metropolitan cities to the sprawling suburbs in most areas around the country, new construction is present in the form of townhouses, condominiums, single homes and the ever-so-popular “over-55 communities.” While many of these properties are esthetically impressive complete with over-sized family rooms, open kitchen areas, and every upgrade/option imaginable, there [...]

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More Honors Bestowed Upon Us During Blogging Award Season

by Joshua Dorkin | January 10, 2007

This has been an interesting past few weeks. I guess the blogging world is pre-empting the entertainment business with its awards season. This blogging award season has been kind to us so far, as I’ve been blessed with some very generous honors that I thought you’d like to hear about. First, as many of you [...]

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Cool Stuff

Episode 3 of Flipper Nation: The Flippin’ Fight

by Joshua Dorkin | January 9, 2007

Those crazy guys at Flipper Nation premiered the latest episode of their web comedy. Check out: Flipper Nation: Episode 3: The Flippin’ Fight If you liked this episode, check out Episode 2!

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Real Estate

2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project Finale! Guest Goals Post Teresa Boardman

by Joshua Dorkin | January 5, 2007

It’s Friday, January 5, 2007, the final day of our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project. Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen some incredible posts from other real estate bloggers out there. While I’m a bit disappointed in the turnout (I was expecting at least 50 posts – I guess my goals were [...]

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Horray for Smart Online Real Estate Marketing: Vote for BiggerPockets!

by Joshua Dorkin | January 4, 2007

Recognize Great Marketing When You See ItWhen someone has a good idea, you have to acknowledge them. As a long-time real estate blogger (that is in relative terms), I’ve seen thousands of blogs pop up throughout the past year. Many have been good, but I did not really take notice, as I currently subscribe to [...]

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Economy

Real Estate Dispatch – 1/3/07

by Joshua Dorkin | January 3, 2007

A few days have passed in 2007, and there are a few stories I think are worth a look. Enjoy! Manhattan real estate market remains strong The Manhattan Market is INCREDIBLE! “The average price of a Manhattan apartment rose to more than $1.14 million in the fourth quarter of last year, up 5 percent compared [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 2007 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | January 3, 2007

Hello everyone! I’ve been out of town, and have been a bit slow on posting the latest submissions to the 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project. At the same time, we have not been getting many new posts over the past 3 days. REMEMBER – There are only 2 days left of the project, [...]

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Farewell 2006! Thanks to the Audience of BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Investing Guide!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 31, 2006

On this last day of 2006, I just wanted to once again thank everyone for visiting! It has been an amazing year, and we’ve come a long way. We’ve had hundreds of thousands of visitors view many millions of pages! Photo Taken at Hong Kong Disneyland 11/06 If you’re a reader of this blog, but [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/31 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 31, 2006

Today’s submissions of the 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Projectinclude: Pondering Goals for 2007 by Caron Mosey Reflecting on 2006 and goal setting for 2007! by Jesse Barron The Road Ahead: The Corporation by Nick Gifford Only 5 days remaining. Make sure you get your business plan together for next year and get your [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/30 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 30, 2006

The 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project continues on this holiday weekend. As expected, we’ve had a bit of a slowdown in submissions, but the project continues. Congrats to: Chris Cranny for putting together his Biggerpockets Goals Make sure you take a look at all of the goal submissions that we’ve already gotten! Just [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: 12/29 Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 29, 2006

The group writing project goals continue to trickle in, and a few people have thanked me for extending our deadline until January 5, 2007. That said, here are today’s submissions (notice multiple posts from Nick Gifford – he was really detailed with his goals – a MUST READ!) 2007 Goals by Jim Duncan Real Estate [...]

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Commentary

The 14 Coolest Real Estate Stories of 2006

by Joshua Dorkin | December 29, 2006

We went surfing through Digg to find the most popular real estate stories from the last year. Here are the 14 coolest real estate stories that we could find among the masses of submissions: The next real estate boom ” Picture the scene: it’s 2025, and you and your family are living in a beautiful, [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals: Group Writing Project Extended Until January 5!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 28, 2006

The goals are really starting to come in now! After consulting with some friends online, I’ve decided to extend the deadline for our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project until Friday, January 5th. Today’s submissions include: Real Estate Goals ’07 – Group Writing Project by Sonya aka AroundTheWorld Real Estate Goals For 2007 by [...]

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2007 Real Estate Goals Writing Project: Complete List of Submissions

by Joshua Dorkin | December 26, 2006

The 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project has begun, and the submissions have started to roll in: Friday, January 5, 2007 Real Estate Goals for 2007 Group Writing Project by Spencer Barron 2007 Real Estate Goals by Teresa Boardman Monday, January 1, 2007 Goals for the year 2007 by Jarkko Aho Our First New [...]

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