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2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project Update

by Joshua Dorkin | December 26, 2006

We’ve begun to see prize donations for our 2007 Real Estate Goals Group Writing Project. I’ve heard that there are quite a few people interested in the contest, so please start writing your goals so we can start linking to you and your blog! I’d like to thank: Jeff Byer of Print Fellas for donating [...]

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Here’s to Everyone Looking for BiggerPockets This Holiday Season!

by Joshua Dorkin | December 22, 2006

Photo of me (Joshua Dorkin) in Phuket, Thailand last month It’s finally here! The holidays are upon us, and I thought it was an appropriate time to wrap the year up for you all! We’ve come a long way this year, and I’m proud to say that we’ve had the opportunity to help out tens [...]

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Real Estate Dispatch – 12/19/06

by Joshua Dorkin | December 19, 2006

Blog Business The 5th Edition of the Carnival of Real Estate Investing was hosted at Mortgage Manifest this week and felt our post Keeping Your Tenants Happy During the Holidays was worthy of a mention. Once again, we’ve found ourselves absent from the Carnival of Real Estate, which focused on videos, web 2.0, and comedy. [...]

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Congratulations, Wall Street (and NY real estate brokers)!

by Bea Chenowitz | December 18, 2006

The much-awaited Wall Street bonus news have come out last week, with Goldman Sachs announcing the highest annual earnings in Wall Street history, allowing the investment bank to pay out a whopping $16 billion to eligible employees. That is over $600,000 per employee, with some high producers possibly earning as much as $100 million. Other investment [...]

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Why Are We in a Real Estate Freeze?

by Joshua Dorkin | December 14, 2006

Wonder why the real estate market is in some crazy pseudo-gridlock? I’ve read many explanations of the current post-bubble-pre-collapsing housing market, but none of them hit it on the mark like the one I’m about to share with you. Actually, according to Diane Swonk, chief economist for Chicago-based Mesirow Financial, “we are currently experiencing the [...]

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Carnival of Real Estate Investing #4 Advice for Agents and Investors

by Joshua Dorkin | December 11, 2006

Last time we hosted a carnival, it stirred up a bit of controversy. Today, we’re announing the winners of a different Carnival – The Carnival of Real Estate Investing 4th Edition. There were many good submissions that investors and agents will find helpful – here are the best of the best: For Real Estate Investors [...]

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Episode 2 of Flipper Nation Debuts

by Joshua Dorkin | December 9, 2006

In case you haven’t heard of Flipper Nation, it is a new internet video series about a bunch of guys looking to get rich flipping properties. It is very clever, funny, and worth a look! Check out Episode 2: Flipper Nation: The Blame Game

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We’re Hosting This Week’s Carnival of Real Estate Investing

by Joshua Dorkin | December 8, 2006

Just in case you haven’t already submitted your articles for this week’s Carnival of Real Estate Investing, please do so by Sunday so I can make my selections for Monday’s New Edition – CoREI #4!

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Real Estate Dispatch – 12/1/06

by Joshua Dorkin | December 1, 2006

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I’ve been extremely busy with some projects here and haven’t been able to focus on the blog. I’ll be sure to keep it up despite my busy life! Here’s today’s dispatch: The 25 Best Affordable Suburbs in the U.S. 10 Questions to Ask the Condo Board Distressed Real-Estate: [...]

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Growth of the Real Estate Wiki

by Joshua Dorkin | November 30, 2006

Since we announced the launch of our Real Estate Wiki several days ago, we’ve had quite a few new contributions. I wanted to thank everyone for helping out and I hope that we can continue to build the best and most comprehensive user-generated real estate resource online. If you’ve got anything to add to any [...]

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Feng Shui Maniac

by Bea Chenowitz | November 29, 2006

When I discuss with friends about buying real estate in Manhattan, and specifically about why my husband and I have not been able to find anything for years, I always blame him (out of his earshot, of course). He happens to be one of those people who want a perfect home, and we all know [...]

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Real Estate Dispatch – November 28, 2006

by Joshua Dorkin | November 28, 2006

Protecting Your Investment in the Event of an Earthquake How to make a million in real estate: get your home on This Old House What is a Loft? See How Many Homes Before You Buy? Remodeling Trends: Wrought Iron Elegance

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Launch of the First True Real Estate Wiki

by Joshua Dorkin | November 26, 2006

We’ve Just Launched the First TRUE Real Estate Wiki I’m excited to share with everyone the launch of our Real Estate Wiki – http://wiki.biggerpockets.com ! In an effort to continue to bring helpful tools and resources to the real estate community, we thought that a wiki devoted wholy to real estate would be a logical [...]

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Wholesaling Real Estate Basics

by Joshua Dorkin | November 25, 2006

Wholesaling real estate provides an opportunity for someone to build income with little capital or credit. All it requires is ambition and some specialized knowledge. The more ambition you have, the more money you will make. Wholesaling does not require a real estate license. A license is not required to buy or sell any property [...]

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Going Carnival Crazy!

by Joshua Dorkin | November 20, 2006

This week, our post real estate partnership questions was featured in two blog carnivals, The Carnival of Real Estate Investing hosted by Fliperati, and The Carnival of Business, hosted by Business & Technology Reinvention. We were notably absent at the carnival of real estate, however, as a consolation prize, we were mentioned as having submitted [...]

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