flipping

Real Estate Investing

Fixing and Flipping Houses is Sexy

by Marty Boardman | October 20, 2011
Thumbnail image for Fixing and Flipping Houses is Sexy

Sex sells.  How else do you think the sitcom Married with Children, which ran from 1987-1998, managed to stay on the air for 11 seasons?  No, it wasn’t the ingenious comedic writing.  The show remained popular with the 25-36 year old male demographic for so long because the producers figured out that including scantily clad [...]

10 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Investing

A Glossary for Today’s Real Estate Investor

by Marty Boardman | September 29, 2011

So you want to get into real estate?  Well, allow me to help you get up to speed on a few important terms, from an investor’s point of view. Short Sale:  This is an oxymoron.  Rarely are short sales short.  It’s even rarer if a sale occurs at all.  An extremely subjective process, the short [...]

3 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Interviews

Interview with House Flipper & Real Estate Rehabber: Tom Tarrant

by Joshua Dorkin | June 21, 2011

Tom Tarrant is a real estate rehabber or house flipper, and one of the top real estate investing bloggers out there. In our interview with Tom (30:44 minutes), we get into topics including real estate blogging, building credibility, how your blog can be used to increase dealflow, rehabbing strategies, picking the right house, a unique [...]

13 comments Read the full article →
Flipping Houses

Controlling (And Conquering) Your Appraisals

by J Scott | January 19, 2011
Thumbnail image for Controlling (And Conquering) Your Appraisals

I’ve addressed this topic several times in the forums, and much of this post is taken from an old forum post I wrote, but this subject is important enough to rehabbers and other investors that I wanted to make sure it was captured here on the blog… One of the biggest areas where rehabbers and [...]

16 comments Read the full article →
Financing Real Estate

The Hard Money Loan Funding Process: A Guide for Rehabbers

by Joshua Dorkin | December 2, 2010
Thumbnail image for The Hard Money Loan Funding Process: A Guide for Rehabbers

You spot a house that you would like to rehab or flip and decide make an offer. You plan on financing through a hard money lender, but haven’t yet done this kind of deal, and wonder what happens after you’ve got the house under contract. Here’s a brief look at the process: All hard money [...]

4 comments Read the full article →
Flipping Houses

5 Best Areas to Add HUGE Value on your Flips

by Ryan Moeller | November 9, 2010

When it comes to flips, the uglier the property you find, the better the chances are you’ll make some money.  Ugly houses not only scare off competition but the upside potential is typically better.  Rehabbers are problem solvers – ugly becomes attractive, unlivable becomes desirable and repairs result in added value.  There are 5 areas that [...]

2 comments Read the full article →
Flipping Houses

Fact Is – Most Are Diggin’ For Gold In a Silver Mine

by Jeff Brown | July 13, 2010
Thumbnail image for Fact Is – Most Are Diggin’ For Gold In a Silver Mine

First off, you gotta know I’m all for the newbie out there willin’ to plow the dusty south 40 hopin’ to work their way up the ladder. Really, I am. Most of my experience has been that if they did just that, over time they’d be as successful as their talent would allow. In other [...]

10 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Investing

Why & How New Investors Should Focus on Specific Target Markets

by Ryan Moeller | July 10, 2010

One thing I notice about the most successful investors is that they focus.  They focus on one strategy, focus in specific areas of a market and become a master.  This is extremely important, especially for beginners; choosing 2-3 zip codes or neighborhoods are a great  Unfortunately most beginners are open to any kind of strategy and [...]

6 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Investing

Mobile Home Investing: Fast-Turned Profits

by John Fedro | June 11, 2010

Fast tuning or flipping real estate for a hefty profit has been over glorified in recent years by the main stream media.  In recent discussions with over a hundred newbie real estate investors I have learned that “flipping” residential real estate is often times taught to death.  Many investors think they know all there is [...]

0 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Wholesaling

How I Made 3k in 3 Days Using OPD (Other People’s Deals)

by Stephani Davis | May 20, 2010
Thumbnail image for How I Made 3k in 3 Days Using OPD (Other People’s Deals)

As a real estate wholesaler, one of the the quickest and easiest ways to put cash in your pocket is by networking with other wholesalers in your market and partnering up on deals.  In my city there are more wholesalers than you can shake a stick at, but instead of looking at them as my [...]

12 comments Read the full article →
Commentary

Recent Important Snippets You May Not Have Seen

by Tom Koziol | February 5, 2010

After reading a story titled, “Local homeowners get the runaround on loan modifications” in my local paper this week, I decided to do a bit of snooping about the HAMP program. Fortunately the title company I use for my real estate deals has a very proactive website. It not only gives me the latest NOD [...]

0 comments Read the full article →
Rehabbing

Rehabbers: Know the Warning Signs of Over-Improvement

by Justin Pierce | November 15, 2009
Thumbnail image for Rehabbers: Know the Warning Signs of Over-Improvement

Rehabbing or flipping is almost 100% art. There are very few hard and fast rules. The goal, like in any business, is to maximize profit. Many times I have quoted the old saying that you make your money when you buy a property, and I stand by that statement. Once you’ve made a smart buy [...]

7 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate Deals

Persistence is a Virtue. The Story of How I Got My Latest REO Deal.

by Justin Pierce | October 25, 2009

Let me tell you a story about how I made a bundle of money this week. It’s the story of how I captured my latest deal. Now when I tell you the story you may think that I’m counting my chickens before they’ve hatched but you really do make your money when you buy. Never, loose site of that important fact. In this case the money is made and in the bank. Now until the home is sold the money is mine to loose or keep, depending on how I manage the project.

Persistence and Ambition Lead to a Working Relationship

You could say it started about a month ago. A young ambitious Realtor contacted me when he saw my ads stating that I buy houses. He sent me about a half dozen listing and to my surprise the list had potential. I am a licensed and active Realtor but I appreciate a go-getter when I see one. I can only cover so much ground myself and I love to enlist the services of ambitious people. We looked at a few of these properties on his list and we made some offers but nothing came through. The beautiful thing was that this young Realtor came back with another list of properties. That is how I knew he had the stuff. Many Realtors say they want to work with investors but when they actually see the nature of the game they roll out quite quickly. The fact that this guy came back told me he was real deal.

5 comments Read the full article →
Real Estate

Five Good Ideas, taken at Random

by Brendan O'Brien | April 11, 2009

I am getting really sick of people complaining about the economy. I’ve been complaining about it way too much myself! So today, let’s think positive and put five good ideas into your real estate toolbox. When you show a rental apartment, do your best to schedule multiple appointments (for the same place, of course) at [...]

0 comments Read the full article →
Investor Interviews

Meet the Investor: Interview with Real Estate Investor, Rich Weese

by Joshua Dorkin | December 15, 2008

Its been a while since we did one of our Meet the Investor interviews . . . I hope we’ll get to post these more regularly! With that in mind, we’ve got a great interview for you with real estate investor Rich Weese! Meet Real Estate Investor Rich Weese How long have you been investing [...]

12 comments Read the full article →
Copyright © 2004-2012 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
BiggerPockets® is a registered trademark of BiggerPockets, Inc.