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Are You Willing to Lose in Order to Win?

by Marty Boardman | May 26, 2011

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan Thomas Edison [...]

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Real Estate

The Deal the Realtor Left to Rot

by Julie Broad | June 16, 2010

Once upon a time there was this 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom rancher set back from a busy road in an extremely desirable area of town. The home, purchased for $289,000 two years before at the peak of the market, was barely worth what the owners had paid for it. But the owners, a lovely husband [...]

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Real Estate

How Far Down Can My Savings Go for a Down Payment?

by Meghan Busch | January 13, 2009

A couple weeks ago in the post, “Would I, Could I, in a House?” we talked about the proverbial housing market stars aligning: Low Down Payments on FHA loans, Low Mortgage Interest Rates, and Low Housing Prices. On account of which I’ve been more purchase-minded. Inundated with “Information” Being a first-time buyer (or, house-hunter I should say), [...]

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Commentary

Would I, Could I, in a House?

by Meghan Busch | December 21, 2008

With the Fed cutting the Fed Funds Rate to, er… 0 to .25% (Free money—Wee!) and mortgage interest rates and housing prices falling like St. Nick down the flue—well, not quite as quickly, and for the mortgage interest rates, not quite as steep—somebody’s gotta take advantage. Could it be me? I’m not a homeowner. Right [...]

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Foreclosures

Foreclosure And Its Effect On Non-Foreclosure Homes

by Tom Koziol | May 23, 2008

Just Surfing for Foreclosure Information As I was surfing the Net looking for foreclosure information, I stumbled across a study titled: HOUSING POLICY DEBATE VOLUME 17 ISSUE 1 NOTE: The study is copyrighted by the Fannie Mae Foundation. One of the co-authors, Geoff Smith, is a vice president at the Woodstock Institute, a policy group [...]

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Blogs

Will We Know When The Market Turns?

by Richard Warren | May 19, 2008

“New study reveals that 90% of all statistics confuse 80% of the people 70% of the time!” As investors we are constantly watching the markets for any sign of a change in the trend. The problem is that we are constantly bombarded with data that points us in several different directions at once. It is [...]

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Commentary

Why You Don’t Need a Realtor

by FSBOJane | February 22, 2008

I recently came across an article that put something so well and so clearly that I really don’t think I could improve upon it. Everyone interested in real estate investing would do well to check it out. In “Why Do You Still Need an Agent to Sell Your Home?” author Douglas Gantenbein makes an excellent [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Selling Points: Setting a Home Apart

by FSBOJane | December 28, 2007

Trying to attract potential buyers for your investment property? Especially in a struggling market, you should do everything you can to set your home apart from all the rest. Consider these most-wanted features: Upgrades – Anything that has been recently updated, whether it’s the flooring, landscaping or appliances, will add value to the home while [...]

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Learn Real Estate

Where to Find Information on Abandoned Homes and Other Properties. Skiptracking and other Techniques.

by Joshua Dorkin | October 2, 2007

An investor on our forums recently posed a great question that others out there can learn from. I thought it would be a great idea to share with the rest of you. “Theres been a property at the end of my street that has been abandon for close to a year+ now. At no point [...]

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Commentary

Are There Really Other Offers Coming in on this Property?

by Joshua Dorkin | April 28, 2007

I 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 [...]

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Real Estate Market

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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Commentary

Get Out And Vote

by Joshua Dorkin | November 7, 2006

Today is the big day! If you’re reading this and haven’t hit the polls yet, get up and do so! From PBS: It’s a puzzle — voter registration in the United States is at an all-time high but voter participation is nearing an all-time low. In the 1964 presidential elections 69.3 percent of the voting [...]

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Cool Stuff

The House of the Future – A Tech Lovers Dream

by Joshua Dorkin | October 5, 2006

Think your house is cool? BusinessWeek online posted a feature story on a Tech Lovers Dream Home, highlighting a house of the future. Wouldn’t we all love to get our hands on a programmable shower, bio-safes for our valuables, and who can live without The Protopulsion Dimension 3-D printer. Like fantasy items that have become [...]

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Real Estate Resources

Zillow Takes Step Towards Democratizing Home Prices

by Joshua Dorkin | September 20, 2006

Starting today, Zillow is allowing its users to get their say in what homes are worth by allowing them to enter their own price estimates alongside the site’s proprietary Zestimates. Apparently the move was in response to feedback from the users of the site. I’ve heard much debate about the accuracy of the Zestimates, both [...]

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Cool Stuff

BiggerPockets Integrates Real Estate Valuation Tool from Zillow.com

by Joshua Dorkin | August 16, 2006

We at BiggerPockets.com are excited to announce that we’ve joined forces with Zillow.com in an effort to continue to bring helpful tools and resources to the real estate community. Today we are launching a new tool Powered by Zillow, to help users determine the value of their Property as well as find comparable home prices. [...]

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