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Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | December 29, 2011 
As he took his place at the front of the packed auditorium the instructor began by telling a story. “I was once a real estate broker” he announced. “Years later, I became a real estate attorney.” He said “I did this so I could kill my own deals.” The speaker’s name was William Kozub and [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | December 22, 2011 
Roger Ellis was the vice principal of my high school. He was firm, but fair. I know this because I spent a lot of time in his office. Apparently, Mr. Ellis had a problem with me parking in spaces reserved for teachers. This made no sense to me. I took an off-campus class in the [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Marketing by Sharon Vornholt | November 14, 2011I have been marketing to probates using direct mail for a long time now. Over the past 6 months or so, I have noticed a change that will directly impact how I market to these folks in the future. In fact, I would say this will be my new way to market to probates. My [...]
Financing Real Estate by Spencer Cullor | September 6, 2011If you’ve been investing in real estate for a while, chances are you have considered using private money lenders (investors) to grow your business. Most people fail when reaching out to potential investors because they don’t answer the five critical questions that every private lender must have answered before investing with you (even if they [...]
Commercial Real Estate by Spencer Cullor | August 31, 2011 
One of the biggest mistakes I see investors make when financially evaluating an investment property is that they fail to include a capital expense budget for the property. When acquiring an investment property, it is critical that you have a capital expense budget as well as a recurring replacement reserve factored into the equity you [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | August 12, 2011He was hungry. Not literally, of course. Although tall and lean, I doubt he’d missed many meals. No, Eric Sage was hungry in the “I’m miserable at my job and will do anything to change my financial situation” sort of way. At the time Eric had very little time, education, or money. But that didn’t [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | July 1, 2011Michelle from Michigan hasn’t closed a deal in over two years, though it’s not from a lack of effort. The real estate market there is in the tank. It’s no wonder she left me two messages, twice last Friday and again on Monday. She was excited about finally finding a profitable opportunity. I explained to [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | May 12, 2011 
I could hear the desperation in her voice. Diane was nearly hysterical. She had just found out that she lost her home of 18 years to foreclosure. An investment group bought her property at the courthouse steps for $70,000. Then, they promptly posted a notice on her door that read WRITTEN DEMAND AND SURRENDER OF [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Danny Johnson | May 12, 2011 
Most people only do what is comfortable for them and rarely try something new. Things like interviewing for a job, giving a speech, riding a bike, etc. are not easy when we first try them. These are things that take us out of our happy little comfort zone. It’s not a place most of us [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | May 5, 2011 
I got the strobe light at Radio Shack the summer of 8th grade. The mirror ball was a Christmas present. I bought more than 200 singles from Music City Records that year – artists like The Breakfast Club, The Jets and Cameo. I would spin those 45 RPM one-hit-wonders with an old Pioneer turntable. My [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | March 10, 2011 
Dr. Philip Rulon could tell a story. He was my American history teacher in college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. I actually looked forward to his class. Twice a week, for 75 minutes, Dr. Rulon would colorfully describe important historical events like the Civil War, the Great Depression and the JFK assassination. He knew [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jason Hanson | June 20, 2010 
A while back I was at church and I saw this good looking girl wearing a red dress. The first thought that popped in my mind was “look at the legs on her.” The second thought was that I’m going to talk to her and get to know her better. So, I stroll up to [...]
Read the full article → 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 Jeff Brown | April 13, 2010 
I apologize in advance for the length of this post. The subject matter is near and dear to me. I think it strikes at the core of why BiggerPockets exists — and why I said yes to Joshua Dorkin when he graciously offered me the opportunity to contribute here. One of the excellent characteristics about [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Ryan Moeller | September 29, 2009Real estate can provide passive income, even allow you to quit your day job and become financially free. For many investors, this is the goal: to be their own boss and to be able to work when they want and where they want.
Here are 5 must-haves before you give up your day job.
- 30% more monthly cash flow then you need – Surprises happen. Vacancy, maintenance and other expenses arise and you are not guaranteed optimal cash flow on every property every month. Make sure you have 30% more than what you need as a buffer for surprises.
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