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Real Estate Investing by Chris Clothier | January 11, 2012 
When I started buying real estate in the early 2000’s, I knew absolutely nothing about being a landlord. I had no idea about local laws or local codes and even less about actually being a good and responsible landlord. What I had done, and this is where the danger started, was read half of a [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | October 20, 2011 
I have to admit that the words Property Manager cause my heart to skip a beat or two. Since the beginning of time, the landlord/property manager relationship has been one of trial and tribulation, punctuated by moments of true cashflow actually getting to the landlord. For first time landlords who choose to use a property [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Interviews by Joshua Dorkin | August 30, 2011Joel Owens is a commercial real estate investor, CRE broker, and a long time BiggerPockets member. In our interview with Joel (34:59 minutes), we discuss land development for commercial projects, owner financing multi-families, how to get started in commercial, triple net lease deals, wealth creation vs. wealth preservation, how to look out for retail deals [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | July 15, 2011 
“LANDLORD ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED RAPE” This was a recent headline in a local paper here in Maine. It got my attention for several reasons and got me to thinking about how vulnerable landlords (property managers included) are when entering your rentals properties. To be sure… this landlord has huge problems, as he was in the tenants bedroom, [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | June 30, 2011 
This week has been a forceful reminder for me of the importance of a well written lease when dealing with tenant issues, and I am very grateful that a well written lease has been available when needed. Let me explain… Several months ago I negotiated a commercial lease for one of my clients, where this [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | June 24, 2011Have you heard what an ounce of gold is selling for these days? According to GoldPrice.org it’s around $1,552. That’s a 176-year high. Back in 2007, when the housing market first started its downward spiral, gold was worth approximately $600 an ounce. I’m no financial expert but it appears to me that this gold buying [...]
Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | June 2, 2011 
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article here on the BiggerPockets Blog entitled Landlords… How To Proceed When The Rent is Late! While the article had some good insight regarding actions you should be taking to protect both your rent and property when the rent is late, one of the comments to that [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Ken Corsini | May 25, 2011 
Historically low real estate prices aren’t the only reason real estate investing can be so profitable right now and in the years to come. For those investors buying investment properties and planning to hold and rent for several years, the prospects for a strong rental market look good. It probably comes as no surprise that [...]
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 → Landlord Tenant by Peter Giardini | March 18, 2011The issue of security deposits tends to be one of the classic “he said – she said” battles included in the ongoing dynamic of tenant-landlord relationships. From the tenants perspective no matter how much they have trashed the property they still expect their security deposit returned in full… with all of the accrued interest too boot. [...]
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | March 6, 2011 
One of the best business books ever written is Winning Through Intimidation by Robert Ringer. If you want to become a successful investor, buy the book. You see, far too many people don’t want to make others feel uncomfortable and are often too nice. In most aspects of your business this won’t hurt you too [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Jeff Brown | March 1, 2011I won’t quote something I recently came across, so as not to embarrass anyone. They were surely well meaning. But seriously, some of what I’ve read lately about establishing rents and vacancy rates are, um, wanting at best, and hopelessly misleading at worst. Some of the advice has been off the wall. Here’s something ya [...]
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | February 27, 2011Several years ago I was renting one of my townhouses to a couple and a friend of theirs. They’d been with me for about two years and had been dream tenants. I’d never had any problems at all. Then one night I got a call from the woman (who was part of the couple) saying [...]
Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | February 20, 2011 
I just got a 30-day move out notice from some of my tenants in Baltimore, MD. They’ve been with me for over five years and I hate to see them go, but unfortunately I couldn’t get them to stay. So when I received their 30-day notice in the mail (as per requirements of my lease) [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Steve Dexter | November 4, 2010So you have a property in a distant city, you want to rent it out, but you don’t want to pay a property manager an arm and a leg. Are you at the mercy of a stranger who may over charge you on their monthly fee, on costly repairs that are all too frequent, and [...]
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Ten Reasons Why I Don’t Need Property Managers
by Steve Dexter | November 4, 2010So you have a property in a distant city, you want to rent it out, but you don’t want to pay a property manager an arm and a leg. Are you at the mercy of a stranger who may over charge you on their monthly fee, on costly repairs that are all too frequent, and [...]