property

Information Is To Investors As Yin Is To Yang

by Mike Farmer | February 26, 2008

As promised, I’m going to circle back and cover a few pre-contract concerns that have to do with due diligence and determining value. I also want to address the importance of not falling into the trap of what I will Anti-Real Estate Agentism – AREA for short. Not only do first time investors benefit from [...]

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Commentary

How To Buy a Home With No Money Down

by Joshua Dorkin | December 6, 2007

I just came upon a bunch of videos that takes the serious things in life and breaks them down for all of us to understand – THIS IS FUNNY! The one I’m going to share with you today is a look at buying a home with no money down. I hope you all enjoy! BTW [...]

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Real Estate Resources

CashflowandEquity.com Simplifies Investing in Turn-Key Real Estate

by Joshua Dorkin | October 26, 2007

CashflowandEquity.com is the website of Cornerstone Investment Group, a company that has gained recognition for its specialty–offering turn-key properties to real estate investors. Simply put, this investment company promises to ease the “headaches of being a landlord.” No simple task, but the company says it can do this by providing properties that are “renovated,rented and [...]

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BiggerPockets News

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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Real Estate Tips

Real Estate Vocabulary: Adverse Posession

by Joshua Dorkin | September 25, 2006

Adverse posession is a method of acquiring the title to someone else’s property by occupying the property against the rightful owner’s rights. NOTE: Adverse posession cannot occur on publicly owned (government) land. According to Wikipedia, “Adverse possession requires the actual, visible, hostile, notorious, exclusive, and continuous possession of the property, and some jurisdictions further require [...]

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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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Blogs

BiggerPockets Exclusive: Sneak Preview of Real Estate Website Realivent

by Joshua Dorkin | September 11, 2006

I’m not sure how I originally heard about the Realivent site, but there was something tempting about a site that “is looking for beta testers.” A few weeks ago I filled out their tester sign-up form, and on Saturday, was admitted into their Beta program. After filling out a simple registration form, I was able [...]

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Real Estate Deals

What Are Real Estate Deals and What Aren’t Deals

by Joshua Dorkin | August 23, 2006

With clear signs that the housing market is losing steam (e.g. sales of previously owned homes are at their lowest level in 2 1/2 years), smart investors are finding opportunities where there were few before. I just read a wonderful post in our real estate investing forums from our member Christy. I thought it was [...]

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Real Estate Market

BusinessWeek’s 10 Healthiest Housing Markets

by Joshua Dorkin | August 22, 2006

BusinessWeek just published their list of the 10 Healthiest Housing Markets. The list, in order, is: 1. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (VA-NC) 2. Portland – Vancouver – Beaverton (OR – WA) 3. Tampa – St.Petersburg – Clearwater (FL) 4. Eugene – Springfield (OR) 5. Orlando (FL) 6. Los Angeles – Long Beach – Santa Ana (CA) [...]

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Landlord Tenant

Things to Consider when Interviewing Property Management Companies

by Joshua Dorkin | October 7, 2005

Picking a great property manager for your rental properties is one of the most important tasks you’ll undertake, once you’ve actually found a good rental. In searching for a manager, you’ll want to do a thorough interview, and in doing so, you should be able to figure out if they are worth working with. Here [...]

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