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Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real Estate

by Michael Zuber | January 24, 2012

I have been asked many great questions by the readers of BiggerPockets, but one caught me off guard and caused me to sit back and think about what we are doing: “Why I are you still working and why haven’t you jumped into investing full time?” I found the question to be very thought provoking, [...]

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Mistakes and Lessons Learned; The School of Hard Knocks

by Sharon Vornholt | January 2, 2012

I was talking with someone last week that was a brand new real estate investor. By brand new I mean she and her husband had only been investing a few months. After reading a lot of books, joining their local REIA and talking with a few folks in the business, they bought a package of [...]

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Using Real Estate Investment Strategies – THE Commandment

by Jeff Brown | December 27, 2011

As many have, and no doubt will, I learned this lesson the hard way. My mentors were of epic quality, as was my luck in the opportunity I had to learn from them. Still, there were far too many lessons I learned the hard way. Dad once told me I was far too smart to’ve [...]

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The Latest on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Conference 2012

by Joshua Dorkin | December 26, 2011

As most of you probably already know [ 12/21/11 Press Release ], a few weeks back we launched our BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit 2012 – a conference to take place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO on March 23-23. The event has been coming together great, as is our fantastic lineup of [...]

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2011 Investor Wrap Up

by Michael Zuber | December 26, 2011

The turning of the calendar from December to January is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the upcoming year. In this article I will highlight deals we have closed, discuss lessons learned and mistakes we made. I will close by reviewing the growth of our reputation and personal [...]

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6 Tips for Keeping Your Business on Track While Working From Home

by Sharon Vornholt | December 19, 2011

One of the hardest parts of running a home business, whether you are a real estate investor or in an entirely different business, is separating your work from your home life, family and friends. I believe this is especially true for women entrepreneurs. It’s very tempting to do a load of laundry, fix dinner or [...]

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Advice for New Real Estate Investors Just Starting Out

by Michael Zuber | December 12, 2011

Converting excitement about becoming a real estate investor into your first profitable deal is one of the greatest challenges for many new real estate investors. Notice I did not simply say “a deal” but instead a “profitable deal”? Anyone with a little money and a pen can do a bad deal. It has been my [...]

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My Three Biggest Mistakes as a Real Estate Investor

by Chris Clothier | November 16, 2011

When I first started investing in real estate, there was an expression that the seasoned investors at the local real estate investors club used for investors like me. It wasn’t that I was a ‘newbie’. They didn’t say that I was ‘green’ at investing. None of the usual monickers that get attached to those that [...]

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Fall of a Property Manager: The Rest of the Story

by Richard Warren | November 7, 2011

As a real estate investor and landlord you need to have a strong and trustworthy team in order to have a strong and vibrant business. Operating as a one-man-band is fine at first and a majority of successful people probably started just that way. However, trying to manage all aspects of your business while taking [...]

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Economy

Real Estate in 2016

by Alan Noblitt | October 28, 2011

Real estate investors, like mortgage note buyers, need to have a clear understanding of not only their own investments but also of the broader real estate and economic world. Your decision on whether to put up your own money would vary widely based on differing assumptions of property values declining 20% over the next five [...]

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Three Mistakes New Real Estate Investors Make and How to Avoid Them

by Michael Zuber | October 24, 2011

As an active investor and willing presenter at local real estate investment clubs, I am often asked about what common mistakes new investors make. Regrettably, I am rarely asked how to avoid the mistakes. The list of mistakes new investors can make is unfortunately rather long. In this post I am going to focus on [...]

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Using Testimonials To Build Your Real Estate Business

by Sharon Vornholt | October 24, 2011

As entrepreneurs that happen to be real estate investors, we are constantly looking for ways to grow our business. We spend a lot of time marketing for motivated sellers, adding quality buyers to our buyers’ list, and looking for tenants for our properties. But once we have those people on our list, what do we [...]

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What Business Are You Really In?

by Sharon Vornholt | October 17, 2011

If you ask anyone what business they’re in, they will most likely tell you they are a plumber, a business owner, a real estate investor or whatever they perceive that business to be. In reality, we are all in the same business; we are all in “sales”. Your ability to sell yourself, your idea, your [...]

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How Do You Find a Real Estate Investing Mentor?

by Michael Zuber | September 8, 2011

First and foremost I am not talking about a “Mentor” that costs you significant money and requires you sign up for multiple mentoring sessions, buy multiple boot camps, etc. Thankfully I can’t speak for any of these programs as I am too cheap to sign up for any of them. Instead I chose the low [...]

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Are Home Inspections Really Necessary for Real Estate Investors?

by Sharon Vornholt | September 7, 2011

Maybe, maybe not. While that may not seem like a good answer, it really depends on a number of factors. Most real estate investors get pretty good at assessing the condition of properties over time. This process is a lot tougher for those folks just starting out. One thing that I have found time and [...]

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