The 10 Step Guide for Hiring Your Very First Team Member
Hello BP. Liz back this week to talk about the scary and exciting step of hiring your first team member. I can remember when we took that plunge about 5…
Managing & Scaling
Confessions of Serial Mistake-Maker: How I’ve Found Real Estate Success Through Failure
Pretty much without exception, every real estate investor or successful individual for that matter, will recount the many mistakes they’ve made before becoming successful. These anti-nostalgic trips down memory lane do…
Property Insurance: Why Coverage Gets Dropped & How to Handle It
Property insurance is perhaps one of the most confounding aspects of the real estate business. It is something that investors will want or be required to purchase. But how it…
Act Now, Thank Yourself Later: A Preventative Maintenance Checklist for Landlords
During the first few years of owning and managing rental property, if someone asked, “Do I perform preventative maintenance?” I probably would have nodded my head and told them, “Yes.” However,…
Disappointing Direct Mail Results? Here’s What You’re Doing Wrong
2015 is here in full swing, and all of the real estate people across the world are hoping that this is the year that makes that so-called transition. Last year…
Property Management Companies: Is it Smart to Hire One for Your Rentals?
If you’re serious about building a profitable portfolio of rental properties, you will inevitably be faced with a critical decision about your future. Are you going to manage these properties…
5 Tips for Decorating Your Vacation Rental Without Breaking the Bank
Many new vacation homeowners — and even some owners who have owned their vacation home for quite some time — often ask me for advice when they are looking to…
5 Evil Traits Shared by Most Successful Business Owners
Does success in business necessitate crossing the boundaries between good and evil? I certainly don’t believe that. But I do believe that a few character traits commonly associated with the…
How to Choose the Right Rental Property Manager
If you’re anything like me, you probably LOVE the idea of “passive income.” It’s okay to admit it. It’s a buzz word we’ve all been hearing about for years now, and let’s be honest……
Why Every Investor Should Treat Real Estate Like a Business, Not a Hobby
When my father first began investing in real estate, it didn’t go particularly well. As he recounts it, he made pretty much every mistake in the book: buying too high,…
3 Types of General Contractors (& How to Choose One for Your Project)
2014 goes down in the books as an interesting and awesome year for us. We bought and sold several houses last year, and it has been the launching pad for…
I Quit My Day Job, Retired Early & Started a New Venture Using Real Estate: Here’s How
It’s hard to imagine now how hard it was to save up that initial $5,000 to buy my first rental property back in 1989. I bought a duplex, which was…
11 Smart Ways to Use BiggerPockets to Become a Better Entrepreneur
With a diverse community as big as BiggerPockets, it’s easy to get lost or overwhelmed by the amount of Forum posts, blogs, people and information being shot at you as…
