How to Choose the Right Direct Mail Mailing List
My last BiggerPockets post about the fundamentals of direct mail marketing ended up generating some really great discussion about one point in particular: the mailing lists. Today, I want to…
Managing & Scaling
5 Crucial Steps for Successful Real Estate Negotiations
I read a great article a while back in Inc. Magazine. The title of the article was “The Art of Conversation”. This article was written by George Stephanopoulos who certainly…
17 Vital “Rules” Your Rental Lease Should Cover
As a landlord, my lease is perhaps the most important document I use. It is the legal agreement between me and my tenant. An attachment to that lease, and therefore…
How and When to Start Hiring Employees for Your Real Estate Business
I like to have a lot going on in my life- both personally and in my business. I used to think I wanted to work hard to someday get to…
5 Red Flags to Watch For When Hiring a Property Manager
Last week I wrote an article about the basics of property management. I thought it would be good to expound a little more this week and discuss some of the…
How to Find an Awesome Property Manager
The other day, one of my blog readers emailed me to say: “I just turned 48. My husband and I have accumulated 26 rental units (single-family and duplexes) over the…
When Tenants Go Bad- 8 Tips for Dealing with the Drama
Sometimes despite your best efforts, despite your best screening techniques, despite firmly laying down the house rules at move in, some tenants will go bad. These tenants appeared fine at…
Another Way to Use Real Estate Debt Wisely
What do you think of “debt?” More so in recent years, debt has been viewed as more of a “bad thing” than “good.” Examples such as sovereign countries being overrun…
How Seinfeld’s Simple Productivity Method Can Help You Grow Your Business
I heard this explained recently on Internet Business Mastery’s podcast – as well as saw it on LifeHacker.com and felt compelled to share it with BiggerPockets readers. Jerry Seinfeld, actor…
How to Hire a Painter
So if you’ll notice, I didn’t title this blog “How to Hire a Good Painter”. It’s easy to hire a painter, it takes a bit more diligence to find a…
Understanding The Basics Of Property Management
Many buy and hold real estate investors decide early on that managing their own rental properties simply isn’t worth the time and effort. This is especially true for investors that…
8 Reasons Why Having A Day Job And Investing In Real Estate Is Awesome!
My Name is Tom Sylvester and I work a full-time job. (Hi Tom!) I say that I work a full-time job because I believe that it is important for people…
Top 3 Real Estate LLC Myths: Busted!
I love that show with the geeks that use science to prove of disprove myths. As a card carrying geek myself, it’s fun to watch what is and isn’t true…
