Business Management can often be similar across many industries and types of enterprises. Successful real estate investors treat their investments like a business and run them professionally. This section of the BiggerPockets Blog contains articles that can help journeyman investors systematize and professionally run their real estate businesses. Topics include hiring, management, business policy, and scaling. These articles are written by some of the best investors in the business, and in regions throughout the country.
Inevitably if you’ve been around real estate investing for very long, you’ve heard about the potential of partnering with other people for investment deals. Partnering can introduce considerable benefits to…
Since many people consider me this note guy, I’m often told that I must like investing in notes more than in real estate. And to be quite honest, nothing could…
Finding a real estate agent that understands what it means to be investor friendly can be extremely hard. This is an agent that understands that you will be placing in the…
This three-part set of blog posts looks into the factors that you ought to consider before you buy your first multifamily rental. Part I (Click here to read) was about the fundamental economics…
[summary]Are you confused about the terms “Cap Rate” and “Cash on Cash Return?” This post will explain everything.[/summary] There are several means of determining the return on an investment property.…
What is the “best” property management company in the world? Does one exist? What would make for a perfect property management company? Other than one who pays you the rental income…
The off market deal – the white whale of real estate. Every real estate investor wants one (or 100), but how do you find these elusive deals? First, let’s review…
This is going to serve as an overview of real estate contracts. This blog post is intended to provide general information regarding real estate contracts, specifically residential resale of single…
Think rental properties are ONLY good for cash flow? Guess again. If you have a buy-and-hold strategy with real estate — in other words, if you are the proud owner…
I recently had the opportunity to join Mr. Joshua Dorkin and Mr. Braaaaaandooooooooon Tuuuuuuuuuurneeeeeeeeer (and the crowd goes wild!!!) for a BiggerPockets Podcast 61. This was, indeed, an honor for…
If you are a real estate investor (or would like to become one), it is more than likely that you will walk through many properties. I recommend that anyone looking…
Many rental property owners are debating between two choices: Should they focus on paying down the handful of properties that they already own? Or should they buy more properties? In…
I am always looking for ways to improve and different ways to set our real estate business apart from the competition. Some things that we try work, others don’t. Today…
