3 Easy Steps to Start Building Your Passive Income Stream Today!
You know what? It’s my birthday week. And I am feeling a little gushy, a little wound up, a little fired up, and overall, it’s been a pretty decent week.…
Investing For Beginners
Are you just getting started on your real estate investing journey? This section of the BiggerPockets Blog might be just the thing you are looking for then. We have hundreds of articles designed to help newer investors launch their investing careers into orbit. If you are ready to introduce yourself to the world of real estate then check out the articles below, containing information on everything from saving up for your first purchase, finding the right agent, to screening your first tenants. If you are new to real estate investing, then these articles, written by seasoned investors with decades of experience, are just the thing you need! Oh, and for more discussions and introductions from other investors that are starting out, it might be a great idea to engage in our Starting Out Forum. This is a welcoming place where new investors can learn and formulate strategy while receiving feedback from seasoned investors and each other.
The Top 5 Resources to Educate Yourself on Real Estate Note Investing
As with any new venture or form of investing, it’s important to gain knowledge of what’s involved, so as to increase the likelihood of success. Well, note investing is really…
Newbies: Before You Buy Property, Gauge Your Rental Rates. Here’s How.
Truly understanding rental rates in any area takes a lot of time and experience. Most people go to Craigslist for a few minutes and think they understand rental rates. That’s…
10 Ridiculously Easy Actions to Take Today if You’re Serious About Purchasing Your First Property
Are you serious about purchasing your first property? Do you have the ability to make an offer on at least one property in your area of interest right now? If you…
Emotional Risk: The Little-Discussed Factor That Could Kill Your Investments
We hear a lot about risk, but what is risk? In any finance class, you will hear about two types of risk: Market Risk: The possibility of your investment losing…
How to Get Started in Real Estate Notes: A Primer for Investor Newbies
Recently, I wrote an article introducing those that aren’t familiar to the world of notes (“An Introduction to Investing in Notes: Why You Should ‘Be the Bank’”). And, as promised,…
Beyond Rental Yield: How to Answer the Question, “Is This Property Worth It?”
For any given rental property, there is a single statistic that, in the end, is the defining factor of that property’s success: its rental yield. The rental yield of a…
The Power of Passive Income: How to Free Yourself From Your 9 to 5
Do you realize how powerful passive income really is? Do you? I bet you know generally what passive income is, but have you really weighed out how passive income could…
The True “Get Rich Quick” Scheme: How Being Broke Allowed Me to Succeed in Real Estate
In this post I will tell you how the long struggle of choosing to stay broke has left me with a foundation strong enough to now begin on the pursuit towards…
A Guide to Due Diligence for Houses: Key Items Investors Shouldn’t Overlook
Due diligence is the nitty gritty part of real estate investment that is often overlooked, but only at a real estate investor’s peril. Last week I gave a brief guide to…
An Introduction to Investing in Notes: Why You Should “Be the Bank”
The general concept of investing makes perfect sense: It is the art of using money to make more money. So, how does this simple idea so often get lost on…
Slow & Steady Wealth Building: A Case for Holding Long Term Rentals
Thomas Fowell Buxton once said, “The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots. Step by step, little by little, bit by bit — that is…
Your First Investment: How to Use Future Rental Income to Qualify for a Duplex Loan
If you’re like me, you’ve read hundreds of articles just like this one and quite a few books — and none of them explained how to invest without a lot…
