Conquering Your Fear When The Phone Rings
When I first started real estate investing, the only seller I was dealing with was the bank. During the middle of last year, I started a direct mail campaign to…
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.
You Can Learn a Lot About Investing in Real Estate by Dusting off Your Old Monopoly Board Game
So over this past weekend I went to Target looking for the Monopoly board game. Target carries the game in a beautiful wooden box. This is exclusive only to Target…
5 Ways to Start with No Money and No Credit?
One of the Myth’s of real estate is that you have to have money. This is flat out not true, you can absolutely do deals with no money and credit. …
Real Estate Depreciation: A Deeper Look
One of the many benefits of real estate investing is depreciation—the loss in the value of a building over time due to wear and tear, deterioration and age. Depreciation can…
The Pros and Cons of Using a Phone Script When Screening Motivated Sellers
Can scripts hurt or help you when screening motivated sellers? This is a debatable question and I'm going to address both sides. Using a script versus not using one can…
Series LLCs and Real Estate Investing: A Primer
By now most investors are aware that Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are designed to help insulate the owner (member) of the LLC from the liabilities that may arise on an…
Land Trusts and Asset Protection, a Primer
There has been much published in regard to land trusts. However, many real estate investors are completely oblivious to the fact that the land trust, in and of itself, provides…
How to Find a Real Estate Investing Club – Avoiding the Bad Clubs and Succeeding With the Good Ones
We’ve had quite a few articles on the blog lately about investment clubs, and I thought it important to share my $0.02. One of the best resources for a real…
Don’t be hypnotized by the “Guru of the Week”!
I know I write about this a lot – but I think it’s important to keep this message in the forefront for all the newer investors out there and even…
Super-Important Clauses for Your Subject-To Contract
There are two things I love in life, real estate investing and the great outdoors. This week I’ll be in North Carolina doing some hiking in Asheville and then later…
Apartment Investing – A Look at Five Year Investment Returns
Let’s take a look at some of the actual returns for a small apartment building investment over a period of five years. Whenever you are making projections into the future…
How to Buy an Apartment Building
Apartment buildings are starting to receive a lot of interest from many investors who have little or no experience in the world of commercial real estate. Investors are now attracted…
Property Lien Search: How to Find out if there are Liens on a Property
Recently, I was talking to a friend who was looking at purchasing a piece of property. He was nervous because it was going to be his first home and he…
