The Asset Protection Misconception: Why Insurance Alone Isn’t Enough
“Why did my financial advisor tell me that in order to achieve asset protection for my investment properties, I only need a general liability policy?” This is a question I…
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The Greatest Ponzi Scheme of All
Bernard Madoff swindled clients to the tune of $50 Billion in the recently revealed “ponzi” scheme. How could this have happened? How could supposedly sophisticated investors have been duped on…
The BiggerPockets Real Estate Show (sort of): Episode 2
Exploring a Future Foreclosure Bailout and the Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme The second episode of the BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Show features the show’s hosts, Joshua Dorkin (founder of BiggerPockets and…
Why You Must Adjust for Conditions of Sale in a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
In a Comparative Market Analysis, adjustments to comparable property oftentimes are made to reflect the motivations of a delineated market area’s typical buyer and seller. Adjustments for conditions of sale…
The Top 15 Reason to Own an Apartment Building as an Investment Right Now
You control the cash flow. Unlike other, passive, investments such as stocks and bonds, the owner of an apartment building is the CEO. If you need more cash flow and…
Introducing the World’s Tallest Building: Mile-High Tower in Saudi Arabia
Update 1/4/2010: The Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest skyscraper, opened today in Dubai, renamed as the Burj Khalifa, an impressive 828 meters, or 2717 feet, tall. While not a mile…
Tips for Navigating the Short Sale Process
With homeowners defaulting on their mortgages at a record pace, many people are practically begging their lenders for some form of relief or assistance in order to prevent themselves from…
Victim of Foreclosure: Who is to Blame?
Those who knew me before I got into real estate, often comment that I am now, much more skeptical of what people say. Some have said that I am downright…
Breaking Down Real Estate AdSpeak – Funny Definitions for Real Estate Jargon
The Washington State University Department of Mathematics has blessed the real estate world with new definitions for some real estate terms we often see real estate agents and FSBOs use…
The End of The National Association of Realtors’ MLS Monopoly?
Apparently, a New real estate marketing system was proposed in Maine. This system would be a statewide multiple listing system (MLS), and would compete with that of the Maine Association…
Top 7 Coolest Real Estate Web 2.0 Sites
Things are changing so fast online, and Web 2.0 is taking over. Mashups are the newest rage for now, and there will certainly be cooler stuff to come in the…
