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Flipping homes requires hard work and skill—but it can help produce the capital needed to run a real estate business.
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The topic of finding a good contractor is discussed frequently on BiggerPockets — in the Forums, on the Podcast, and here on the Blog. Good help is hard to find. My flipping career started off fair...
I have an extraordinary hatred for puzzles. Now, you are probably thinking “that’s a strange thing to have a hatred toward.” Well who asked you? I can explain… Where was I? Oh yeah – puzzles. Ugh...
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Is small thinking holding you back? Not after this episode! Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast, Josh and Brandon talk with Kevin Carroll, a real estate investor who decided 18 months ago that he wa...
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In the summer between my junior and senior year of high school, I spent a few hours working at a local strip club. But don’t worry, Mom. I was just helping my plumber boss fix a leak. And it was cl...
Investing in real estate today can be tough. You’ll likely have pretty stiff competition everywhere you turn, and it always seems like someone, somehow, is finding all the best deals. Are they look...
Some people work so hard to make money in real estate. They flip dozens of homes, deal with hundreds of tenants, and are always trying to put out a fire somewhere. Sounds exhausting, doesn’t it? Bu...
In my recent episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, I was asked how someone could talk their spouse into real estate investing. I’ve thought about this question a lot since the episode, and I have t...
Today, let’s talk about how to successfully flip multiple properties each year. Here are the four key components that I look for when I’m about to do A-class flips or when I’m purchasing an A-class...
There are hundreds if not thousands of books on real estate, personal finance, personal development, and motivation. It’s likely you’ve heard of many of them, whether you read about them in a blog ...
There are endless books, podcasts, videos, and TV shows that are dedicated to teaching investors how to make money. Some experts feel as though the stock market is the best way to create wealth, wh...
A little over four years ago, my brother and I walked into a ugly house built in the 1800s that had an obsolete floor plan and over a century of deferred maintenance. That junky old house was the f...
I’ve flipped a lot of houses. My practice is to live in the home while I am flipping, to avoid capital gains taxes when I go to sell. I have learned a lot about construction techniques and house fl...
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Previously, I discussed why it’s a good practice to find profits in your own backyard rather than going far afield hoping for that big end of the rainbow score. Well, just to show you that I’m not ...
Before digging too deep into this topic, I want to note that it doesn’t require $100,000 to invest in multifamily real estate. The minimum investment amount on each deal depends on the syndicator—I...
In order to be successful with a fix and flip, an investor must be aware of all the characteristics to consider before diving in. There are both physical factors as well as financial considerations...
As the affordable housing crisis worsens across the country, states like California are considering new legislation to reduce red tape for building accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which are also k...
Today we’re talking about how much profit you should make on every single deal. So, guys, I remember a conversation around two or three years ago at a real estate conference in California. It was ...
I see article after article on BiggerPockets regarding contractors and how difficult it is to find a good one. It is my opinion that if you have been “taken” by a contractor and you delve deeper in...