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Some New Publicity for the New BiggerPockets Real Estate Social Network
2008-01-15 22:38:00 It seems that the changes at BiggerPockets are starting to get noticed. Along with a great review last week, we had 2 more blogs share with their readers yesterday, news of the benefits of BP. Stop by and support these bloggers by reading their reviews: Sociable Blog: BiggerPockets - Social Network ing Community for Real Estate Investors ConnieBrz: ... More About: Real Estate , Publicity
Mortgage Crisis Punishes Citigroup; Middle East and Singapore To The Rescue
2008-01-15 19:52:00 If anyone has any doubt…and they shouldn’t…that the subprime mortgage debacle (sort of running out of ways to describe this…any suggestions?) is having an enormous impact on not only the world of real estate, but the world in general, they need to consider this sobering fact: Citigroup More About: Middle East , Commentary , Singapore , Mortgage , East
Investment Theory for an Uncertain Market
2008-01-15 12:00:00 To say that the real estate market is uncertain would be the understatement of the century. Are we near the bottom, or are significant declines yet to come? We see real estate for sale with ads touting 10%, 20%, 30% below market. But what is the market, and how can we possibly determine fair market ... More About: Economy , Commentary , Real Estate Market , Market , Investment
Issues To Consider When Buying/Selling Multi-Unit Residential Income Proper
2008-01-14 23:51:00 When purchasing a multi-unit residential property, there are additional items that must be addressed at settlement that are not routine in typical residential transactions. For this very reason, it is essential to ask your real estate agent if he/she has significant experience in handling multi-unit properties (I would also strongly suggest that you involve ... More About: Buying , Selling , Residential , Real Estate Investing , Issues
Subprime Mortgage Crisis Puts Brakes On Consumer Spending
2008-01-14 22:39:00 The subprime mortgage/housing/credit/crisis–or, SPMHCC–is fast becoming the subprime mortgage/housing/credit/consumer confidence crisis–or SPMHCCCC, for short. Okay, it’s not so short but it does get the job done. Anyway, a full 70 percent of this nation’s economy comes from personal consumption-Americans buy TV’s they don’t really need, cameras they don’t really need, newer cars they don’t really need, ... More About: Commentary , Consumer , Mortgage , Spending , Subprime
Rehab Pros: DIY or Hire it Out?
2008-01-13 12:59:00 You don’t need the construction skills of Bob Vila to be a rehab professional, yet it’s no secret you can save if you do some of the work yourself. As a general rule, estimates from contractors in our area run 1/3 for materials and 2/3’s for labor. So theoretically, we save 66% by doing the ... More About: Hire , Rehab
Bank of America Buys The United States - Or Close To It!
2008-01-12 19:14:00 If the announced planned merger of Bank of America and Countrywide Financial Corp goes through, BofA will be involved in about one in every four mortgage loans in the United States . One in four! Now one way to look at this is, this is a good thing. It will probably rescue Countrywide -described by the New York ... More About: Commentary , Bank of America
What Makes a Kitchen Gourmet?
2008-01-11 19:00:00 The bottom line is that gourmet kitchen is still an objective term. What a buyer can expect from a kitchen termed “gourmet” is still evolving, but these are some of the stand-out features that are often included: A Spacious Feel Today’s gourmet kitchen offers maximum space: think plenty of room for moving around, preparing food and organizing ... More About: Kitchen , Gourmet
Great Review of the New BiggerPockets
2008-01-11 08:24:00 Site member and blogger, Scott Ficek wrote a great post tonight on his blog that reviews the New BiggerPockets Real Estate Social Network. Please support us and Scott by visiting his post: BiggerPockets Gets Even Better! Enjoy! Advertisement: Payday Loans Online from the leader in online cash advances since 2003. Tags: biggerpockets,, real, estate, social, network,, social, ... More About: Review , Great
?Dumb Luck?
2008-01-10 19:30:00 I sat at a poker table and saw a Straight Flush be beaten by a Royal Flush. One of my friends told me of a convenience store clerk that refused to break a $20 bill without a purchase being made. To comply, my friend bought a lottery ticket and won $100,000. I jumped for ... More About: Commentary , Dumb , Dumb Luck , Luck
Bush Discovers Mortgage Crisis: Says He Is Watching
2008-01-09 19:11:00 Will wonders never cease? First, Hillary Clinton proves the media wrong and wins the New Hampshire presidential primary with a comfortable number of votes just 24 hours after some polls said she would lose by as much as 15 percent. And now, George W. Bush has finally come to recognize what most of the world already ... More About: Commentary , Mortgage , Mortgages , Watching
Landlords: The Importance of Investigating Outstanding Violations
2008-01-09 12:01:00 In many municipalities, a Certificate of Occupancy (often referred to as the ?CO?) must be obtained by the seller and delivered to the buyer prior to or at closing. This insures that the buyer is aware of any outstanding violations or pending assessments against the property. However, some towns do not require a ... More About: Landlords , Outstanding , Viola
The Rehabber?s Eye
2008-01-08 12:00:00 Who hasn?t dreamed of buying a run-down house and fixing it up? For most it remains a fantasy as very few people actually pursue the idea. Of the few people who do make the attempt many fail miserably. Finding a house that needs to be rehabbed is easy; finding one that will allow you to ... More About: Flipping Houses
The Mortgage Crisis and The 08 Presidential Candidates of Change
2008-01-07 16:38:00 As the never ending presidential debates go on and on and on and on and on and on — and on, it only seems fair to find out what the candidates think about the expanding subprime mortgage/housing/credit/banking/stock market/unemployment/recession crisis (or, SMHCBSMUNRECR, for short) we currently find ourselves in. But, since none of the YouTube ... More About: Commentary , Presidential , Change , Mortgage , Candidates
Money Out the Window?
2008-01-06 23:51:00 Over the holidays I took it upon myself to do a bit of remodeling at home. The standard upgrades were mandatory and of course included stainless appliances, granite counters, and a gas stove. Ironically, while I was working away a young man came knocking at the door and asked if I would be interested in ... More About: Money , Window
Mortgage Crisis:The Knee Bone?s Connected To The Leg Bone
2008-01-06 12:15:00 If anyone had any doubt that the subprime mortgage/credit crisis is taking its grim toll on other aspects of the U.S. and world economy, here’s a sobering figure:The unemployment rate skyrocketed to 5 percent (and,yes, that is considered high for the U.S. and a sign of a faltering economy) while employers added only about 18 ... More About: Economy , Housing Bubble , Mortgage , Bone , Crisis
It?s Here
2008-01-05 13:41:00 See what everyone will be talking about: Join The Real Estate Social Networking Community! Advertisement: Payday Loans Online from the leader in online cash advances since 2003. Share This
Victim of Foreclosure: Who is to Blame?
2008-01-05 03:33:00 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 pessimistic. All things considered though, I admit that I am definitely more jaded than I used to be. The reason is? I have sat ... More About: Commentary , Foreclosure , Blame , Victim
Do You Recognize the Early Signs of Seller Success?
2008-01-04 16:00:00 Blame it on my teaching job or my past in real estate or maybe just the fact that it?s the thing people ask me about most: I am obsessed with selling. And in today?s market, some might say that?s a problem. Is there hope for today?s real estate market? Here?s what the experts say: BANKRATE: ??[T]here are also ... More About: Real Estate Market , Real Estate Investing , Success , Seller , Signs
Dreams to Reality
2008-01-03 12:00:00 Another New Year is upon us, where did the last one go? Sometimes it seems like I?m still preparing to celebrate the new millennium, yet here we are almost a decade into it! With every New Year we have the obligatory resolutions, I?m going to lose weight, exercise, save money, get out of debt and ... More About: Dreams , Entrepreneurship , Reality , Blogs
2008-Year of The Implosion?
2008-01-03 06:12:00 Nothing like kicking off the new year on a positive note. And, I can assure you, what you are about to read is anything but “positive.” In fact, when it comes to the ever expanding subprime mortgage fiasco,the fun, say some experts, is only about to begin. Before 2008 slips into 2009, some 1.8 million homeowners are ... More About: Economy , Foreclosures , Housing Bubble , Mortgages , Year
BiggerPockets Version 2.0 Preview - See the Tour
2008-01-01 09:36:00 HAPPY NEW YEAR’S ALL! We thought we would treat everyone to a preview of the exciting new Social Networking Capabilities of BiggerPockets! Launch is Only Days Away . . . While you wait, you can enjoy a sneak preview with our BP 2.0 Tour We’ve got a lot of exciting new features to come in the upcoming months ... More About: Preview , Version
Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 02:30:00 All our best to Everyone for 2008! From The BiggerPockets Family! Advertisement: Payday Loans Online from the leader in online cash advances since 2003. Share This More About: New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Carpet or Tile? Rehab Decision Making for Nervous Newbies
2007-12-29 20:47:00 Rehabbing a house can be a nail-biting experience, particularly the first time around. Sometimes, nice readers over at my blog email asking advice about their latest rehab project. Generally, the questions involve finishing issues such as whether to paint or replace kitchen cabinets, or if carpet or wood floors work better in a rental. I ... More About: Rehab , Decision , Carpet , Decision-Making , Decision making
Home Prices Plunge. Steepest Decline Since WWII !
2007-12-28 21:53:00 The sky might not be falling, but home prices certainly are and in more parts of the nation than ever before. From October of 2006, home prices fell a whopping 6.1 percent. Most troubling, the declines happened in 20 of the largest metropolitan areas, and in many of those, the declines were much steeper. In Miami, Florida, ... More About: Home , Mortgages , Prices
Selling Points: Setting a Home Apart
2007-12-28 12:00:00 Trying to attract potential buyers for your investment property? Especially in a struggling market, you should do everything you can to set your home apart from all the rest. Consider these most-wanted features: Upgrades ? Anything that has been recently updated, whether it?s the flooring, landscaping or appliances, will add value to the home while adding ... More About: Selling , Home , Points
On the Fence with Landlording? A Rental with Bite!
2007-12-27 19:01:00 When it comes to owning and managing a rental property, I don?t care to spend money for things that are not needed. So a few years ago, when a tenant of mine asked if I would pay to have a fence installed for the back yard, I asked, ?Why?? The tenant wanted to get a ... More About: Rental , Fence , Bite
Subprime Mortgage Crisis Helps Bring Down An Airline
2007-12-26 19:54:00 This is a story–don’t worry, it will be a short story–about how the current subprime mortgage/credit crisis has actually shot down an entire airline and how this may just be the canary in the coal mine. The all-business class airline, Maxjet Airways, based in Dulles, gave an extraordinary Christmas gift to its loyal customers: It filed ... More About: Mortgage , Mortgages , Airline , Subprime , Crisis
A Home for the Holidays
2007-12-25 12:00:00 A few days ago I took a ride past several of my investment houses. They are located in an area that is several hours north of where I live so I don?t see them every day. I was pleasantly surprised as I drove past the first house, it had been nicely decorated for the holidays ... More About: Holidays , Home , Blogs , The Holidays
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from BiggerPockets
More articles from this author:2007-12-24 03:02:00 BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Investing Community December 23, 2007 Happy Holidays !! Hey Everyone! I wanted to take some time to thank you for all of their patronage of BiggerPockets! We’re approaching the end of 2007 and this has been another banner year for BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Investing Community! BiggerPockets ... More About: Christmas , Happy Holidays , Merry Christmas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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