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Are Housing Solutions Really Part of the Real Estate Problem?
2012-02-07 19:00:00 Cash is King If you?ve been paying attention recently to the drivers of the real estate market, you may have noticed that there is a decided uptick in the number of ?Cash Purchases? taking place throughout the country. Some estimates put the actual number of cash transactions at over 100,000 monthly across the U.S. This ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Are Housing Solutions Really Part of the Real Estate Problem?
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 28 ? February 3
2012-02-04 18:29:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 28 ? February 3, by the numbers: 8.3% – U.S. unemployment in January, the fifth straight month that unemployment has dropped. All together, 243,000 jobs were added in January, 100,000 more than economists had expected. 1.3% – Drop in home prices month-over-month ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 28 ? February 3
Real Estate Investment Schools of Thought Vary ? As Does Their Mileage
2012-02-02 14:25:00 Many years ago a guy in his early 40s called for an office appointment. He’d invested in his first small income property, and was troubled by the advice his 70 year old dad had offered. In fact, there was tension between them about what investment strategies the younger man should employ. Dad, we’ll call him ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate Investment Schools of Thought Vary – As Does Their Mileage
If I were designing a Real Estate Investing Course
2012-01-31 14:33:00 Please Note this is just an outline of a sample course and I am not selling or promoting anything. I am simply frustrated by the lack of straight forward, simple to understand real estate investing courses. I was so frustrated that I took some time on my yearly vacation to design an eight-hour program that ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If I were designing a Real Estate Investing Course
How to Buy Real Estate after a Strategic Default
2012-01-28 19:20:00 A patent attorney. A certified public accountant. A physical therapist. A Realtor. A retired utility company worker. A mechanical engineer. A doctor. A nurse practitioner. An elementary school psychologist. These are just a handful of people I know that have strategically defaulted on an underwater mortgage. While their backgrounds and occupations are diverse, all are ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. How to Buy Real Estate after a Strategic Default
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 21 ? January 27
2012-01-28 14:05:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 21 ? January 27, by the numbers: $25 Million – Listing price for billionaire Tim Headington’s Miami Beach penthouse. The 11,962 square foot unit is located next door to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s unit. 6.2% – Drop in new U.S. homes ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 21 ? January 27
4 Tips for Creating Killer Real Estate Marketing Emails
2012-01-27 17:17:00 Did you realize that you could currently be sitting on a mound of cash for your business? Leads that are literally ripe for the picking? And in fact, most of your competition is probably not taking the necessary steps to liquidate this real estate marketing goldmine into consistent closed transactions. What I?m referring to is ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Tips for Creating Killer Real Estate Marketing Emails
Four Paths to Real Estate Profits with ETFs
2012-01-26 18:07:00 I’ve spent my investment career following sector momentum, and it’s worked out pretty well. ETFs make it even better. Right now my indicators show a lot of short-term strength in real estate. Personally, I find it hard to believe the housing market has truly bottomed. My colleague Mike Larson recently gave you some good reasons to doubt the housing rally. In my experience, trends (either up or down) endure longer than most people think possible. So it makes sense to at least be aware of the alternatives on both sides. Today I’ll tell you about four paths to the real estate sector with ETFs. I’ll also describe a couple of ways you can make a bearish bet on . . . → Read More: Four Paths to Real Estate Profits with ETFs
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Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real Estate
2012-01-24 16:15:00 I have been asked many great questions by the readers of BiggerPockets, but one caught me off guard and caused me to sit back and think about what we are doing: “Why I are you still working and why haven?t you jumped into investing full time?” I found the question to be very thought provoking, ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real Estate
4 Ways to Build a Strong Real Estate Investing Financial Education Today
2012-01-23 19:03:00 “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” – Unknown Your first real estate investment should be a solid financial education If you are like me, you?ve probably made a few mistakes in your investing career. Every successful real estate investor has made plenty of them. However, you can limit your mistakes and increase your odds of ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Ways to Build a Strong Real Estate Investing Financial Education Today
Building the Ideal Real Estate Investor?s Buyer?s List
2012-01-23 14:18:00 I have a lot of different types of buyers on my buyer?s list. They have come to me from a variety of different sources. Some of my best people I met at my local REIA group. I found a couple of quality rehabbers for my buyer?s list from BiggerPockets. Yet others have come from sources ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Building the Ideal Real Estate Investor’s Buyer?s List
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 14 ? January 20
2012-01-21 15:55:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 14 ? January 20, by the numbers: 5% – Increase in existing home sales in December. The annual rate of 4.61 million unit sales is an 11 month high. 1.7% – Increase in existing home sales in 2011. ‘?The pattern of home ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 14 ? January 20
Real Estate Investing is About More Than The ?Doom & Gloom? of the Media He
2012-01-18 20:15:00 Surprisingly Gloomy Headlines Betray the Real Story I’ve always heard that negative news stories, whether on TV or in the paper, always sell better than the happy go lucky story. That trend seems to be true recently as I have noticed nothing but negative news stories on the state of the real estate industry. I ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate Investing is About More Than The ‘Doom & Gloom’ of the Media Headlines
Why The Real Estate Guru?s Don?t Want Me Talking
2012-01-15 14:30:00 I was recently contacted by a well-known real estate guru whose name you would instantly recognize. I?d never spoken with him before but apparently he got my phone number from a mutual friend. This guru told me he had a big project in development and wanted me to be part of it. But first, he ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Why The Real Estate Guru?s Don?t Want Me Talking
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 7 ? January 13
2012-01-14 15:46:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of January 7 ? January 13, by the numbers: 1.9 Million – Number of homes that entered the foreclosure process in 2011 according to RealtyTrac Inc. It’s the lowest number since 2007. However, a big reason for the drop was legal and documentation delays ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of January 7 ? January 13
A Cliché? Every New Real Estate Investor Should Know
2012-01-13 16:10:00 Writer?s block. It happens to all bloggers from time to time. This morning as I sat staring blankly at my computer screen the phone rang. It was Monty, a BiggerPockets reader. He?s about to retire after 30 years of military service and wants to get into real estate investing. Now this is a really tired ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A Cliché? Every New Real Estate Investor Should Know
What If I?m Not A Good Writer But I Want To Be An Effective Real Estate Blo
2012-01-12 02:09:00 I’ve written a lot of posts. Some might say I have the hang of it now – but this wasn’t always the case. I used to hate writing. I did poorly in English classes in high school, poorly on the Reading/Writing portion of the SATs, and got a C- in the only writing class I had to take ...
Wipe The Dust Off Your Real Estate Blog ? How To Get Back In The Swing Of B
2012-01-10 21:41:00 Taking time off from writing on your blog whether intentional or just an effect of your focus on other elements of your business does not need to be its demise. Note: If you have taken a break, inadvertently or not, and you don’t see yourself getting back on the train soon, then you should consider a ...
The Formula for Building Wealth and Massive Cash Flow in Real Estate Invest
2012-01-07 20:20:00 4 green houses, and then a Red Hotel. That is the formula for winning Monopoly. The formula was drilled into my head as a child for building wealth and winning the game. I had no idea at the time that the formula could also be used in the real world for building wealth and massive ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Formula for Building Wealth and Massive Cash Flow in Real Estate Investing
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 31 ? January 6
2012-01-07 14:05:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of December 31 ? January 6, by the numbers: $2.34 Billion – Amount of money the Carlyle Group has raised for its sixth US real estate fund. It will use the fund to invest in residential, senior living, retail, hospitality and office properties in ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 31 ? January 6
Outrageous Real Estate Marketing
2012-01-07 07:59:00 What do you think? Is this effective? Offensive? Over the top? Would you like a video like this that features your property? This is outrageous, for sure!
May 2011 Eastside Real Estate Statistics -- At A Glance (With King/Snohomis
2012-01-07 07:59:00 By Greg Perry, Eastside Realtor 425Realty.com For the Eastside NWMLS areas 500-600, RESIDENTIAL (not condos) Pending sales were up an incredible 33% from last year (805 in 2010 vs. 607 in 2011). However, the available inventory (Active listings to sell)...
Should Your Real Estate Website Be A Reflection Of Your Business Model?
2012-01-07 03:02:00 In the real estate industry, one never knows where their next client will come from. It could be a referral, a friend, an inquiry on an ad, a web lead, a new acquaintance, an up/floor call, a walk-in, a relative… you can’t know – but you are ready and willing to be of service to them ...
5 Stocks For A Real Estate Rebound
2012-01-07 00:03:00 Are they finally here? A real bottom and ensuing rebound in the real estate market? Time will tell, but the recent housing data has at least been improving. Add to that, William Dudley, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, said today that proper monetary policy that complements other efforts by the government could help the housing within a year or two. President of the Boston Federal Reserve, Eric Rosengren, said the Fed could help the housing market by buying more mortgage backed securities, according to Reuters. The recent spate of good or less bad housing data aside, it should be noted the housing market is still a long way from being out of the woods. Then again, by waiting for the real estate market to look picture perfect, investors can easily miss some big gains in housing-related stocks. With that thought in mind, let's have a look at some stocks that are poised to benefit if and when the U.S. housing market legitimately rebounds.
BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit 2012
2012-01-06 21:01:00 If you are a real estate investor, seasoned or just getting started, or even if you are just curious about real estate investing, you would be wise to consider attending the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit and Expo on March 23 – 24 in Denver. Thompson’s Realty is proud to be a sponsor of this ...Originally posted on Phoenix Real Estate Guy. If you are reading this anywhere but inside your RSS feed reader, the site you are on is guilty of stealing content.
Real Estate Marketing: The Story of the 109 Year Old Blogger
2012-01-06 17:02:00 Are you still struggling with the idea of creating and maintaining a real estate marketing blog? For those of you who need a little extra inspiration, I wanted to share a story with you today about Ruth Hamilton. As the world?s oldest blogger, Ruth boldly chose to share her wisdom, beliefs and insights until she ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate Marketing: The Story of the 109 Year Old Blogger
Real Estate Investors: Who Moved Your Cheese?
2012-01-06 15:45:00 First and foremost? Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 will be one of great prosperity for you and your family. As we get started in the brand new year, there are very few things that we can count on. Of those things, the most prominent is that we will continue to see changes in ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate Investors: Who Moved Your Cheese?
Real Estate Tip To Avoid Home Fire
2012-01-06 14:30:00 With so many new home buyers buying distressed real estate over these past few years, it’s important to know how to maintain your new house and avoid fires. Many homeowners who sold their homes in short sale or bank owned … Continue reading →
How Should I Showcase The Blog on My Real Estate Website?
2012-01-06 01:38:00 Almost all of our clients are real estate bloggers. However, they are not all showcasing their blog articles in the same fashion. Some put the blog at the forefront of their website’s homepage, while others tuck it back onto a secondary page only accessible by a button on the navigation. Some use sidebar widgets ...
New Years Day 2012: dead body @ Queen Elizabeth's estate
2012-01-06 00:04:00 New Year 2012 Murder in the UK: Who Will Question the Queen?by Jude CowellOn New Years Day 2012, mayhem was discovered--a woman's dead body turned up in the woodlands in or near the grounds of Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate where the royals partied over the weekend to welcome New Year 2012.Since hunting and horse-riding are favorite royal pursuits at Sandringham perhaps *Adriano Carelli's degree symbol for the Sun on January 1st--the Solar Return date for 2012 to the horoscope of modern UK's founding on Jan 1, 1801 12:00 am -1:00 (historical record) will apply as the UK's 211th birthday is imprinted by a mysterious (last I heard--perhaps more will come out) death of a female, as it's been reported (see article links, below.)Carelli gives what I believe is a quite-applicable symbol for '11 Capricorn', the rounded-up degree of the UK's natal Sun--and of the Sun's degree on the day the remains were found: "A king wearing the crown and seated on the throne receives an en...
The Secret to Real Estate Investing Success
2012-01-05 20:05:00 I have two offices. One is located in a modest single-level building in downtown Gilbert, Arizona. The other has four wheels and smells like breathe mints (my daughter loves those things). Whether I?m at my desk or behind the wheel of my car you can bet I?m listening to local sports radio. This week, in ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Secret to Real Estate Investing Success
2 Nasty Tax Surprises For Many Real Estate Investors ? And They?re Nothing
2012-01-05 13:30:00 One of the downsides to real estate prices rising and falling is how it can create anomalous circumstances for investors. When executing a tax deferred exchange, per Section 1031 of the IRC, the rules are fairly clear, and frankly, not all that complex. Many would have you believe how sophisticated and difficult they are. I ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Nasty Tax Surprises For Many Real Estate Investors – And They’re Nothing New
Borse Michael Kors collezione primavera estate 2012: prezzi e foto
2012-01-05 03:54:00 Le borse Michael Kors della collezione primavera estate 2012 accontentano un’ampia gamma di donne, infatti vi sono le pregiate borse in pelle di pitone e di coccodrillo dai prezzi rilevanti, ma vi sono anche meravigliose borse in pelle, in paglia o in rafia dalle cifre più accessibili. Michael Kors è uno degli stilisti più amati ...
Don?t Compromise Your Real Estate Strategy for the Sake of Buying
2012-01-04 15:40:00 Many investors in recent months have noticed a decline in REO and HUD inventory in their markets. While some may speculate that we are finally working through the majority of the foreclosure casualties from the real estate crash, many analysts believe the lack of foreclosures on the market has more to do with government intervention. ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Don’t Compromise Your Real Estate Strategy for the Sake of Buying
Weintraub's Real Estate Predictions for 2012
2012-01-02 06:00:00 What better way to start out the new year than to read my Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2012? Alright, maybe you could be watching the Rose Parade and shoving chips into your face, which is what I would prefer to do on New Year's Day. But after all the hoopla is over, it's back to business as usual. I spent an inordinate amount of time analyzing the real estate market over the past 12 months and coming up with a logical forecast for 2012. In fact, almost every year I finish my predictions in November. This year took longer than usual. Maybe that's because 2012 will be an unusual year for real estate. Let me know what you think about my real estate predictions for 2012, OK? More Articles by Elizabeth Weintraub: Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2011 Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2010 Top 10 Real Estate Predictions for 2009 Technorati tag: real estate predictions 2012 At the time of writing, Elizabeth Weintraub, DRE # 00697006, is a Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estat...
5 charts exploring the financial quicksand that real estate is stuck in for
2012-01-02 02:36:00 As we look into 2012 we have much to be hopeful for but real estate is not a sector to pry into if you are expecting a rosy and sunny projection. Real estate boomed because of easy access to what appeared to be an unlimited supply of debt. Archimedes understood the power of leverage and ...
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 24 ? December 30
2011-12-31 16:46:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of December 24 ? December 30, by the numbers: 1.2% – Decrease in home prices in October from the previous month according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20 city index. It’s the sixth straight month homes prices have fallen. Prices are also down 3.4% from a ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 24 ? December 30
Who Said Your Real Estate Marketing Videos Had to be Perfect?
2011-12-30 14:21:00 If you?ve been following any of the recent posts on creating squeeze pages for your business, you already know that real estate marketing videos are one of the most essential ingredients to generating better conversions and rapport. Without this key element, it is much harder to build a personal connection, because they help people to ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Who Said Your Real Estate Marketing Videos Had to be Perfect?
Free Maroon Bonnet seeds and Estate and Gift Planning Kit
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Free Estate and Gift Planning Kit
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Using Real Estate Investment Strategies ? THE Commandment
2011-12-27 16:38:00 As many have, and no doubt will, I learned this lesson the hard way. My mentors were of epic quality, as was my luck in the opportunity I had to learn from them. Still, there were far too many lessons I learned the hard way. Dad once told me I was far too smart to’ve ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Using Real Estate Investment Strategies – THE Commandment
Making money with real estate
2011-12-27 12:03:00 Nowadays everyone is looking for ways to generate additional income streams, and they are doing so with good reason. In the troubled economy that has become the norm, many people are finding that their nine to five job are no longer enough to provide the financial security they are looking for for themselves and their families. In this light they have begun looking elsewhere for the additional money that they need. One of the most lucrative sources of extra income in commercial real estate. The commercial real estate world is a tricky one but one that can pay off big time if you do it right. Of course the flip side of that is that commercial real estate ventures can mean a significant loss of money if you do it wrong. To help make sure you fall into the first category and not the second, here are some tips. First off you should know that making money with commercial real estate is different from making money with residential real estate. Where residential ventures are mostly ...
The Latest on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Conference 2012
2011-12-27 01:50:00 As most of you probably already know [ 12/21/11 Press Release ], a few weeks back we launched our BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit 2012 – a conference to take place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO on March 23-23. The event has been coming together great, as is our fantastic lineup of ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Latest on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Conference 2012
Growing Your Real Estate Investing Business
2011-12-26 14:30:00 Growing your real estate investing business is certainly about doing the work that it takes. But it is also about being crystal clear about where you want to go. You won?t get there no matter how much work you put in, if you don?t have a clear vision of exactly what you want your business ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Growing Your Real Estate Investing Business
Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 17 ? December 23
2011-12-24 17:06:00 A quick rundown of the important real estate news from the week of December 17 ? December 23, by the numbers: 1.6% – Increase in new home sales in November from the previous month. 315,000 new homes sold on an annualized basis in November. 14.3% – Revision downward in the number of home sales from 2007-2010 ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Real Estate News by the Numbers: Week of December 17 ? December 23
Turn Likes Into Leads With Facebook Real Estate Marketing
2011-12-23 16:28:00 Can Facebook real estate marketing really be an effective strategy to help generate more leads for your business? There are some who may argue that simply driving traffic to a website which has a ton of visual distractions and the ability to only produce ?likes? out of the box could be a waste of precious ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Turn Likes Into Leads With Facebook Real Estate Marketing
End of Year Bittersweet for this Real Estate Investor
2011-12-22 19:42:00 Roger Ellis was the vice principal of my high school. He was firm, but fair. I know this because I spent a lot of time in his office. Apparently, Mr. Ellis had a problem with me parking in spaces reserved for teachers. This made no sense to me. I took an off-campus class in the ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. End of Year Bittersweet for this Real Estate Investor
A Peek Inside One Real Estate Brokerage Model
2011-12-22 01:37:00 Disclosure: I need to be careful here and not get myself sued or slapped with a Code of Ethics violation. Hence the complete lack of individual and company names. Any exchanges that have taken place via email, Facebook, or smoke signal have been paraphrased. What follows is simply my thoughts on a prevalent real estate ...Originally posted on Phoenix Real Estate Guy. If you are reading this anywhere but inside your RSS feed reader, the site you are on is guilty of stealing content.
The Impacts Of China's Real Estate Crash. A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall.
2011-12-21 12:08:00 This is part II of a series of an occasional series of posts we will be running here on what our lead China lawyer, Steve Dickinson, is seeing of China's real estate market, based on his living "on the ground" in Qingdao. Here it is: By: Steve Dickinson There are two types of real estate investor in China. The first are pure speculators who treat residential real estate as a source of value, far removed from its original residential use. These investors purchase multiple properties without bothering even to remodel the units for actual use. They are responsible for the spooky flats of empty condo buildings that have become so common in all of China's cities. The second are the normal citizens who purchase real estate as their primary residence. The high prices of the real estate bubble created by the speculators have created much pain for these normal home-buyers. Recent policies of the central government designed to contain the real estate bubble have been designed to benefit thi...
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China's Real Estate Bubble Has Burst. The View From Qingdao.
2011-12-20 12:38:00 By: Steve DickinsonI have been engaged in a friendly debate with a number of economists about the date when the Chinese real estate market "bubble" will finally burst. The opinions of the economists vary. Some believe the bubble will never burst. Some project that the bubble will burst "sometime" in the future. The future date is usually something vague like 2013. The argument being that the Chinese government will not allow the bubble to burst until after its 2012 power transition.For the last year, I have been arguing that all of these projections are far too optimistic and since June I have been contending that the bubble has already burst. The serious work that needs to be done is not to project when it will happen, but rather to consider the impact on China of the fact that the collapse in the real estate market has already occurred.Recent events here in Qingdao (where I live) illustrate my point. Since June of this year, officially advertised prices for new residential r...
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