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Our Real Estate Investing Model in Detail
2012-02-08 20:00:00 The questions I get most frequently via email from the BiggerPockets audience are: - Can you tell me more about your model? - Why do you think it works? - Can I copy your model in my market? - How can I participate in it? Instead of responding to emails weekly around these topics, I thought ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Our Real Estate Investing Model in Detail
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
Know The Flood Zone Before You Buy
2012-02-01 20:05:00 Today I learned a valuable lesson about the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the flood zone designation from our municipal tax database. I?ve known not to rely on the square footage or even the number of bedrooms listed in the tax assessor?s database, but I?ve always assumed that the flood zone designation was accurate. I have ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Know The Flood Zone Before You Buy
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
Make Agents Your Seller Financing Allies
2012-01-27 14:25:00 It?s a hurdle most real estate investors run into early in their careers?. How to find real estate agents that understand the ?unique? offers investors make to seller?s agents. Whether it?s the idea of buying with seller financing or taking an option on a property, most real estate agents have never heard of these transactions ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Make Agents Your Seller Financing Allies
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
By: Jutia Group
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
The Four Money Buckets That Will Lead You to The Good Life
2012-01-22 15:38:00 When I first started out in this business about 10 years ago, I had almost no money. I was desperate for deals and would do almost anything to get a deal. I would run all over the place, I would let seller?s ?beat me down? on price and I didn?t have the confidence to stand ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Four Money Buckets That Will Lead You to The Good Life
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
Like Clockwork, Another Year Brings Calls for Another Housing Market ?Botto
2012-01-13 16:37:00 What was one of the best performing sectors in late 2011 … and the first several days of 2012? Would you believe HOUSING?? The Philadelphia Housing Sector Index, or HGX plunged to 73.65 in October. But then it started rising, ultimately tagging 109.65 this week. That’s a gain of 49 percent in just a couple months. Some individual stocks in the sector performed even better. Leading home builder Pulte Group (PHM), for instance, more than doubled. So what’s going on? Is the recent string of decent U.S. economic data foretelling better times ahead? Is Wall Street awash in optimism about the upcoming spring home buying season? Does the move reflect hope about Washington’s latest whiz-bang plan to save . . . → Read More: Like Clockwork, Another Year Brings Calls for Another Housing Market ?Bottom?
By: Jutia Group
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 →
December 2011 Seattle Condo Market Update
2012-01-06 01:39:00 Seattle?s condo market the continued the trend we've seen for most of the year -- strong sales activity and lower selling prices, down 6.77% compared to last December. No related posts.
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 ...
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
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
Thompson?s Realty Welcomes Angela Higgins!
2012-01-04 01:24:00 Let’s start off 2012 with a bang! We’re pleased to welcome Angela Higgins to our growing family of world-class real estate agents / human beings. Angie comes to us from RE/MAX Excalibur and has been licensed since 2007. She previously worked at Century 21 Northwest and began her real estate career with Diversified Partners. Real ...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.
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 ...
Goals for 2012
2012-01-01 19:04:00 Why do we set goals and why do we share them with the world? As we have shared in our previous articles, we believe goal setting is important for both new and experienced real estate investors. We have always had goals that push us to keep working and growing. We chose to share them with ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Goals for 2012
Get your Kitchen on, ideas for the new year
2011-12-31 23:09:00 If the kitchen is the heart and soul of a home, then start the year off with a resolution to spice up your kitchen. No related posts.
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?
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
Short Sale Agents Can Be Your Best Pals
2011-12-27 16:32:00 I?ve been known to say that I am much more popular now, as a short sale aficionado, than I ever was in high school. I?m not vain, and I realize that right now, I actually have something that lots of people want?information about and experience in the distressed property arena. This morning I caught an ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Short Sale Agents Can Be Your Best Pals
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 ...
More Housing Woes on the Horizon? ? The Home Front (usnews.com)
2011-12-27 09:18:00 As the United States continues to grapple with the fallout of its housing bubble and blow-up, recent research from the International Monetary Fund uncovers some startling statistics about other countries that could be headed toward their own U.S.-style housing crises. While home prices have fallen in about half of the countries the IMF tracks, they’ve ...
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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 |
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