I just got to ask legendary investor Warren Buffett a question -- so I asked his thoughts on today's real estate market. Here's the news he has to give investors.
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Statistics can be complicated and deceiving when you don't know what to look for. Arm yourself with this information to correctly study real estate data!
View the full article: 6 Essential Considerations When Looking at Real Estate Statistics & Data on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Millennials are all lazy and will never be able to afford home-buying, right? Not so fast! Here's why you may want to take another look at this generation.
View the full article: Don’t Believe the Hype: Why Real Estate Investors Shouldn’t Underestimate Millennials on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ever heard you should focus on your strengths and outsource those tasks you're not so good at? Learn how a partnership can superpower your business here!
View the full article: How to Use Partnerships to Move Your Real Estate Business Ahead Faster & Further on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Want to build a successful real estate business? You NEED to be able to quickly analyze properties. Learn EXACTLY how in this 3,000+ word guide!
View the full article: The Ultimate Guide to Quickly Estimating a Property’s ARV (After Repair Value) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Need to sell that fix and flip fast? An open house is an amazing way to generate interest -- IF you do it right. Get tips from beginning to end here!
View the full article: 7 Tips to Best Prepare For & Host a Top-Notch Open House for Your Property on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Most people complain that they pay too much in taxes -- but chances are, there are deductions you're missing, especially if you're a real estate investor!
View the full article: Tax-Saving Strategies for Real Estate Investors: How to Pay Less & Keep More This Year on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Your ability to qualify for a mortgage hinges on your home appraisal -- so how can you maximize your home's value? Get expert tips here!
View the full article: Home Appraisal: 9 Tips to Get a Higher Valuation (& Appeal a Too-Low Assessment) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Do you have FOMO (fear of missing out) when it comes to rehab properties? Learn to put your emotion aside -- and never enter into a bad deal again -- here!
View the full article: 3 Tips for Taking the Emotion Out of Buying Rehab Deals on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Have you ever dreamed of owning large apartment complexes? If so, don’t miss this powerful interview with Jonathan Twombly, a real estate investor whose very first deal had over 100 units! You’ll learn why Jonathan skipped the “small deal phase” and jumped right into big deals — and how he’s gone from nothing to over [...]
View the full article: BP Podcast 172: Breaking Into Apartment Investing with a 100-Unit First Deal with Jonathan Twombly on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Houston has been recognized multiple times as a city where housing prices are expected to continue increasing. Here's what recent studies reveal.
View the full article: An Investor’s Analysis of the Buy & Hold Real Estate Market for Houston, TX on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Do you remember the first time you rode a bike? I’m not talking the fun, easy, cute bike with the training wheels and tassels. Not the one you posed on for the Christmas picture and sat on while you played make believe you were going really fast. I mean the bike where you took the [...]
View the full article: For Newbies: The Motivation You Need to Take Off the Training Wheels (& Start Down the Road to Investing Success!) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
"I like my new client. When I noted that I prefer text or email vs. voice mail, she asked, “why would anyone ever leave a voice mail?”"
I heard from quite a few people offline how much they detest voice mails as well.
Kobe Bryant recently finished out his legendary NBA career -- yet his name will remain unforgettable for years to come. Here's what we can learn from that.
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What’s up, BP? I hope business is great and life is full of fun and adventure. Today I want to talk about something we’ve recently implemented in our wholesaling business that is really making a HUGE difference. You know, real estate is a lot like sports. Getting to your target income goal is a lot [...]
View the full article: How Using a Score Card Can Keep Your Real Estate Business on Track on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
It may not come to any surprise to hear that mobile home sellers and manufactured home sellers are quite different from traditional “site built” home sellers. Your rationale may be that if mobile homes are significantly different from traditional single family homes, then why wouldn’t the sellers be unique and different as well? In the quick [...]
View the full article: 6 Ways In-Park Mobile Home Sellers Operate Differently Than Traditional Home Sellers on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Becoming a real estate investor is a really great thing to do. I know, I’m a bit biased here, but real estate investing is a wonderful wealth building tool. It can give you your time and life back. It also can open up so many doors and present so many opportunities that it can lead [...]
View the full article: The Dangerous Side Effect of the Entrepreneurial Bug No One Talks About on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Recently I had the privilege of being featured on the BiggerPockets Podcast, episode #169, where I talked about how to build wealth by following the model of the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. I wanted to take a minute to dive a little deeper into this concept and share some of the ways I’ve taken [...]
View the full article: What the Record-Setting Golden State Warriors Can Teach Us About Building Wealth in Real Estate on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The bad real estate deal you avoid is JUST as important as the great deal you land. Thank yourself later by reading this article!
View the full article: 3 Tips to Help You Avoid a Real Estate Deal You’ll Regret on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Are there still great real estate deals out there? Sure -- you just have to get a little creative. Add these strategies to your arsenal now!
View the full article: 4 Simple Tips for Finding Incredible Real Estate Deals on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
How do you deal with problematic tenants while avoiding dreaded turnover? Learn how to be an effective, fair but firm landlord here.
View the full article: 8 Tips for Fairly But Firmly Dealing With Problematic Tenants on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
(This post was done in both text and video format (at the bottom.) Take your pick!) When I first decided to flip houses, I was a bit arrogant. I thought, “How hard could this really be? I mean, it’s just like the TV shows, right?” Wrong. I’ve spent the last decade buying both rental properties [...]
View the full article: 7 Things I Desperately Wish I Had Known When I Started Flipping Houses on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
So you want to buy an investment property -- but SHOULD you? To avoid complete disaster, think about these factors long and hard BEFORE you buy.
View the full article: Newbies: Wonder if You’re Ready to Buy a Rental? Examine These 4 Factors. on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Being a successful investor is all about continuously learning -- but BEFORE you sign up for that pricey real estate course, read this!
View the full article: Why Real Estate Courses Are Usually a Waste of Money (& What to Do Instead!) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
A huge perk of investing in real estate is the many tax breaks. If you didn't use them for this year's tax season, start planning NOW for next year!
View the full article: Investors: Start Planning Now to Make Sure You Don’t Miss 2016 Real Estate Tax Savings! on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
A mortgage is one of the least expensive ways to finance your home purchase — second only to an interest-free loan from the Bank of Mom & Dad. A mortgage is also one of the best ways to finance your investment property purchase — historically low interest rates maximize your buying power. But getting a mortgage isn’t [...]
View the full article: Mortgage Questions, Answered: How to Qualify For & Obtain Home Financing on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Becoming involved in your real estate community is not only essential for success -- it's also extremely rewarding. Get some tips here!
View the full article: How to Get Involved in Your Local Real Estate Community [Video Interview!] on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Problematic tenants come in all forms and are not limited to bad neighborhoods. It can be that very detailed-oriented tenant renting a class-A home who doesn’t stop calling you about every little item or it can be the tenant in a class-D rental who has a son with gang affiliation causing trouble on the block. The challenge [...]
View the full article: The Landlord’s Guide to Dealing With Problematic Tenants on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Why make your own mistakes when you can learn from others'? Here's what one experienced investor would change about his path if he could.
View the full article: The 5 Biggest Mistakes I’ve Made in My Real Estate Investing Career on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Alcoa's new CEO Paul O'Neill revolutionized the business with an emphasis on discipline and company morale. Here's what that can teach investors.
View the full article: What Real Estate Investors Can Learn From Paul O’Neill and Alcoa’s Company Discipline on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
How would you feel after losing $150,000 on one of your first deals? That’s the story we’re excited to bring you today with guest Ryland Taniguchi. Ryland shares his incredible comeback story of losing a huge sum of money on a flip-gone-bad and fighting through the difficulty to do over 300 deals. You’ll be both amazed [...]
View the full article: BP Podcast 171: How to Overcome a Devastating First Flip, Scale to 300+ Deals, and Get Land for Free with Ryland Taniguchi on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The housing market is slowly recovering back to pre-recession levels in many U.S. markets. These areas, however, are still seeing high foreclosure rates.
View the full article: 10 U.S. States & Metro Areas With the Highest Foreclosure Rates on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Enter into next year's tax season confidently by starting your strategic planning NOW! Here's how to make 2016 a completely painless tax year.
View the full article: How to Plan NOW to Save Major Tax Dollars in 2016 on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
MINI Cooper has seen dramatic success from its latest ad campaigns. Learn how embracing its unique niche helped boost sales and how that can help you too.
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Breaking into real estate investing can be intimidating. Take a break from the minutiae and keep these helpful big picture tips in mind!
View the full article: 7 Fundamental Tips for Becoming a Top-Notch Real Estate Investor on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
It may be tempting to fixate on short-term real estate profits - but those with a long-term view set themselves up for the best success! Find out more here.
View the full article: Why All Real Estate Investors (No Matter What Niche) Should Keep a Long-Term View in Mind on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Steph Curry has already established himself as one of the best players of all time. What can his work ethic teach entrepreneurs about success? Quite a bit.
View the full article: Steph Curry Shoots ‘Til He Makes 500 3-Pointers Every Day: Here’s the Crucial Lesson That Teaches Us on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
IRAs are an incredible way to build massive wealth over time with real estate. Check out some strategies -- and pitfalls -- here.
View the full article: How to Grow Your IRA From $5,500 to $204,345 With a Single Rental Property on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The housing market is in some ways still recovering from the financial catastrophe of 2008. Here's what investors can do to stay safe.
View the full article: What Investors Can Do to Help Prevent Another 2008-Style Housing Crisis on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Owning 100 homes might sound amazing -- but is it the best strategy for YOU? If you want passive income and wealth without the headaches, consider THIS.
View the full article: Investors: Don’t Shoot for 100+ Properties. Aim for Bigger & Better With THIS Strategy. on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The blog post below was made in both TEXT and VIDEO format. Take your pick! How much money does it really take to invest in real estate? Can you invest if you don’t have a lot of cash? Isn’t that a big scam? Well my name is Brandon Turner, author of The Book on Rental Property [...]
View the full article: Can You Really Invest in Real Estate With No Money? on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
A trip to Europe each year? Fancy restaurants? Or just the freedom to see your grandchildren? Whatever your ideal retirement, this article will help.
View the full article: How to Use Lifestyle Design to Create an Ideal Retirement Driven by Passive Income on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
On April 26th, 2014 I took on the world record for Fastest Mile Fireman’s Carry, in tandem with raising funds for cancer research. The whole experience taught me a lot about training, dedication, and taking on your goals, and it has certainly helped maintain a successful perspective and game plan when it comes to growing [...]
View the full article: What Training for a World Record Taught Me About Real Estate Investing on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
When it comes to real estate, is working with a family member a ticket to success or surefire way to self-destruct? Be sure to keep these points in mind.
View the full article: 8 Reasons You Shouldn’t Mix Family With Real Estate Investing on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Newbies often agonize over what niche to choose in real estate investing -- and then are paralyzed by inaction. Here's an argument for taking action NOW.
View the full article: Why the Strategy You Choose Won’t Make or Break Your Investing Career (But Your Inaction Will) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Sometimes the most valuable lessons are learned during everyday life. Here's what one investor learned from a routine trip to the thrift store.
View the full article: What a Costly Mistake While Shopping Taught Me About Business (and Life!) on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
You may have heard advice that you NEED an LLC to protect your assets -- but do you really? Get an expert's opinion here.
View the full article: When Does Setting Up an Entity for Your Investments Make Sense? on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Can you talk the talk? If you're an active mobile home investor, be sure to add this lesser known terminology to your vocabulary!
View the full article: 5 Industry-Specific Words All Mobile Home Investors Should Know on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Appraisals are an important component to the home-buying process -- but do they truly reflect a property's value? Take a closer look here!
View the full article: Why Appraisals Don’t Necessarily Value Homes From an Investor’s Point of View on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
A Fidelity study recently showed that more women are taking charge of the family finances. This sounds great, but if you read the study closely, you’ll see that this refers to bill pay — and not investments. “Women are less likely to be the primary decision maker,” says the study. “Regarding retirement decisions, men are [...]
View the full article: Want to Build Wealth for Your Family? Then Your Household NEEDS This. on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
On this inspiring episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with real estate entrepreneur Andrew Cushman to learn how he went from a full-time job as a chemical engineer to a house flipper and finally a real estate syndicator, buying over 1400 units in less than a decade. You’ll learn how Andrew finds deals, [...]
View the full article: BP Podcast 170: The Journey From Flipping Houses to Owning 1,470 Units with Andrew Cushman on on The BiggerPockets Blog. This content is Copyright © 2015 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
