Tackling Real Estate with Chad Carson
Wednesday, December 23
Tackling Real Estate with Chad Carson We are always thinking real estate on BP, but for this blog post, we also mix it with big time college football, just in time for the semifinals and the national championship.One BP member who has a unique mix of real estate and college football in his backgr...
Fundamentals of Real Estate: Scope Of Work
Monday, November 23
Fundamentals of Real Estate: Scope Of Work In the real estate game, the fundamentals are key to success. In buy and hold landlording, for example, how you handle the basic blocking and tackling (to use a football season analogy) will determine your success; that is, you handle the daily people an...
Landlord P.I. (Private Investigator)
Tuesday, November 10
Landlord P.I. (Private Investigator)Landlords are generalists in an age of increasing specialization. You might be showing units one moment or cleaning dryer vents the next. You are a Jack or Jill of many trades: cleaner, marketer, screener, accountant, painter, and more. One of the more interest...
Classics of Landlord Lit
Wednesday, November 04
Classics of Landlord Lit You know the moment, singing along in the car, and the jarring moment when the DJ says the anthem from your youth is now "classic" rock (or worse an "oldie"). I also have been reading landlording literature and landlording long enough that I now have so...
Preventing Landlord Burnout
Saturday, October 24
Preventing Landlord Burnout One of the most fascinating parts of BP (Bigger Pockets) is seeing all the new real estate investors and landlords. Sometimes I see a new landlord introduce themselves every few hours. It's like watching the maternity ward at the landlord or investo...
Pros and Cons of Fixed Price and Cost Plus Bids
Friday, October 23
Some Pro's And Con's of Contractor Billing Methods: Fixed Priced Bids Versus Cost Plus Agreements As a landlord, you may hire contractors frequently to work on your property. One of the most important early steps in the transaction is knowing how the contractor w...