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28 February 2015 | 9 replies
Effective, sustainable, profitable, and delivers the optimal return on your time, skill, and money.One of my favorite Warren Buffett quotes, "Price is what you pay, value is what you receive".The investors I know that are most successful and who I most want to emulate, challenge me to focus on asking more powerful questions that will likely lead to more powerful answers.Here are some resources and areas of study that I have found to be extremely valuable.1) Public libraries & especially law libraries (nudge nudge wink wink) contract law, real estate cases and guide books that are state specific.2) Understanding title 3) Public record searching4) Studying marketing and human behavior: What influences people to say yes or no?
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2 March 2015 | 6 replies
Hello I am extremely new to bigger pockets and I'm interested in buying a property in the Morris county New Jersey area.
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28 February 2015 | 13 replies
Here in Canada, its extremely to get what we call 'legal basement' here.
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28 February 2015 | 2 replies
Will it be extremely difficult to convince new clients to come on board if the company only has a single property?
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1 March 2015 | 9 replies
You will find that the community of investors here is extremely welcoming and the information is second to none.I would definitely read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide and listen to the BP podcasts.
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24 April 2015 | 4 replies
Just by setting up an account you will save over list shelf price.Another thing that I am just beginning to implement is a little more extreme and you have to think a little bit ahead but with a little planning most people can do it and save good money.
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9 October 2015 | 16 replies
@Brandon Turner thanks for the articles to help get started, the beginners guide was extremely helpful and I look forward to learning more!
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5 March 2015 | 29 replies
Right now is a time I find the financial markets to be extremely irrational.
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10 March 2008 | 16 replies
Something I've found extremely valuable is to build a strong network of professionals.
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2 December 2010 | 19 replies
I don't know a lot about real estate prices in other parts of the country but it's extremely affordable here!