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Posted on : April 16, 2007
What Green and High-Performance Real Estate Have in Common (and why you should care)
	Creating green investment properties makes sense for numerous reasons including: higher returns, higher sales prices, subsidized repairs, etc.Â Another reason not frequently mentioned is that green properties are high-performance properties.Â To truly be green, a property must: Be less expensive to operate. Be less harmful (compared to comparable homes) to the environment. Create a healthier living space. High performance [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. What Green and High-Performance Real Estate Have in Common (and why you should care) ...»

An Unlikely Lead Source: Insurance Agents?
	Since I am knee deep in the insurance business, I think you’ll like what I am about to tell you. First, a little about our agency so you get the full picture. We are what is called a P&C agency. P&C standing for property and casualty. In short, that means besides writing life and health insurance, [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. An Unlikely Lead Source: Insurance Agents? ...»

Strategy Sessions for Real Estate Investing Success
	You may be all too familiar with this very common problem. As an entrepreneur or small business owner, you find yourself in the trap of spending all of your time working in your business rather than on your business. Michael Gerber, author of the best-selling E-Myth book series, talks about this extensively and promotes systemizing [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Strategy Sessions for Real Estate Investing Success ...»

Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is Better?
	That is the title of a CNN Money articleÂ that is being discussed over on the BiggerPockets Forums.Â You can see that discussion here: Why invest in real estate when stocks are better?Â I believe, at least in the past 10 years, that this question has been askedÂ a lot.Â The truth be known, had I been left [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Stocks vs. Real Estate: Which is Better? ...»

When Your Commercial Loan Comes Due
	Commercial real estate analysts have predicted that approximately 1.5 trillion dollars of commercial loans will be maturing between now and 2013. Most of these loans were initiated during the peak times of real estate valuation, between 2005 and 2007. Since 2007, however, commercial real estate owners have watched as their investments have dropped [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. When Your Commercial Loan Comes Due ...»

Determining Maximum Purchase Price (MPP)
	The question I get most often from new investors looking to break into flipping or wholesaling is, “How do I determine the maximum purchase price I should pay when trying to buy a property I plan to rehab or wholesale?” Most investors have some quantitative analysis technique they use for determining their maximum purchase price (MPP). [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Determining Maximum Purchase Price (MPP) ...»

Higher Foreclosure Sales Expected By 2012
	It’s always good to have something to look forward to. Well, try this one on for size: J.P. Morgan Chase is reportedly projecting ahead into the not too distant future and has concluded that bank-owned sales “as a share of total home sales will remain at current or even higher levels three years from now…” reports [...] This Article is Copyright © 2004-2010 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Higher Foreclosure Sales Expected By 2012 ...»

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