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Can SMS Real Estate Marketing Attract more Home Buyers?

Mar 14, 2010 12:48pm

SMS Real Estate Marketing is a creative way of marketing a home through the use of text messaging. Statistics show that billions of text messages are sent per month. In fact, the number of text messages sent from a cell phone can easily out number the amount of phone calls made...

How Long Did It Take You to Get Your First Real Estate Deal?

Mar 14, 2010 7:46am

How long did it take you to get your first deal? It took me a little over four months. And an investor I know just got his first deal after almost a full-year. Also, this guy was actually doing marketing and trying to get a deal the entire time. But...

How To Succeed in Anything in Life – Don’t Do This And You’ll Fail… Every Time!

Mar 14, 2010 3:04am

A couple of days ago, I was watching a presentation by a very successful business building consultant and he said something that prompted me to write this article. Why? Because the very same success tip he talked about has allowed me to be where I am at right now in...

Celebrate The Five Year BiggerPockets Blog Anniversary!

Mar 13, 2010 1:12pm

Time certainly flies, doesn’t it? Today marks five years since I started the BiggerPockets Blog (formerly known as “Real Estate Investing for Real”) with a post that set off a revolution! Ok, actually, the first post on this blog, Real Estate Is a Very Hot Investment, was pretty weak, but...

Here’s an Answer to a Major Burning Question When Dealing with Private Investors

Mar 13, 2010 12:23pm

Remember those 1980’s workout tapes? There would be a guy or girl on with leg warmers, Spandex, huge hair that would catch fire if it got close to something hot, a perma-smile and they were always encouraging you to “feel the burn!” (not that I ever worked out any of those tapes…) Often...

The Ten Best in RE.net This Week: Mar. 13, 2010 Edition

Mar 13, 2010 10:01am

1 ) Real Entrepreneurship – This was a very enjoyable read. You may not think this way often, but real estate agents are true entrepreneurs. 2 ) How To Shop For Mortgages And Keep Your Credit Scores High – Dan Green offers a wealth of information in here that...

5 Ways To Streamline Your Real Estate Investing Business Machine

Mar 13, 2010 7:27am

For some of us, real estate investing is a burning passion. Real estate can keep us up all hours of the night, excitedly thinking of new creative ways to structure deals, advertise, plan and socialize on the subject. Other investors may simply see real estate investing as a means to...