To continue my Top Blogs series, today I will be bringing to your attention 7 Real Estate Investing blogs that I call Information Blogs. These blogs are run by outstanding people who invest, but choose to provide high quality investing tips and other information needed by today’s investors.
Best of all, these people provide the information gratis, free for all. Sure these blogs will offer products for sale that they have created or other products that they fully endorse but I trust these guys. One of the criteria for making this list is for the blog owner to be accessible through email, twitter or facebook and all of the below are truly that.
1. ReiTips.com by J.P. Moses
J.P. is on top of every real estate related topic out there and he covers it with unbiased exuberance. There is so much on the site that it’s hard to cover it all here. When your inbox gets filled with 100s of emails trying to sell you the next great REI product, Mr Moses is the person to see. He usually posts a great video review of the course and gives it to you straight. J.P. also has a sister site called FreeReiForms.com where you can download a great package of 54 REI related forms for free! Go check it out.
Here are some of the recent Tips from ReiTips.com
- 5 Email Tricks that Flip Houses
- True Crime: FDIC {Hearts} One West (Screws Everyone Else)
- Candid Video: “Freedom$oft or FreedomFLOP?”
2. Real Estate Black Book by Peter Kolat
This blog is all about Real Estate Marketing and boy has Peter put together some impressive information. He is on top of all the latest technology out there and how you can use it for marketing on the internet in order to attract buyers and sellers. He’ll cover the use of twitter, facebook, google buzz, iPhone apps, internet marketing tools, webpage design, craigslist and much, much more. I have no idea how the guy knows so much about so much so quickly, but Peter does.
A couple very informative posts are…
- How To Avoid The Biggest Mistakes Most Real Estate Investors & Agents Make When Using Social Media Websites
- 11 Ways To Drive Traffic To Your Real Estate Website – Part 2
- How To Get Your Site Discovered by Search Engines & Get Automatic Traffic To Your Real Estate Website
3. Buy Probate Property by Ron Mead
The runner up in the Battle of the Rei Blogs, Ron puts out some unmatched tips and tricks pertaining to probate investing. Not only does he teach you about investing, he also writes about mindset. To me this is one of the most important skills to master while investing, mastering how to put yourself in the proper mindset will take you very very far. Here is an awesome quote from Ron Mead that pretty much sums him up..
“In everything you do, work harder than anyone else… put everything you’ve got into whatever you do… realize each of us gets only one chance in life… don’t waste your limited time here… make a difference… leave the world a better place than you found it… do everything you can to help make a difference for other people and for yourself.”
More from Ron can be found here…
4. Bigger Pockets Blog by Joshue Dorkin and Friends
This blog is unique in that it consists of post by many different types of investors. Each investor covers different topics such as wholesaling, goal setting, rehabbing and even how to deal with unsupportive spouses. I have my favorite writers, but ever article is well thought out and of high quality. Joshua Dorkin does a great job of selecting the authors and requires them to post a minimum of once a week so there is always something interesting to read.
A small sampling of some of the great articles
- What’s in a Contract? Almost Everything You Need to Know About Contractor Contracts
- FHA Guidelines Scheduled to Change this Spring and Summer
- Controlling Your Real Estate Deals and Handling Catastrophes
- Your Signficant Other Hates Real Estate Investing – Now What?
5. ReiBrain.com by Trevor Mauch
As described by Trevor, “The REI Brain is simply an online resource and community for a huge stockpile of FREE real estate investing and life success information, tools, resources, tutorials, products, and much more.” I couldn’t agree more, I regularly get some very useful real estate investing documents that he offers for free. Trevor reviews products, offers up strategies he uses while investing and has mentored a few investors who regularly visit my site as well. Great guy!
Some great sections you must visit are..
- Property Management Software Reviews
- Real Estate Investing Forms
- Real Estate Investing Business Plan – Creating Your Plan
6. MustKnowInvesting.com by Patrick Riddle
Patrick is a highly entertaining fella and his blog show that through and through. His videos entertain as well as provide great information on a variety of subjects. His main focus of the blog is getting financing through private lenders. He even has a highly rated course teaching how to do it step by step. The great thing about this site is that there are so many other outstanding investors who participate and comment that you can make some really good connections. P-Rid also started the annual “Battle of the REI Blogs” that you’ve seen me mention in past Top Blogs.
My favorite posts from MustKnowInvesting.com are
- Creative Real Estate Solutions in Today’s Market – Video Series
- The Investor Connection Contest
- Battle of the Rei Blogs
To me this is a must read on a daily basis, only because it will give you the low down on what is going on in the world of Realtors. In a way we are competing against them so if we can understand how they think and in what directions their industry is headed, we will have an advantage. The posts are usually very well written and are informative for sure.
Here are the last few posts from this blog
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Remodeling
- Do Loan Modifications Work?
- Strategic Mortgage Defaults: Is It a Financial Issue? Is It a Moral Issue? Or Is It Both?
Bonus Blogs
- Bubble Meter
A housing bubble blog dedicated to tracking the continuing decline of the housing bubble throughout the USA. It is a long and slow decline. Housing prices were simply unsustainable. National housing bubble coverage, with special attention to the Washington, DC area housing bubble. Please join in the discussion. - Future of Real Estate Marketing
The Future of Real Estate Marketing blog examines the impact of Web 2.0 and the Internet on real estate and real estate marketing. - The Creative Investor Blog/ArticlesHere you can read Real Estate Investing Articles from some of the best Real Estate Investors in the business
Past Top Blog Posts…
Have an REI Blog? Get the Word Out! – Great place to advertise your Blog so others can find you
8 Investors Who are Crushing It and Sharing
5 Top Up and Coming Investors
- Suspended From YouTube – for no reason - April 11, 2022
- Make Calls and Send Texts in Podio using smrtPhone - April 26, 2019
- Email Marketing with Podio and ConvertKit: Dealing with Unsubscribes - February 27, 2019
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Hey Scott!
Thanks for the props on the top 5 REI blogs! It really means a lot that the hard work pays off 🙂
Keep up the great work… and let me know if you need anything at all!
– Trevor
P.S. – Your blog kicks some serious butt as well!
Dude. Thanks for the honor and so much for your kind words. You're a gentleman and a scholar. And you're blog's not too shabby either, Kimosabe. 🙂
…jp
I can tell the people who track their pingbacks. You and Trevor were very quick to graciously comment on my post and I very much appreciate it.
Keep up the good work JP and thanks for the compliment
Thanks for the kind words Trevor and I'll be sure to take you up on your offer of help some day 🙂
Hey Scott – Thanks for including our blog on your list. We actually re-branded from “Real Estate Investing for Real” back to “The BiggerPockets Blog,” FYI. Nice list of other sites . . . lots of good peeps here. See you around RE.net and of course, BiggerPockets!
Great list, I did not even know these existed (besides Josh's).
Awesome list Scott!! They are all on my list too!! Although Patrick's blog holds a very special place in my heart because I hold a very special badge of victory on it. 🙂
By the way … if I choose to post as a guest I think it's very uncool that it assumes I am a boy. There should be a shadowy female figure that I can select instead … I will try to post using Yahoo instead so I can be more lady like. 🙂
LOL! That's hilarious Julie. Get a gravatar and it will fix all your woes 😉
Great post as usual, Scotty! These are all excellent resources
HEY! Why did mine show up as a dude too? It always showed my gravatar in the past. Oh well, so much for guest post.
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Thanks for the mention Scott!
And glad to hear my videos are both entertaining AND educational. That's what I'm going for.
Have a great day and let me know if there's ever anything I can do to help ya out.
~ P-Rid
P.S. btw – I expect to see you in the Battle of the REI Blogs in 2010. Bring it!
Hey Scott,
It's Peter Kolat from Real Estate Black Book Blog. First of all, I wanted to say thank you for including me in this list of some of the best blogs on the internet. I really appreciate it and strive to provide my readers with some of the best info to help them market their real estate businesses and properties on the internet. Like you said, the strategies and info are “little Black Book” style (people get to see inside my little black book 🙂
Second, I have to give you props man, Obviously, you are a student of marketing and this post proves it. You have all of the bloggers post on your website and that is a great marketing. For other investors reading this post, there are some great ideas to pick up here.
Third of all, who are these people: JP, Patrick, Trevor, Josh and Ron? 🙂
Seriously, I am honored to be included among such a great group of people and proud to call you guys my friends. As always, let me know if you need anything.
To Your Success Guys!
Thanks for the updated info Josh, I'll fix it. And thank you for providing a great place for investors to go and network
You've been missing out! One great thing is that you'll find a lot of the same people commenting and participating in all of these places. Great community feeling.
I'll be gunning for your title next year Julie!
It's all part of my plan to confuse the readers of your comments so they aren't really sure who you are. Thus not knowing to vote for you in the Battle of the Rei Blogs. ..muuhahahahaha
The gravatar service is awesome, it amazes me all the places my picture shows up now.
I have a feeling Disqus was having a slow down, your picture is showing up now though
Anytime Patrick, I've gotten a lot from your site so I figured I'd send the love back at ya.
And I will be entering the Battle and my goal is to get 2 votes (1 will be my own of course )
Thanks Peter,
I'm thrilled to see pretty much all of the bloggers I've mentioned commenting on my post, it reaffirms to me that I'm headed in the right direction. I've gotten so many tips from your site I couldn't name them all.
I hope all is going well on your end and I'll be shooting you an email sometime today as I've got a question for you.
Hahahaha – Julie's guest post doesn't just look like a dude…I think it looks like a dude with a beard. Julie's sporting a face rug! Yes!
At least I am a handsome dude with a face rug … looks like I work out as I am rather burly. I guess I will have to check out this gravatar thing and become me although I do like this cartoon Julie that is now appearing.
Beards: They grow on you.
That's just a terrible joke JP,
but I'm laughing out loud at it
Ha … I think it's time we raise that goal of yours 🙂
– P-Rid
I'll say there is one that I've made several attempts to contact before and have been met with a cold shoulder. I won't mention which one, but maybe its because this person doesn't like me 🙁
All in all, I would say I've got to spend some more time on a few of them. Visiting this every day tends to suck sometimes…………j/k Scott
Thanks Scott. Let me know what your question is and I'll help you out.
Peter Kolat
Email has been sent, let me know what you think
Considering I can't seem to figure out how to get my own picture to show up I think you've got a good shot!! I signed up for gravatar but still … no love. At least I am cute blonde chick and not a bearded burly dude but anyway …. the title is probably up for grabs especially since I can't seem to build an online identity of my very own!! :p
Hello all,
The “future of real estate marketing” blog is no longer active. I encourage you to read my blog, at http://goldengroupcre.com/blog/, which is active and covers similar topics. Thanks,
Troy Golden
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Thanks Troy, I’ll have to update this list at some point to make sure they are all active.