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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
Since the peak of the housing boom back in June and July 2022, average home prices are down 5%. In the Mountain States and Pacific coast, they are down more than 7%. In Florida, on the other hand, they’ve dropped just 2%. The deflation of the home price boom will ...
Evaluating Rental Rates and Knowing When to Raise the Rent
As a rental real estate investor, knowing how to evaluate the local rental market and set accurate rental rates is essential to long-term profitability. In fact, the rental rate should be one of the important calculations you make before you even buy an investment property. It’s also important to re-evaluate ...
Layers of the Florida Condo Legislation
The Champlain Towers South disaster in Surfside, Florida, in June 2021, was just that. A disaster. In one of the worst building collapses in U.S. history, 98 residents lost their lives in the middle of the night in a building they thought of as their secure home. The facets of ...
Tenants Are Not the Enemy of Housing Providers
Did you know the vast majority of single-family home housing providers own fewer than five properties? And, in Indiana, that majority, is over 90%? Unfortunately, there are frighteningly few housing providers actively involved in fighting to protect their investments. These “mom-and-pop” housing providers may not have a plethora of resources ...
Understanding Land Sale Contracts
A land sale contract is a version of the purchase and sale agreement commonly used in real estate transactions, with some important differences. It has been around a long time, probably more than 100 years, but its use increased in the 1970s when institutional lenders began including “due-on-sale” clauses in ...
Exploring Key Concepts in Real Estate for Business Professionals
In today's dynamic business landscape, having a solid understanding of real estate is crucial for business professionals. Real estate plays a pivotal role in various business scenarios, from investment opportunities to location-based decisions. Whether you’re looking to become a real estate investor or you just want to know some of ...
Business Lines of Credit: The Golden Egg That Keeps on Giving
As a real estate investor, it’s essential to have access to capital you can use to invest in new opportunities or support existing investments. One option for accessing capital is a bank business line of credit. A business line of credit provides flexible access to funds you can use for ...
5 Renovations That Add Value to Your House Flip
Flipping houses involves buying a below-market house and renovating it to increase its value. Generally, the goal is to increase the value by a dollar amount greater than the costs associated with purchasing and renovating the project. In a sense, the investor’s goal is to make 1+1 = 3. For ...
Think Realty Webinar: Public Unveiling – SW Florida Single Family Home Development Fund
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On June 21st at 1:30PM (CST), White Stone Developments will have a public unveiling of their southwest Florida single-family home development fund. According to Quicken Loans, the Florida market is the fastest growing region in the country. Join White Stone Developments ...
Why Design Matters for Industrial Properties
According to the Annual Retail Trade Survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2020, e-commerce sales increased by $244.2 billion, or 43%, in 2020. The rapid growth of online shopping is a contributing factor behind the rapacious demand for industrial real estate. One and two-day delivery timelines require drivers ...
Four Common Tenant Complaints and How to Handle Them
One of the inevitable parts of working in property management is handling tenant complaints. For many landlords, tenant complaints are a nuisance. But when looked at another way, a tenant who complains is also a person who can help you monitor the condition of the property and alert you of ...
The Balance Between Successful Design and Budget
You’re a real estate investor. Maybe you flip properties. Perhaps you hold properties and rent. Whatever your investment strategy, as a real estate investor, your success depends on your ability to choose the right improvements for your investment properties. Striking a balance between curb appeal and current design trends is ...
Designing the Perfect Fix-and-Flip Loan
There are many choices to consider for financing your rehab project. Plenty of lenders today are active in the short-term private lending space, and they each have credit boxes that vary based on their risk tolerances and expected rate of return for their capital sources. There’s institutional capital from Wall ...
The rate of monthly rental price increases for both single family rental properties and multifamily rental units trailed the consumer price index (CPI) and wage growth in the first quarter of 2023, according to data compiled by Beekin and analyzed by CJ Patrick Company. While the CPI rose 5.8% from ...
Kitchen Cabinet Design Tips & Tricks for 2023
The kitchen is the heart of any home. Potential homeowners have a lot of opinions about a property’s kitchen. By adding a couple of affordable cabinet upgrades to a kitchen renovation, you can give your project some extra appeal. But before you get started with your cabinets, it’s important to ...
Whether you want to sell a family home or liquidate an investment property, maximizing your property’s resale potential is crucial to achieving high financial returns. Smaller properties can be challenging to maximize, but there are ways to make a small space as striking as a mansion, ranging from updating the ...
Polk County, Florida, natives have memories of driving two-lane roads through deep green trees neatly lined in rows rolling up and down shallow hills. They remember the sweet, thick scent of white blossoms sprinkled across trees laden with bright orange fruit. It’s only a childhood memory now. Polk County is ...
Think Realty Webinar – Ensuring a Smooth Landing During Market and Borrower Turbulence
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On May 16th at 11AM (CST), Jennifer McGuinness from Invigorate Finance will be hosting a lunch in learn titled "Ensuring a Smooth Landing During Market and Borrower Turbulence." There is no doubt that we are experiencing shifts in the market almost ...
Hottest Real Estate Investing Markets for 2023
Data from the fourth quarter of 2022, with the housing markets in the throes of a slowdown, helps shed light on which markets investors think will withstand the continued slowdown expected in 2023 and which markets provide the biggest potential discount cushion to hedge against such a slowdown. The most ...
Spring Cleaning: Real Estate Investing Trends for 2023
The past two years have been anything but “normal” for real estate investors, and many have learned to adapt or fear missing out. Several factors converged to create the “perfect storm” for a competitive real estate market leading into 2022. Low interest rates made homeownership more attractive to more buyers, ...
Protecting Yourself When Purchasing a Property: Tips and Tricks
Buying a property is one of the most significant investments you will ever make in your lifetime. Whether it's a residential or commercial property, it is crucial to protect yourself from any potential risks and liabilities that may arise during the purchase process. In this article, we will discuss various ...
RCN Capital Celebrates Grand Opening of Los Angeles Office
RCN Capital, a leading nationwide private lender specializing in financing for real estate investors, held an official grand opening for a new office in Los Angeles, California to further support the company’s ongoing expansion strategy and increase efforts to gain greater market share on the West Coast. The company also ...
Natural Disasters on your Property: How Property Managers Help Owners Recover
Disaster can strike at any time, so it is vital that you and your property are prepared. Allen Wessel of Real Property Management Antelope Valley in California provided his advice on ways property owners can prevent damage and how Real Property Management can help you recover from the aftermath of ...
What You Should Do When You Are Hiring for a Real Estate Business
It all depends on what you are hiring for, but there are always a few things you should do to make sure you are getting the best possible employees. When it comes to real estate, a special set of skills are needed. Whether you are hiring someone to run administrative ...
How to Build Better Prospect Lists
The success of a real estate investor’s marketing campaign is determined by the audience and the message. To run a successful campaign, you need to start by identifying the prospects with the most potential and creating lists based on their attributes. There are two kinds of prospect lists—general lists and ...
