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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.
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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.
The Possibilities and Perils of Investing in a Downshifting Housing Market
With a recession looming and home prices predicted to fall in many local markets, 2023 could represent a prime buying opportunity for real estate investors, assuming those investors account for the potential perils of buying during a housing market downturn. “I’m still buying heavy, but it’s harder to find the ...
Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry
Isabelle Guarino-Smith is the chief operating officer of the largest residential assisted living training organization in the country, Residential Assisted Living Academy. In her role, she teaches thousands of real estate investors, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs how to build successful and sustainable businesses in the assisted living industry. Using the ...
3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties
Similar to stocks, rental properties are viewed as capital assets. So, when you sell them and earn a profit, you must pay capital gains tax on the money you’ve earned. You can calculate your profit by subtracting the amount you paid for the property (plus any costs for renovations or ...
Think Realty Honors: 2022 Winners
Multifamily Investor of the Year The honoree for this award is an investor excelling in multifamily real estate, including but not limited to, new construction and development, community master planning and development, apartments, condominiums, co-housing, duplexes and larger multiunit investments, and other multifamily communities. Jorge Abreu is the managing partner ...
How to Maximize ROI on Your Next Fix and Flip
Calculating your potential for significant ROI can often be time-consuming and cause unwanted stress. When considering your next fix and flip, ensure you have the right tools to help you properly analyze your buy, hold, and sell costs before you jump in and make that financial commitment. Work with a ...
What Does a Housing Market Slowdown Mean for Real Estate Investors?
When there's a housing market slowdown, the demand for homes drops. A slowdown for fix-and-flip real estate investors may imply that there could be fewer offers on their listings or they might not get as much money for their homes when selling the property. For real estate investors who are ...
Six Terrific Communities Perfect for Family-Style Flips
Flipped homes are perfect real estate buys for people who love the look, feel, and convenience of an updated, polished, attractive home, without the fuss of building new or the headache of DIY renovations. Savvy real estate investors who know how to execute a top quality flip are honing in ...
Think Realty Webinar – Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Update on the Latest Market Trends
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On January 17th at 6:30PM (CST), Matthew Bowles from Maverick Investor Group will be speaking about buying rental properties in 2023 and will have an update on the latest market trends. Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a ...
6 Reasons To Use a VPN for Your Real Estate Agency
As a real estate agent, you know that your livelihood depends on your ability to keep your data and communications secure. Whether you're communicating with buyers and sellers or working with other agents, using a VPN is the best way to ensure that your information is safe and protected. A ...
How Risk Shapes Your Investment Thesis
The past few years have thrown a few curveballs to commercials real estate investors, to say the least. If you’ve kept your eye on the ball, however, you likely have seized the opportunity to buy cash-flowing assets at a decent price and been able to benefit from inflationary rents and ...
For some, money is a means to an end. For others, it is the end. Everyone wants to be wealthy, and many want the ability to pass that wealth on to their children. Yet, so few are actually able to do so. Why? For those who didn’t grow up with ...
Gone are the days of unwieldy key rings and locksmiths on speed dial. Unified access control is an all-in-one solution for property owners and managers to control every point of access throughout a building from one integrated platform. With unified access control, owners and operators can easily manage everyday access ...
What’s in Store for Commercial Real Estate
Real estate investors have experienced meteoric returns in their favorite asset class since real property began its recovery from the devastating global shutdowns mandated in 2020. Whether you’re a buy-and-hold investor, a fix-and-flip professional, or even a private lender, there have been enormous and widespread real estate opportunities in 2021-2022 ...
9 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Commercial Property
After looking at the commercial properties in your area, you’ve finally found one that seems to meet your investment criteria. It’s in a great location, the price is right, and you’re already thinking about putting in an offer. But before you take the plunge, you should ask some tough questions ...
The Holiday Short-Term Rental “Host with the Most”
From big cities to small towns and rural destinations, short-term rentals have continued to rise in popularity post-pandemic. This demand looks poised to continue into the 2022 holiday season. With bookings on the line, how can owners be the “Host with the Most” and attract guests to stay with them ...
7 Things To Look At When Buying Luxury Real Estate
Buyers consider different parameters when qualifying high-end real estate properties. Some associate luxury properties with a higher price tag, while some think of smart technologies and other advanced amenities as indicators. Whether buying your next dream home or investing in a rental property, it's important to look beyond these elements ...
The exact answer to what your loan amount will be usually is not determined until the lender issues a final loan commitment. Multiple variables can impact the loan amount during the due diligence process. Variables Impacting Loan Amount At a property level, positive or negative fluctuations in cash flow may ...
6 Must-Haves for First Time Home Owners
One of the most exciting times in your life is when you finally buy your first home. It’s a huge financial investment, but well worth it for many people. Not only does it alleviate the burden of finding places to rent that will accept your pets, but you can also ...
What the Heck Is Lead Generation, Anyway?
For many investors, new and experienced alike, deciding which lead generation source is the best option can be a daunting task. There are a few ways to simplify the process and bypass unnecessary headaches. The process begins with a clear understanding of the following: Exactly what lead generation is (and ...
Property Manager Due Diligence
Property managers (PM) are not typically considered an essential piece of your real estate investment team—unless you live out of state. Honestly, if you buy a local property there are a lot of compelling reasons you shouldn’t have a PM. The biggest reason people opt out of having a PM ...
Quarterly Rent Trends in 10 Major U.S. Metros
In this rent report, we analyze how rent prices for three-bedroom single-family rentals (SFRs) in 10 major U.S. metros have changed between Q1 and Q2 of 2022. Methodology Here’s how we conducted the report: Geography: The scope of this report is 10 major metros across the U.S. Property type: It ...
With the U.S. population stagnating (for the first time ever, it didn’t grow last year), real estate investment is becoming a zero-sum game. For each good market, there’s a bad market. You can’t just buy property anywhere and expect success. That’s always been true to some extent, but the prospect ...
9 Things to Consider Before Buying a Two-Family House
Owning a home in which you live with others is an excellent way to save money, build equity, and enjoy the companionship of other people. But there are some downsides to living in a multi-unit building. Buying a home is a huge investment, especially when you're buying a two-family house, ...
How to Leverage Social Media to Promote Rental Properties
The best business advice you’ll ever get is to market where your audience is. With 70% of American adults on social media, according to the Pew Research Center, it’s a prime channel for advertising many products and services. To get your rental properties in front of your target audience, take ...
Local Connections Aid Successful Development
As any developer knows, one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome in the pre-job phase is gaining the approval and support of local governing organizations. Whether you are planning to develop a new commercial facility or build a new subdivision, your project will hinge on the approval of local ...
