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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.
America started charging income tax in 1913 and started taxing capital gains in 1916 (with a top rate for both of seven percent). From what sources tell us, the President and Congress have their sights set on raising capital gains taxes, the income earned when you sell an asset for ...
The internet has certainly changed the way we do business for the better. With the use of smartphones widely adopted across the globe, almost all businesses are transferring to digital space. This is where the money and customers are. Businesses are now investing in online marketing. It is the only ...
Creating a Stress-Free Rental Portfolio
As investors, we enjoy the thought of reaping the benefits of passive income, thus many of us look to rental properties when considering our options. Utilizing leverage to acquire properties can allow us to enter the market with a relatively low capital output. Although, there is a difference between passive ...
4 Steps for Vetting a General Contractor
Embarking on a development project of your own is an exciting and rewarding endeavor. However, it is also a venture that comes with many obstacles. This is particularly true if you are a first-time developer and not familiar with navigating the construction process. The key to a successful build is ...
Will Moratoriums Kill the Market?
People braced for mass eviction of renters when the CDC’s moratorium expired on July 31, 2021.1 But as someone who has been one of the more outspoken advocates of a group of people without one (landlords), I am more concerned about a country that needs to brace for a lack ...
Unfortunately for real estate investors, separating fact from fiction when it comes to land trusts can be difficult. A land trust is a simple tool that has been around since King Henry VIII ruled England. Its purpose then, to hide ownership of land (so a commoner would not have to ...
Alternative Construction Methods Reduce Emissions
We need housing. The U.S. is underbuilt by 5.5 million housing units (at least). And yet, we also have a global imperative to reduce emissions into the atmosphere, especially carbon emissions. Is there any way to create this housing without adding to carbon emissions? Can we get to “net zero” ...
Title Companies and Your Wholesaling Business
You have jumped into the wholesaling world, and you are ready to complete a transaction and ensure the investment pays off. But you question, “How can I be confident this deal will go through free and clear?” It’s simple, use a title company. A title company will certify the property ...
Alternative Financing for Buy & Hold Real Estate Investors
Whether you are looking to acquire single family or multifamily residential, or a commercial property, real estate prices are soaring across all zip codes and price ranges. However, with today’s low-interest rates driving lofty valuations, patient buy-and-hold investors like you can quickly find yourself with tons of money stuck in ...
Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs
The real estate world can be complicated. There’s a significant amount of terms and concepts that you need to understand to be successful in the field. Real Estate Investors, borrowers, and entrepreneurs are some of the most fundamental terms you’ll need to know. Luckily, these are very self-explanatory and easy ...
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When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?
Rental properties offer real estate investors long- and short-term profits. From the start, you can charge rent that will cover the cost of the mortgage, expenses, and taxes while producing a steady stream of income. Owning a rental property also yields long-term results. At some point, you will sell your ...
How to Get a Hard Money Bridge Loan with Bad Credit
If you’re a borrower looking for financing options for your investment property, your only options are to reach out to conventional institutions (banks), mortgage companies, and direct private money lenders. However, if you are a real estate investor with bad credit, many of the traditional funding sources would not be ...
How to Use a Private Money Loan
Banks used to be the only option for real estate investors trying to take out loans. Nowadays, private money lenders are allowing investors to borrow money under more flexible conditions. Banks and traditional financial institutions can reject your loan application for multiple reasons—your credit score, your debt-to-income ratio, employment status, ...
4 Real Estate Questions That Buyers and Sellers Need to Ask
Real estate is a great business to be in. But it is also one of the most heavily regulated businesses you can be in. There is a very good reason for that heavy regulation. There was a time when the real estate game was dreadfully corrupt. Sadly, this is why ...
It’s no surprise that new smart tech wellness innovations continue to invade the residential marketplace as many consumers have a heightened concern for killing germs and bacteria, especially in wet water areas like the kitchen and bathroom. A 2021 Home Upgrade study was released showing that bathrooms are one of ...
How Real Estate Professionals Can Impress Clients During Boom Periods
The real estate market waxes and wanes, as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic — and when it waxes, there’s a lot of money to be made. Real estate professionals need to not only take note when interest surges (and prices surge) but also respond accordingly, upping their efforts and ...
Free Webinar! Kathy Fettke’s Mid-Year Real Estate Market Update
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On August 23rd at 2PM (CST), Kathy Fettke from RealWealth will be speaking about what real estate investors can expect in the coming months, along with what the experts are saying about the future. Attend this webinar to find out: Will ...
Should You Invest in Commercial Real Estate?
For the investor looking to build wealth over the long term, save for retirement, or simply achieve a greater level of financial freedom, real estate, whether residential or commercial, offers ample opportunity to do exactly that. Real estate will diversify your portfolio and offer considerable tax benefits, but when it ...
4 Things You Need To Know About UK Property Investment
Local and foreign investors are showing greater interest in UK properties as ways to gain profit. The residential market remains undaunted by the coronavirus pandemic, and it offers excellent potential as property demands outpace the supply. Experts estimate a 21.1% increase in UK property prices and predict that the housing ...
Real Estate Industry Strongly Opposes the CDC Imposing a New Federal Eviction Moratorium
A broad real estate coalition strongly opposes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decision to reimpose a federal eviction moratorium. This move takes place despite the fact that the Administration itself noted it lacks the legal authority for a more targeted eviction moratorium. The best way to help struggling renters ...
5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home
As a homeowner, you want to get the best price while selling your home. Irrespective of the condition of the housing market, it’s important to find out the fair market price for your home to deal with instances like stamp duty collection, taxation, insurance claims, loans, sale or purchase, and ...
Be Your Own Banker While Creating Generational Wealth
The need for financing in life is significant when it comes to our purchases and investments, but the way in which you finance your purchases can have a serious impact on how you grow your wealth. Did you know there’s a tax-free way to finance your real estate investments without ...
For Josh Stech, helping people find a better place to live has never been a job, but a calling. Stech is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sundae, a California-based firm that specializes in connecting people looking to sell homes that could “use a little love” with property investors looking to ...
Hemp Homes: A New Sustainable Building Trend
Anyone building or remodeling this past year has seen lumber, steel, and concrete prices skyrocket. Lumber has tripled and other building materials have increased similarly. How can investors who already have tight margins handle the increased prices? How can we continue to build and not outstrip the capacity of buyers ...
