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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.
For 20 years, Tamara Day has been buying, flipping, and renting out real estate. Her company Growing Days does full renovations on everything from residential to commercial properties and owns some rental properties as well. She didn’t realize it at the time, but it was shortly after walking down the ...
Women to Watch: Kemra Norsworthy
CEO of Bull Funding, Kemra Norsworthy, has been in the real estate lending industry since 2003. For the most part, she has remained on the lending side of REI but plans to buy a multifamily building soon and has had a couple rental properties in the past. But no matter ...
Envision it’s the 1950s and everyone has either greased hair or is wearing poodle skirts. One of my recent REI projects, a charming cottage I call The Pink Lady, takes guests back in time with nostalgic fifties vibes. Located in the heart of the Columbus, GA historic district, this three-bedroom, ...
You want to start flipping homes, but you aren’t sure how to get started or how to get to the finish line? Flipping homes is not complicated, but there is a process to it and in my opinion, the first step is the most important. If you’re in a hot ...
Residential real estate was the hot ticket in 2020. Tight inventory meant bidding wars, price increases, and properties were pending and sold in record time. As we jump into the new year, let’s review where the biggest gains occurred and where investors were the busiest as we plot the year ...
Permanent Life Insurance and Your Financial Plan
As a real estate investor, it’s highly likely that your financial portfolio is impeccable. You likely are used to gauging the short- and long-term possibilities, and you probably think you have planned for every scenario. There is one cornerstone, however, that you might have overlooked: permanent life insurance. Perhaps you’ve ...
Husband-wife real estate investing team Bruce and Stephanie Petersen decided to join the Think Realty Presidents’ Circle to surround themselves with other driven professionals to collaborate with and lean on for support and for answers when they “get stuck.” “You are the average of the five people you spend the ...
Building a More Diverse Industry
In real estate, women make up 64 percent of realtors. This would make you think gender parity isn’t an issue. Yet a look at executive-level positions tells a different story. For instance, 25 percent of the Urban Land Institute’s members are women, but they make up only 14 percent of ...
Women to Watch: Arianne Lemire
Born in the Philippines, Arianne Lemire used to dream of making $5.00 an hour. Now, after amassing wealth from investing in real estate, she is educating others on how to be not only financially secure, but able to “retire” on their terms earning passive income from real estate. That’s a ...
Women to Watch: Chantelle Owens
Chantelle Owens is a buy and hold investor who acquires property solely through tax lien investing. The real estate seed was planted early in Owens’ life, when at 17 years old, she helped collect rent for her cousin’s rental properties. “I was fascinated with the concept even at such an ...
Women to Watch: Anne Marie Rogers
In 2020, Anne Marie Rogers, a Certified IRA Services Professional (CISP), was awarded the Think Realty Honors Award for Real Estate Investing Services. For the past eight years, Rogers has worked at Quest Trust Company, one of the nation’s leading Self-Directed IRA companies, where she currently serves as Sales Officer ...
5 Housing Trends to Watch for in 2021
The 2020 pandemic shook the real estate industry, but the market will rebound as the economy strengthens. If your next move is in housing, it may not be easy to decide as you don't know the industry trends. Just because the pandemic has affected the world does not mean people ...
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On March 24th at 1PM (CST), Phillip Vincent from Mom's House will be speaking about how to tap a brand new hidden lead source and turn 33% of them into deals… WITHOUT cold calling, Facebook ads, or spending a single dime ...
Since March 13, 2020 when our nation declared a national emergency for the global pandemic, it has been quite devastating to many families, businesses of all sizes, and employees with tens of millions of filed unemployment claims. While there is plenty of negative economic data to report in 2020 and ...
Senior Housing and Residential REI
The senior living industry is facing an unprecedented nightmare, with a ripple effect that can be felt in residential real estate markets. Congregate-care settings such as assisted living communities are ideal environments for the rapid spread of any contagious virus. But COVID-19 – a virus that preys on the elderly ...
Everything You Need to Know About Fix and Flip Loans
Fix and Flip Loans are acquired by real estate investors to buy a cheap or rundown house and fix it up to sell it again for a profit. Investors interested in renovation buy low and sell high, on a fast and furious timeline and budget. These residential Fix and Flip Loans ...
Selling a house can be a long and stressful process, which is why we wanted to make it easier for you. We’ve outlined some of our best ideas to help you achieve your sale faster than before, as well as a few ideas to increase your value too! Check your ...
What Do Private Money Lenders Look For?
If you need to acquire funding for your next real estate investment, a private money loan—sometimes referred to as a direct hard money loan—may be the solution for you. There are a few reasons why investors will want to seek out these loans from a private lender like Stratton Equities ...
Bidding on Commercial Real Estate
I remember the first live auction I attended for a local charity in San Diego. The scene was just like I had seen on TV: the auctioneer was speaking wildy fast. People’s hands were flying up at every number, driving prices higher and higher until finally… the highest bidder won. ...
Breaking a lease with a tenant should be a last resort for landlords — you might end up defending a lawsuit, and replacing a tenant always costs money. Sometimes, however, it’s necessary to terminate a lease early if: The tenant violates one or more provisions of the lease The unit ...
Are You a Candidate for NON-QM Loans?
You might be a candidate for a NON-QM loan, or Non-Qualified Mortgage Loan, if you do not meet the strict Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) mortgage loan conditions. This type of loan is designed for some rental property investors, borrowers that are self-employed, and those who do not meet conventional ...
New Access Control Solutions Changing Real Estate
Historically, the real estate sector has been slow to see a major disparity between changing consumer demands. Which ultimately meant not much needed to shift internally for progression and success. Now, however, the volatility of the world we live in no longer allows this luxury. Although counterintuitive for most, it’s ...
5 Tips for Growing Your Leads List
“How to I find property?” This is the number one question from real estate agents and real estate investors. To find property, you should build a diverse leads list and continually reach out to them. If you do not have a continuous supply of new leads coming to you, and ...
Business Owners – Is Your Tax Sheltering Plan Bulletproof?
Whether you are in the business of fix & flips or rental properties, we are all sitting in a world of unknowns right now. However, all politics aside, there are two things that are certain. First, is that the trillions of dollars in government aid will need to be paid ...
Four Reasons to Convert to a Self-Directed Roth IRA
Some Investment Advisors tell their clients to not use a Roth IRA but a Traditional IRA instead. Their logic is with a Traditional IRA, the client gets a deduction for the amount of their contribution in the current year. Of course, in the future, the distributions from that IRA account ...
