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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 Presidents’ Circle is a select group of top-performing executives from both the private lending and real estate investing industries who gather at exclusive events to network, learn, and tackle challenges in a confidential setting. This month, we asked Presidents’ Circle member and Think Realty podcast host Abhi Golhar: What ...
How many of you have heard knowledgeable real estate investors discuss risk? In sober tones they describe “risks” like loss of tenants, market risk, title claims, competition. And their “risk management” approaches are to always buy title insurance, don’t build if there are other projects in the pipeline, only buy ...
Is Long-term Co-working a Thing of the Past?
Commercial real estate’s co-working industry is going to feel an impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. With the economy on an uncertain path and social distancing requirements in place, it may take time before new leases are inked for the spaces and employees feel comfortable using shared space. Co-working allows workers ...
More Rent Payments Made in May
The majority of single-family tenants are current with their May rent payments, according to a nationwide survey released by the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®). The survey was conducted among NARPM’s 6,500 members with 909 responses. Over 60 percent of property managers reported that 91 to 100 percent ...
Grow Your Business Webinar With Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions
Please join us for an exclusive educational webinar on Wednesday, July 22nd at 12PM (CST) to learn more about growing your business through concrete preparation, polishing and maintenance. Topics Include: • Potential new revenue streams • Concrete preparation, polishing and maintenance • Training and support • Open discussion and on-line ...
Even the most seasoned property managers fall victim to tenant fraud. According to a 2020 survey conducted by ReRez Research of 100 property professionals, two-thirds of them experienced losses due to fraudulent rental applications. As for the remaining third? Just give it time: applicant fraud is on the rise and ...
Concrete 101 Webinar with Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions
Please join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 12PM (CST) for an exclusive educational webinar to learn basic information about concrete properties and equipment selection. Topics Include: • Concrete properties and surface profiles • Equipment and tooling selection • Overview of polishing process • Open discussion and on-line Q&A Don't ...
iBuyers Re-enter Flipping Market
Two iBuyer giants, Zillow and Redfin, have announced they are ready to reenter the home-flipping market. Is the return of iBuyers a negative development for investors or could this be a sign that will create positive consumer sentiment and result in a resurgence in the house-hunting market? When Zillow Offers ...
10 Best Cashflow Markets in Light of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the game in many industries and real estate is no exception. With the stock market underperforming and the economy reeling from shelter-in-place orders, investors may be wondering where to put their cash. Historically, residential real estate has proven relatively stable amidst other failing economic factors ...
Foreclosure Buyers Respond to COVID-19
Auction.com has just published its Q2 2020 Foreclosure Buyer Insights report, which sheds light on how real estate investors on the frontlines of the housing market are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing market turmoil. Here are some high-level findings: 61 percent of investors now say online auctions are ...
Perspectives: Follow Up Is Crucial Now
The full effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market are not yet known. If you are buying houses to flip or for long-term investment, do you really know what the value will be in the coming months and years? All we have are trends, and we know the real ...
Commercial Property Types That Will Thrive Post-Coronavirus
Commercial real estate, like many other industries, has taken a serious hit from Coronavirus shutdowns. Businesses cannot afford their lease payments because they’ve been forced to close. Tenants cannot pay rent because they’ve lost their jobs. And commercial property owners are having to deal with the fallout. While some commercial ...
The Effects of COVID-19 for Landlords
The novel coronavirus has rocked economies across the globe. Stay-at-home orders have affected businesses and millions of Americans’ jobs, with projections that the unemployment rate could be nearing the 15% mark — the highest level since 1940. For real estate investors and landlords this has a very real impact — ...
We’ve all heard the maxims: “Cash Is King,” “Cash Plays,” “Money Talks.” And there is nothing wrong with those terms. It is absolutely true that for most sellers out there having cash is the ultimate for a quick and easy sale. Having cash means that there are no other parties ...
In the Ring of Investment Protection
How hard can it be?” a prospective client for my former property management business asked. “Well, it really depends on…” I started. Before I completed my sentence, he couldn’t help himself from throwing another jab, trying to get me on the ropes. “Depends on what?” he interjected. He was setting ...
Talking Loudly: Creative Ways to Cashflow
Though the housing market remains strong, things have become tricky for investors. In early 2020, the U.S. inventory of homes plunged to the lowest level since 2012, according to the National Association of Realtors. As the graph below shows, the U.S. only has 3.1 months of supply, meaning it would ...
Kristina Sawyer, director of loan operations for Arixa Capital, shares her real estate story and what she has learned to help others on their path to success. What is your start-up story? Why real estate? I knew I had an entrepreneur mindset when I was sixteen; my father offered me ...
As many of you know, it is my professional mission to flip my hometown of Gary, Indiana. In the town’s heyday, the city was the second largest in the state. It was home to a booming steel industry, a diverse and thriving population, and a beautiful lakefront community on the ...
RentRange, an industry leader in market data and analytics for the single-family rental (SFR) housing industry, found in its recent data report that the Houston-Woodlands-Sugarland TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (Greater Houston MSA) is a stable, consistently appreciating market with room to grow. Job Growth According to the Bureau of Labor ...
When former baseball player turned real estate investor, business owner, and mentor, Ryan Pineda was just 12 years old, he was suspended from school for selling…Pokémon cards. You read that right. He was suspended for selling popular trading cars to his friend for $100. It was an upfront deal. No ...
As a professional baseball player, Ryan Pineda is no stranger to coaching. He’d been coached nearly his whole life. But when he transitioned to real estate investing, he thought he could learn the business on his own. “I actually paid for coaches in baseball, and they helped me improve. But ...
The Presidents’ Circle is a select group of top-performing executives from both the private lending and real estate investing industries who gather at exclusive events to network, learn, and tackle challenges in a confidential setting. For the past ten months, we have featured Presidents’ Circle members in Think Realty Magazine ...
Free Webinar! How to Leverage Your Network to Grow Your IRA
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On June 4th at 1PM (CST), Haley Gant from Quest Trust Company will be speaking about “How to Leverage Your Network to Grow Your IRA.” Topics that will be discussed include: What is a Self-Directed IRA & why you should have one ...
Perspectives: Focus on What You Can Control
Even in times of uncertainty, sureties remain. While we don’t yet know the breadth of the pandemic’s effects, two things will never change: best business practices and the need for affordable housing. Many real estate investors are keeping up with the tough times because they have incorporated a business model ...
Perspectives: Building Financial Freedom in a Downturn
The economic wreckage left behind by our "shelter-in-place" strategy is just now starting to be revealed as the coronavirus crisis recedes. An official U.S. recession is certain when 2nd Quarter GDP numbers release in July. This recession reaches across the globe and is likely to be greater than anything we ...
