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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.
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 ...
Voices of Reason: Market Outlook, Funding, SBA Loans and More Webinar
Under what circumstances should you keep investing -- or put your business on pause? What opportunities are there in the different REI sectors? Where can you find money to fund your deals? What help can you get from coronavirus SBA Loans, the CARES Act, and potential upcoming legislation? Attend our ...
Stimulus Payments Help Pay Rent
Despite the economic downturn due to COVID-19, many Americans are still managing to pay rent. This could be due in part to stimulus money delivered this week. In a nationwide survey released April 16, 2020, by the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®), it was found that most renters ...
Perspectives: Survive and Thrive through COVID-19
In March, just about everything we found familiar in the United States changed dramatically. In response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, businesses were labeled “essential” or “nonessential.” Literally millions of Americans lost their “nonessential” jobs temporarily, if not permanently. We began to talk about “shutting down” the economy and, eventually, ...
Voices of Reason Series: Unlocking Funds from the CARES Act
[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Video"][/siteorigin_widget]About This Video You will learn: How to access current funds under the CAREs act for COVID-19 relief Understanding the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Decoding the Payroll Protection Plan Loan for real estate investors Download the stimulus cheat-sheet from Anderson Business Advisors here. Presented by Clint Coons, Anderson Business ...
Perspectives: Being Inspired in Tough Times
As we all learn to wash our hands more and walk around with masks on our faces, it’s apparent that life will never be the same again. While many are rightfully concerned with what is going to happen in their lives and their homes, one thing that we should all ...
Voices of Reason: Managing Your New Remote-Work Team Webinar
Many of you have transitioned -- or are in the process of transitioning -- your teams to working from home during COVID-19 shelter-in-place mandates. While technology makes this an increasingly viable option, managing a remote team is markedly different than an in-person environment. And COVID-19 means that this isn't typical ...
Perspectives: Economic and Recession Comparisons
Just a few weeks ago we were wondering if a recession would happen. Now that it's unfolding before our eyes it's easy to imagine 2008 all over again, a lengthy recession with a long slide in real estate values. It could happen. The problem this time is a virus we ...
Free Webinar! Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On April 29th at 1PM (CST), Joel Jensen from Tax Sentry will be speaking about "tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors." Topics that will be discussed include: COVID-19 Tax & Stimulus Update Optimize your business structure Common Deductions for Real Estate ...
Free Webinar! Investing Strategies in Baltimore, Section 8 and BRRR Properties
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On April 16th at 1PM (CST), Oliver Somoza from Turnkey Property Pro will be speaking about "Investing Strategies in Baltimore, Section 8 and BRRR Properties." Topics that will be discussed include: What is a BRRRR? How does it differ from a ...
See the Full Webinar! Voices of Reason: Managing Your Real Estate Business During COVID-19
The current Coronavirus situation is unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. And while some of you are enthusiastic for positive opportunities, others are concerned and anxious. Regardless of which side of the emotional fence you’re on (and it might change daily), Think Realty and the American Association of ...
Perspectives: Coronavirus and the Short-Term Rentals Industry
Time for Creativity and Adaptation The spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has affected all aspects of the real estate industry, but the impact has been most sizeable for short-term rentals. Analysis from Mashvisor, a real estate data analytics company, shows major declines in Airbnb activity in March ...
Death, taxes, and stress. A triad seemingly inevitable for any American taxpayer. Roughly 52 percent of American adults report that they find the process of filing taxes to be a stress-inducing mess, according to a survey by TaxSlayer. The Internal Revenue Service now has more than 800 unique filing forms ...
Presidents’ Circle: Jason Engelman
When Think Realty Presidents’ Circle member Jason Engelman and his wife Tori Martin moved to Nashville in 2017, it wasn’t for his real estate career. It was for Martin’s country music career. While Martin’s music artist career was taking off, Engelman found himself wanting something different from managing investment portfolios ...
When you’ve helped thousands of clients prepare successful tax strategies, you’re likely to have a trove of insight to share. Such is the case for Clint Coons, a founding partner at Anderson Business Advisors. As Tax Day looms, Think Realty caught up with Coons to learn some of his broader ...
Most real estate investors know two traditional paths to profitability: big, multifamily buildings with hundreds of units, or single-family homes used for rental income or as a flip. But a new trend in on the rise. Build-to-rent single-family-home neighborhoods is a viable investment option that is a hybrid of the ...
Talking Loudly: More Dream Deals
Search Google for information on private lending in real estate. You’ll get 127 million results. Wow! Thanks to the digital age, real estate entrepreneurs have access to a wealth of information for free. That’s a wonderful thing. As a private lender, I place a heavy emphasis on educating our real ...
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 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (Raleigh MSA) provides ample opportunities for real estate investors. Job Growth According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Job Report ...
Rental housing providers have all experienced (or will eventually) the unfortunate predicament of having to evict a renter. Those unfortunate events are complex and costly, with $48 billion in losses filed annually by independent investor housing providers according to IRS data. While it ultimately comes down to a business decision ...
The home-buying process is comprised of several moving parts, but few are as misrepresented and under-appreciated as title insurance. In essence, title insurance protects you against anything that could’ve happened in the past regarding the ownership and finances of a property. It identifies, addresses, and corrects any potential title defects ...
Embracing Opportunity Without Sacrificing Returns
In today’s world of always trying to make “the next big impact” in community, business, or life, real estate investors often end up overlooking the big picture of their investment strategies. They abandon one strategy for another and pride themselves on ruthlessly cutting deals. The constant need to shift, change, ...
Clint Coons Clears Up Investment Misconceptions
Through nearly 30 years of business, Clint Coons has seen real estate investors employ a variety of strategies based on fallacies, misinterpretations, and just plain bad advice. Here are three such misconceptions that Coons most frequently sees in his work: Your insurance will protect you from lawsuits While you should ...
Growth in the real estate investment industry over the past decade has been staggering. As opportunity has grown more abundant, big banks have seized the opportunity to make money by pumping capital into the sector. This has made financing more available for private lenders and real estate investors. But it ...
4 Budget-Friendly Ideas to Boost Curb Appeal
You've put your investment property on the market, and you've already got your first showing scheduled. The inside looks great, but how do you get potential buyers to see it? The answer is in the little details that boost curb appeal. Consider these budget-friendly landscaping and exterior cleaning tips to ...
