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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.
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 ...
House Hacking with a 1031 Exchange to Multiply Your Portfolio
You don’t have to be wealthy to begin investing in real estate. In fact, it can often actually be easier if you’re younger and have a more flexible lifestyle. It’s much easier to navigate creative opportunities like house hacking or live-in flips when you don’t have large work or family ...
Part-Time Real Estate Investing
Real estate investing is a great way to build wealth. This is an opportunity to invest your savings while working, studying, or just enjoying life with family and friends as a passive investor, and spending less (or more) time on projects as an active investor. New investors often find themselves ...
Free Webinar! Learn Tax Saving Strategies with Apartment Investing
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On April 23rd at 1PM (CST), Robert Martinez and Sam Morris from Rockstar Capital will be speaking about "Tax saving strategies with Apartment Investing." Topics that will be discussed include: The importance of a cost segregation study How to set up ...
Many of you have mixed emotions in this uncertain time. The current Coronavirus situation is unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes. 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 ...
The Future of Airbnb Investing
The establishment of Airbnb in 2008 and the subsequent emergence of similar websites revolutionized the real estate industry. Renting out on a short-term basis escaped the limits of home-sharing and evolved into an independent, full-time real estate investment strategy. Major cities in the U.S. as well as globally experienced an ...
Think Realty Baltimore Conference Rescheduled
Think Realty is postponing its March 21-22 Baltimore Conference & Expo until July 13-14, 2020. Think Realty's owner and CEO Eddie Wilson explains why here. This decision is intended to avoid increasing the risk of illness or disease, including, but not limited to, the spread of the COVID-19 to our ...
5 Tips On How to Find the Right Office Space
As a business owner, you know for sure that there's going to be a lot of decisions that you're going to face and make in your life. There's nothing easy about running, opening, or even expanding a business. Of the many choices that you're necessarily going to have to go ...
The use of color in home design is evolving as we enter a new decade. 2020 promises to be an empowering year of change, focused on colors that bring joy, serenity, and clarity. People continue to move beyond how spaces look and toward how they make them feel. Sherwin-Williams 2020 ...
3 Strategies Better Than Bandit Signs
Think back to your last road trip. Chances are good that the highways you drove down were lined with hundreds of billboards advertising everything from hotels to lawyers to fast-food restaurants. How many of these billboards caught your eye? Were you able to grab a pen and jot down the ...
While television, infomercials, and internet advertising assures us of overnight riches in Real Estate Investing, the true power comes from holding property for the long term. I recently interviewed Tom Latimer, former President of the Metrolina REIA and one of the most seasoned landlords I know. I asked him for ...
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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (Baltimore MSA) is a complex market for real estate investing, where cautious investors may find lucrative opportunities. Job Gowth According to ...
Civic Financial Services is a private money lender, specializing in the financing of non-owner-occupied investment properties. CIVIC was created to serve investors who don’t fit traditional lending criteria. One of CIVIC’s most prevalent causes is to support our nation’s injured veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). Additionally, the private ...
Legislation created in the political arena often has a widespread effect on industries such as real estate investing and the people operating their individual businesses -- people like you. The real estate investing industry has been affected by legislation like HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act); the S.A.F.E. Act (Secure and ...
2020 Women to Watch: Susan Harper
Think Realty shines a light on some of the many women who are making waves in the real estate investing industry. Formerly a teacher, Susan Harper, was looking for something to keep her busy during her summers off. Her brother-in-law owned several properties and a property management company so she ...
2020 Women to Watch: Elizabeth Maora Sickels
Think Realty shines a light on some of the many women who are making waves in the real estate investing industry. When the politics of corporate America had gotten a little too heavy for Elizabeth Maora Sickels, a corporate engineer by training, she decided to trade working all over the ...
