Articles
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.
Articles
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.
Designer, Realtor®, investor, and mentor Lorraine Beato is as much a Renovation Rockstar as are the properties she flips. She shares her reasons for real estate and some advice for newcomers. Why are you passionate about real estate? My why is creating beautiful living spaces that are affordable for first-time ...
Real estate investing can be the best approach to build and preserve wealth. The value of real estate assets typically increases over time, yet regular and predictable currency devaluation can exacerbate increases. Plus, real estate is notorious for a lack of liquidity and a slow pace for buying and selling ...
1031 Exchanges, Opportunity Zones & Self-Directed Retirement Accounts
Whether you have been in real estate for one day or more than a decade, you can’t miss the current buzz about opportunity zones. Did you know the deadline for investing in a qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) is almost here? As that deadline approaches, investors and fund managers are becoming ...
For many people, daily commutes to work consist of thinking about tasks and projects they need to do once they arrive at their destination. Often, the entire drive has been a blur. Ironically, real estate professionals and investors experience a similar journey to those commuting to an office each day ...
Now that vacation rentals are mainstream, thanks mostly to Airbnb and Vrbo, the question is coming up on regulations. The popularity of using a vacation rental, also known as a short-term rental, has brought about much dismay from the hotel industry. The hotel industry is heavily regulated with ADA (Americans ...
Many real estate investors are looking for properties that can be renovated for a profit. Finding the right property at the right price in a condition that can be easily updated can be a real challenge. However, if you can find the right property, money can be made in renovating ...
Presidents’ Circle: Aaron Norris
Not many real estate investors can say they started their career in real estate when they were in preschool. But Aaron Norris can. He began rehabbing houses with his dad before he could tie his own shoes. “My first memory of flipping was being armed with a vacuum sucking up ...
On the Walls Gray walls lasted a lot longer than I expected! What's in now? All white walls, which can be crisp and cool or warm and soft depending on the undertone. Two of my favorites - Sherwin Williams Extra White for a true crisp white and Sherwin William Alabaster ...
Photos by Beth Caldwell. When Chrissa Pagitsas first took on her executive leadership role at Fannie Mae in 2010, there was no existing road map to show how she should deliver on her mission: positive environmental and social outcomes through mortgage finance. “When I came on board there wasn’t the ...
When you’re looking at investment properties, you’re always exploring your options. In the world of real estate investing, there are almost as many strategies to consider as there are properties out there! With all the investing options, I have found buy and hold works. 5 Reasons Why Buy and Hold ...
ATTOM Report: Over 1.5 Million Vacant U.S. Homes
Attom Data Solutions recently released its Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report. The results showed there are 1,530,563 U.S. single-family homes and condos vacant in third quarter of 2019, which represents 1.6 percent of all homes. Attom Data collects and analyzes publicly recorded real estate information like foreclosure status, equity, and owner-occupancy status matched ...
The 3 P’s of Real Estate Note Investing
A real estate note is simply an IOU secured by property. In a conventional real estate transaction, a buyer makes a down payment, obtains a loan, and signs a note promising to pay a certain amount each month to the lender until the loan, plus interest, is paid. In a ...
Renovation Rockstar: Atlanta Flip
When real estate entrepreneur Lorraine Beato spoke on a panel at Think Realty’s 2016 event in Atlanta, GA, little did she know that the young gentleman wearing a red cardigan asking to apprentice with one of the panelists would turn out to be one of her first flipping mentees. Thurman ...
Financing a 1031 Exchange Quickly
A 1031 Exchange is a way for commercial real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes after selling a property. While a 1031 Exchange can be an effective investment technique, there are certain requirements and strict time deadlines that need to be met. In some situations, using a bridge loan ...
The 9 Laws of Renovating Apartments
1. Be Knowledgeable Know and learn the business or hire someone who can help you. This applies to anyone who will be involved with the complex, from your property manager to your contractor. The desire to control everything and have your fingers in everything isn’t a good desire. The ability ...
Become the Bank: What is Wealth?
Wealth: what is it? Why does everyone talk about its creation? Wealth is defined by one’s perception and what it means to them. As a real estate investor, wealth is built through transactions, short-term and long-term. Non-performing notes can provide short-term gains through flipping and wholesaling; long-term growth is accomplished ...
There is an affordability crisis in cities across our nation and around the world. In the United States alone, 40 percent of renters are cost-constrained, meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent (Pew Trusts). An analyst at a consulting firm makes $75,000 per year, and ...
The Solution for Single-Family Success
Propertyware® and RealPage® deliver unique solutions that are unmatched in the industry. Built by single-family experts, Propertyware has been the industry’s leading property management platform for almost twenty years. Our all-in-one solution, which includes payments, screening, portals, maintenance, call center services and more, is designed for the way you do ...
If you are part of or want to be part of the new wave of investors using online data to make spot-on investment decisions, you need data that will give you a clear line of sight to the proper conclusions. You need data that helps you pull the trigger with ...
ATTOM Data Solutions just released its Q1 2019 Home Flipping report and found that 7.2 percent of all home sales during the first quarter, reached a new high flipping rate, the highest since Q1 2010. The 7.2 percent flipping rate is up from 5.9 percent in the previous quarter and ...
Alternative Financing Options to an SBA Loan
Small business owners in search of funding are undoubtedly familiar with SBA loans as a source of capital. This type of special financing carries the backing of the U.S. Small Business Administration in addition to benefits such as competitive interest rates and loan counseling. However, small businesses are often faced ...
Real estate wholesaling is addictive. The freedom and money that wholesaling provides are hard to give up once you’ve had a taste. But it's just as hard to give up a steady job in favor of an uncertain, if potentially lucrative, side hustle. When I quit my job to work ...
The Secret Language of Entity Planning
A common mistake I see with real estate investors is the failure of their local professional to truly understand their entity needs. Most real estate investors are told to create LLCs for their investing for asset protection. When it comes to the tax treatment most investors are advised to have ...
What will happen when the biggest retail disruptor enters real estate? According to CNBC, the largest residential real estate brokerage company in the nation, Realogy, is leveraging the influence of the largest online retailer in the world, Amazon. The two companies formed a partnership strategically designed to “boost sales for ...
Tamara Day’s Strategic Renovation Advice
Photo courtesy of DIY Network As seasoned investors well know, each renovation presents new challenges that, if miscalculated, can bust budgets and tank an opportunity. With more than 30 home rehabs under her belt, Bargain Mansions host Tamara Day has plenty of tools to keep a project on track and under ...
