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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 Credit Secret They Don’t Want You to Know
Dallas, Texas – A simple error on a loan application can cause banks and other sources of credit to simply toss your application out without ever evaluating your creditworthiness. “I remember when I first realized there was a game afoot with the credit industry,” said Merrill Chandler, founder, CEO, and ...
Mack Brown Opens Dallas Conference with Insight
Dallas, Texas – When former head football coach of the Texas Longhorns football team Mack Brown entered the main presentation hall at the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, the room erupted in cheers. Brown, who is credited with revitalizing not one but two major college football ...
Real Estate Market Weaker in Some Areas
According to national housing experts, the spring housing market will likely be the indicator for 2018 regarding whether the market is heading into a slowdown. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), about 40 percent of the entire year’s sales during a typical year happen from March through June ...
2 Questions to Optimize Lead Generation
Dallas, Texas – One of the best ways to generate solid lead generation for your real estate investing business is to get out “in the field” and talk to sellers directly. Especially in highly competitive real estate markets like Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), which recently hosted the Think Realty National Conference ...
HUD Mission Statement Change Proposed
According to a spokesman for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the department may adjust its mission statement in the coming months. The statement currently reads: “HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality and affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the ...
3 Things to Know About Owner Financing
Dallas, Texas – As mortgage rates rise and credit requirements on traditional mortgages from conventional lenders remain stringent, creative financing is becoming increasingly common in the real estate space. One of the most common forms of creative financing, seller-financing or owner-financing, is also one of the most attractive options because ...
Market for Student Housing Could be Softening
Student housing may be one of the most reliable investment options in real estate, thanks to a largely recession-proof tenant population and increasing student populations on most college campuses. However, in 2017, many analysts said that the market might have become oversaturated thanks to an enthusiastic 2016, wherein investors spent ...
Investment Cycle of Rental Homes
As almost everything in existence, the single-most important factor for success in real estate investing is to realize that every investment is essentially part of a greater cycle. And that the handling of this cycle will undoubtedly orchestrate its performance and results. Maximizing the performance of your investment is paramount ...
Flipping Increases to 11-Year High in 2017
ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q4 and Year-End 2017 U.S. Home Flipping Report, which shows that 207,088 U.S. single family homes and condos were flipped in 2017, up 1 percent from the 204,167 home flips in 2016 to the highest level since 2006 — an 11-year high. The 207,088 homes ...
Oscars Affect One Movie-Titled Real Estate Market
After the Academy Awards announced the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” as an Oscar contender, the real estate market saw an increase in viewership – just not the market you might expect. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), visitors to Realtor.com spent a fair amount of time ...
Section 1031’s Journey from Obscurity
The journey of the tax code pursuant to IRC section 1031 is striking when viewed against this moment in United States real estate history. Never before have U.S. real estate investors acquired and stood with so much appreciation in real estate in such a short period of time. Never before ...
Robot Real Estate Agents Showing Properties
If you wish you could show every one of your properties in person without ever leaving your office, then you could soon have that wish granted. Robot guides are successfully showing properties, creating floor plans, and even shooting videos for listings in California. In one Woodland Hills brokerage, robots will ...
Foreign Investor Population Changing in U.S. Markets
Chinese buyers have dominated the conversation about foreign interests in U.S. real estate for years, but that trend appears to be shifting. According to research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), despite massive spending on the part of Chinese buyers, the influx of Chinese capital into U.S. markets is ...
Should I Wholesale or Fix & Flip?
So, you’ve found a great real estate deal and a motivated seller ready to hand you the keys at closing. At this point, you may debate whether to wholesale the deal to another investor buyer for quick cash or to rehab the property yourself, which will obviously take longer but ...
Brutal Honesty from Multifamily Investor
Dallas, Texas – When Brad Sumrok, founder and CEO of Apartment Investor Mastery, first started investing in apartment buildings, he wasn’t in it for the love of real estate. He was in it for what real estate could do for him. “I like investing in apartments, but you didn’t hear ...
Section 8 Pros and Cons Broken Down
If you are a landlord with a few properties or even a massive portfolio to rent out, chances are you've wondered to yourself at one time or another whether or not you should start accepting Section 8 housing subsidies for low-income tenants. This can be a difficult choice to make, ...
Homebuyers Heading for Texas, the Millennial Wave
Dallas, Texas – Millennials are the largest generation since the Baby Boomers, and it turns out they have a taste for Texas. Michael Miller, CMO at 5Arch Group, broke down the ramifications of an inbound Millennial population on the Texas housing market and Texas real estate investors in a market ...
Sustainable Roofing Turns to Plants
In Door County, Wisconsin, Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant has been renowned for decades for its grass roof. Yes, it is really grass, and not only is the entire roof growing green grass, but it is adorned with goats. Needless to say, there is nearly always a spectacle while driving down ...
3 Forces Working Against Your Retirement Portfolio
Dallas, Texas – “Why is it that only five in every 100 people are financially secure at age 65?” Edwin Kelly, CEO of Specialized IRA Services, took some dramatic steps toward isolating the reason for this disturbing statistic at the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, on ...
5G Technology Slated for Four Cities in 2018
Imagine using your phone to do just about anything with just about no delays ever. That dream could become a reality for certain cellular customers by the end of 2018. AT&T recently announced three cities would have access to its 5G service by the end of 2018 and promised that ...
Anyone who’s been in real estate long has heard of the various percent rules floating about; the 70 percent rule, the 50 percent rule and the dreaded 2 percent rule. These rules are, of course, just rules of thumb to be helpful guides when evaluating properties. But while I believe ...
Fed’s Asset Purchases During 2008 Questioned
Skeptical economists have authored and presented a paper criticizing the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases during the 2008 financial crisis. They argue that in the future, instead of making large scale asset purchases (LSAP), which were a key part of quantitative easing (QE) in the wake of the housing and financial ...
Telemarketing Scam Targeted Investors
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois recently indicted two California residents on charges related to a national telemarketing scam targeting real estate investors. The charges included conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and result from the two individuals’ participation in a scheme that involved selling ...
ATTOM Data Solutions Acquires Onboard Informatics
ATTOM Data Solutions, announced it has acquired Onboard Informatics, the leading provider of neighborhood data and data-enabled turnkey products to the real estate industry. “Onboard has a long and accomplished track record as an innovator in enhancing and democratizing neighborhood data assets, paralleling our own mission of powering real estate ...
Nashville Housing Market offers Room to Grow
Nashville, Tennessee, is, quite simply, sitting in the catbird seat when it comes to real estate. The “Music City,” so named in 1950 by radio broadcaster David Cobb thanks to its longstanding position as the home of country music, is hitting all the right notes these days. Positioned in the ...
