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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.
One-on-One with Craig Fuhr, Flip Club Founder and Real Estate Fix-and-Flip Machine
Craig Fuhr is a Maryland real estate investor with a lot of power and passion for fix-and-flips. In fact, as his website states, he’s not just a “real estate rehab machine” but also an “all around good guy.” This good guy has been working in real estate since 2007, when ...
One-on-One: Tammy Phelps (Capital City REIA) – “A Real Estate Miracle”
Why did Tammy Phelps, founder of Capital City REIA, leave her fulfilling, “dream” career as a highly-sought-after master hair colorist (one of only three in the country at the time) for full-time real estate investing? Here’s a hint: it wasn’t the money or the lifestyle; it was all about faith ...
Where High Property Taxes Kill Cash Flow
This is a transcript of a previously-aired “Real Estate News” podcast broadcast by Kathy Fettke, co-CEO and founder of the Real Wealth Network. Property tax is one of the costs that can vary a lot in the United States. It can run from an extreme high to an extreme low ...
From canonical poets and renowned geniuses to modern-day millionaires, there are few success stories in history who fail to acknowledge the massive, intrinsic value of expert guidance on the way to success. Ralph Waldo Emerson said of the concept of mentoring, “Our chief want in life is somebody who will ...
The Real Estate Mistake 99 Percent of Married Real Estate Investors Make
A certain “convention” that most married couples follow shortly after tying the knot could be a huge real estate mistake if either of those individuals happens to be a real estate investor or aspire to be such. Think Realty sat down with Sherman Ragland, the award-winning founder of DC-REIA and ...
3 Ways the Dodd-Frank Repeal Could Affect You
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to roll back a number of banking rules enacted in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, known simply as “Dodd-Frank” for short, was passed in response to the housing crash and subsequent financial meltdown ...
Think Realty Exclusive Content: Street Smart Dallas 2017
At the Think Realty National Conference & Expo 2017 our editorial staff hit the floor running with the popular Street Smart questions. In this recap, we will be sharing with you one of the questions we asked vendors and their responses with the TR editorial staff’s tips and tricks on ...
Blackstone’s Logicor Sale – Sign of Things to Come?
The government-backed firm China Investment Corp. (CIC) made a groundbreaking purchase last week: Blackstone’s logistics company and warehouse firm, Logicor for the equivalent of nearly $14 billion. Logicor owns and operates nearly 150 million square feet of warehouse space in 17 countries, which makes it an extremely valuable acquisition thanks ...
Rental Properties, Like Money in the Bank
I have been a real estate investor in Dallas, Texas for over 10 years, and just like many of you, I started part-time. Now I'm a full-time investor. Many investors start as part-time with the intention of going full-time. Let me explain how I was able to go full-time with ...
Panelists Offer “Sneak Peek” Secrets on Baltimore Real Estate
When the “conventional wisdom” no longer holds in a real estate market, most real estate investors turn and run the other way. That exodus leads to something Think Realty members know is a prime target for their investing strategies: opportunity. Perhaps one of the ripest markets in the country for ...
Are You Looking for Your Lost Shaker of Salt?
You won’t have to worry about blowing out your flip-flop on a pop top in Jimmy Buffett’s retirement community, appropriately dubbed “Latitude Maragaritaville.” Sure, residents might still be searching for their lost shaker of salt, but that seems about normal when you’re discussing Parrot Heads – the old-school equivalent of ...
Renovations to Boost Value for Your Rental Property
As a real estate investor, it’s important to continuously look for ways to increase the potential value of your rental property. Whether they are complex renovations or smaller DIY projects, there are a multitude of options you can choose from to upgrade your house in order to appeal to potential ...
Why Bicyclists Pay Higher Rents
DIY landlords looking to compete with the latest trends should consider implementing amenities for the bicyclist community. Understanding the changing cycles of the urban communities can play a strong role in your marketing and appeal to new residents. These past few years we have seen more bicycle amenity trends popping ...
The Truth About the 3 Best Cities for Out-of-Town Buyers
U.S. home buyers are on the move, and about one in every five of them are not thinking local when they are looking for new places to live, either. According to a recent Redfin analysis of about 1 million Redfin users looking for new homes in 75 major metro areas, ...
5 Actionable Tips for Buying in a Tough Market
Real estate investing isn’t always a bed of roses, especially in a tough market. However, given that the vast majority of real estate investors say that at the end of the day, they prefer to invest in their “own backyard,” it is vitally important for every investor to understand how ...
Renting: The New American Dream
This is a transcript of a previously-aired “Real Estate News” podcast broadcast by Kathy Fettke, co-CEO and founder of the Real Wealth Network. The old American Dream maybe isn’t for everybody… At least if it comes with a mortgage. That’s why a new American Dream, renting, seems to be taking ...
Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate Investing
Thanks to the convergence of artificial intelligence and real estate investing, the future of the real estate industry is no longer a matter of speculation. It is no longer a matter of what is possible, if and when the technology emerges to make the theoretical practical; it is no longer ...
Top Cities for Out-of-Town Buyers
According to a new report on the top cities for out-of-town-buyers, U.S. home-buyers are on the move and about one in every five of them are not thinking local when they are looking for new places to live. According to a recent Redfin analysis of about 1 million Redfin users looking ...
10 Top Kitchen Design Trends for 2017
Based on a member survey from the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), a nonprofit that owns the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® and represents nearly 14,000 member companies throughout the kitchen and bath industry, homeowners have some distinct preferences about their kitchens in 2017. NKBA identified 10 trends homeowners ...
American Association of Private Lenders Ethics Committee Positions
The American Association of Private Lenders (AAPL) is pleased to announce the addition of Bobby Montagne Jr. of Walnut Street Finance and Walnut Street Investment Fund to its Ethics Advisory Committee, and the addition of Melissa Martorella of Geraci Law Firm in a new ex officio Ethics Advisory Committee position ...
8 Reasons to Invest in Commercial Real Estate in 2017
We are well into 2017, but some people are still on the fence about investing in real estate. They don't know what the new administration is doing with rule and regulations. They aren't sure how the economy is going to react. They are still scared from many years of bad ...
With more and more websites showing available properties for sale, are we looking at the death of the MLS? One article on the topic actually featured a picture of a mushroom cloud. If the days of MLS really over, how would that affect the real estate industry? In the past, ...
Which is Best: SEP IRA or Solo 401(k)?
This is a transcript of a previously-aired segment of “Self-Directed Investor Talk,” a radio show dealing with self-directed IRA strategy hosted by Bryan Ellis. Listen up, you self-employed people. If you’ve ever wondered: What’s right for me: A SEP IRA or a Solo 401(k)… I’ve got the crystal-clear answer for ...
Remember: “It’s Only a Zestimate!”
Real estate investors have always had a love-hate relationship with Zillow, which has firmly ensconced itself as a force in the housing data industry thanks to millions of listings with hundreds of details about each property in the system. In what is perhaps its greatest strength, Zillow excels at posting ...
U.S. Home Price Index Overview Report Through March 2017
CoreLogic’s Home Price Index National Overview (HPI) shows a gain of 1.6 percent prior to the previous month of February 2017, in the single-family tier to include distressed home sales. The HPI indicates 7.1 percent year-over-year gain in the single-family category to include distressed home sales. Forecasted for April 2017 ...
