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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.
Retirement Accounts Vs. Real Estate Investing
We’ve all heard the question: Would you rather have $1,000,000 today or have a penny double every day for 30 days? What if we changed the question to: Would you rather contribute $200 per month for 30 years to a retirement account or $200 per month toward real estate? Would ...
You Cannot Profit from Yesterday’s Growth
You cannot profit from yesterday’s growth. The past is the past. On the other hand, yesterday’s growth may bite you if you don’t plan accordingly. In 2020 and 2021, the stock and crypto markets skyrocketed from the infusion of billions of dollars of stimulus money. Newbie investors took advantage of ...
Deed Restricted Communities – What a Landlord Should Know
If you’re new to being a landlord you’ll want to educate yourself on what deed-restricted communities are, and whether you’ll want to get involved in this type of neighborhood, as soon as possible. Here is a guide to help you understand the basics. What is a Deed Restricted Community? This ...
If you invest in or syndicate real estate, what are your duties to your investors? You owe them a duty of loyalty. But how far does that go? The issue of corporate opportunities is important. I wrote a whole chapter on it (from which part of this is excerpted) in ...
Tips For Lending During a (Possible) Downturn
If you are a real estate professional, investor, or even casual onlooker, at some point in the last seven or eight years, you must have asked yourself, “When is this run going to be over?” Since the Great Recession of 2008-2010, real estate has been on fire just about everywhere ...
7 Tips to Guide a New Entrepreneur’s Path
One of the most common feelings you will experience as a new real estate entrepreneur is confusion. You have all the power, which means you must make the big decisions; however, that is easier said than done. There is no one who will tell you exactly what to do, leaving ...
How to Retire Early as a Real Estate Investor
The average American will retire in their 60s, but you may hope to leave your full-time job and retire much sooner. Retiring early requires planning, investing, and taking steps to fast track your financial freedom. Investing in real estate is one of the most reliable ways to build long-term wealth ...
4 Tips for Buying Commercial Property for the First Time
Commercial property is at the top of many people’s wish lists, and for a good reason: It has proved to be a profitable venture time and time again. The right investment can leave you with a valuable asset that you can rent out, creating a steady monthly income stream. However, ...
Starting a Business as an Introvert
It's a common misconception that in order to succeed at business, a gregarious, extroverted personality is key. But success in entrepreneurship is not exclusive to outgoing people. Consider famous introverts like Oprah, Bill Gates, and Albert Einstein. Each are household names, and each would relish the rejuvenation they got from ...
4 Pros And Cons Of Living In A Planned Community
Your home should be a place where you can feel safe and sound from any harmful elements or people which might cause you harm. While staying up inside your room can help you be at peace, knowing that you live in a great environment can help boost your spirits, which ...
Lending on Former Big Box Stores
Before the 1970s, Americans shopped downtown. In both rural towns and urban neighborhoods, the shops and professional services anyone needed were all lined up in a neat walkable row. Most of those buildings were multilevel, with shops and offices at ground level and residential units above. This is the era ...
Best Ways to Maximize your Rental’s ROI in 2022
If you’ve taken the leap into single-family rental property ownership, chances are that you have one main goal in mind: to make a profit. And while investing in rental real estate can be a very lucrative way to go, to make it pay, you’ve still got to use smart strategies ...
Buying a Home at Auction? These Tips Will Help You Prepare Yourself.
Buying at auction can be a lucrative mode of acquiring a home, but it can also be an overwhelming experience for first-time buyers. House auctions are not as scary or complicated as they look. Even though real estate auctions are confusing, they give a quicker result. Auctions may be exciting, ...
Partnering With a Lender You Can Trust
The most productive and sustainable relationships are premised on a strong foundation of mutual trust. You trust your attorney to provide objective, well-researched legal insight. You turn to your physician for dependable, effective medical treatment. What about your private money lender? For many Americans, one of the most significant financial ...
Bridge Financing for Commercial Real Estate
Bull Funding provides bridge financing for real estate investors with commercial and residential financing needs. We offer fast approvals and funding, competitive rates, and reliable service for direct bridge loan financing. A private bridge loan can be funded within a short time for investment property. Private bridge loans from hard ...
A common thread running through Kemra Norsworthy’s career is that she doesn’t like to lose. From her time selling cars to many years in the mortgage and private lending industries, her outlook is “if there’s a will, there’s a way.” She taps that determination as founder and CEO of Bull ...
No More Keeping Up with the Joneses
Back in the early 2000s, a former insurance executive was just cutting his teeth in house flipping and real estate investing, which had been his dream since high school. He was searching for deals on the real estate market and looking for ways to finance them. He met “Manny,” a ...
How to Build Trust with Your Investors and Borrowers
Private equity investing is appealing, and it’s also risky. To build trust with investors and borrowers, you must offer total transparency. Transparency with Investors There are several ways you can use software to demonstrate transparency with investors. Investors like to count their money 24/7, so give them a portal that ...
Revolutionary or Evolutionary?
There are usually two strategies when it comes to growing a sales team: hire experienced talent or grow new talent. But there’s another way of thinking about your sales team: It should really be a revolutionary or evolutionary strategy. You’re captivated, right? Well, hold on to your seat! We are ...
Think Realty Webinar: Turnkey Investing: How to Start, Scale, Diversify & Build a Portfolio
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On August 10th at 11AM (CST), Zach LeMaster from Rent to Retirement will be speaking about "Turnkey Investing: How to Start, Scale, Diversify & Build a Portfolio." From this webinar you will learn: How to use Turnkey investing to get started, ...
Bill Tessar fell in love with lending early in his career. During his freshman year of college, he worked as an originator—and he hasn’t looked back since. “The whole ‘love at first sight’ type of thing that people talk about—I think that applies to me and the business,” he said ...
Think Realty Webinar: Investing in Florida
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On June 22nd at 2PM (CST), a panel of experts will be speaking about “Investing in Florida.” This webinar will be moderated by Romney Navarro from Streamline Funding and panelists include: John Cate with Finance of America Robert Knight with Whitestone ...
3 Ways First Time Homeowners Benefit From Government-Backed Mortgages
Government-backed mortgages are essentially loan accounts guaranteed and maintained by the federal government. Applicants for loans serving the State or employed by the State are typically eligible to get it. Lenders look favorably upon this type of loan accommodation due to the certainty of its payback. There are many mortgage ...
What Does the New Normal Look Like?
It’s the question at the forefront of every real estate investor’s mind: When will the housing market stabilize? On any given week, you might answer that question very differently. Just a few short months ago, no one would have predicted the impact of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and its ...
5 Important Facts About Quitclaim Deeds for Real Property Transfers
If you are a real estate investor, you are always looking for properties that look attractive with an even more attractive price tag. Let’s say that a family member has offered you a quitclaim deed for their property. What should you do in this case? Should you take it or ...
