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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.

Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs

Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs

The real estate world can be complicated. There’s a significant amount of terms and concepts that you need to understand to be successful in the field. Real Estate Investors, borrowers, and entrepreneurs are some of the most fundamental terms you’ll need to know. Luckily, these are very self-explanatory and easy ...
Celebrate Labor Day with Free Delivery & Additional Savings on GE Appliances!

Celebrate Labor Day with Free Delivery & Additional Savings on GE Appliances!

| Think Realty | Article | Funding
GE Labor Day Sale! Don't miss out on Labor Day savings at GE Appliances to add more profit to your deals! Get FREE DELIVERY on orders over $299 and additional savings on select appliances.* Plus, shop the new suite of small appliances, while supplies last. Check out GE's special financing ...
When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

| Think Realty | Article | Fundamentals
Rental properties offer real estate investors long- and short-term profits. From the start, you can charge rent that will cover the cost of the mortgage, expenses, and taxes while producing a steady stream of income. Owning a rental property also yields long-term results. At some point, you will sell your ...
How to Get a Hard Money Bridge Loan with Bad Credit

How to Get a Hard Money Bridge Loan with Bad Credit

If you’re a borrower looking for financing options for your investment property, your only options are to reach out to conventional institutions (banks), mortgage companies, and direct private money lenders. However, if you are a real estate investor with bad credit, many of the traditional funding sources would not be ...
How to Use a Private Money Loan

How to Use a Private Money Loan

| Michael Mikhail | Article | Funding
Banks used to be the only option for real estate investors trying to take out loans. Nowadays, private money lenders are allowing investors to borrow money under more flexible conditions. Banks and traditional financial institutions can reject your loan application for multiple reasons—your credit score, your debt-to-income ratio, employment status, ...
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4 Real Estate Questions That Buyers and Sellers Need to Ask

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
Real estate is a great business to be in. But it is also one of the most heavily regulated businesses you can be in. There is a very good reason for that heavy regulation. There was a time when the real estate game was dreadfully corrupt. Sadly, this is why ...
The Hygienic Housing Trend

The Hygienic Housing Trend

It’s no surprise that new smart tech wellness innovations continue to invade the residential marketplace as many consumers have a heightened concern for killing germs and bacteria, especially in wet water areas like the kitchen and bathroom. A 2021 Home Upgrade study was released showing that bathrooms are one of ...
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How Real Estate Professionals Can Impress Clients During Boom Periods

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
The real estate market waxes and wanes, as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic — and when it waxes, there’s a lot of money to be made. Real estate professionals need to not only take note when interest surges (and prices surge) but also respond accordingly, upping their efforts and ...
Free Webinar! Kathy Fettke's Mid-Year Real Estate Market Update

Free Webinar! Kathy Fettke’s Mid-Year Real Estate Market Update

Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On August 23rd at 2PM (CST), Kathy Fettke from RealWealth will be speaking about what real estate investors can expect in the coming months, along with what the experts are saying about the future. Attend this webinar to find out: Will ...
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Should You Invest in Commercial Real Estate?

For the investor looking to build wealth over the long term, save for retirement, or simply achieve a greater level of financial freedom, real estate, whether residential or commercial, offers ample opportunity to do exactly that. Real estate will diversify your portfolio and offer considerable tax benefits, but when it ...
4 Things You Need To Know About UK Property Investment

4 Things You Need To Know About UK Property Investment

Local and foreign investors are showing greater interest in UK properties as ways to gain profit. The residential market remains undaunted by the coronavirus pandemic, and it offers excellent potential as property demands outpace the supply.  Experts estimate a 21.1% increase in UK property prices and predict that the housing ...
Real Estate Industry Strongly Opposes the CDC Imposing a New Federal Eviction Moratorium

Real Estate Industry Strongly Opposes the CDC Imposing a New Federal Eviction Moratorium

A broad real estate coalition strongly opposes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decision to reimpose a federal eviction moratorium. This move takes place despite the fact that the Administration itself noted it lacks the legal authority for a more targeted eviction moratorium. The best way to help struggling renters ...
5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home

5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home

As a homeowner, you want to get the best price while selling your home. Irrespective of the condition of the housing market, it’s important to find out the fair market price for your home to deal with instances like stamp duty collection, taxation, insurance claims, loans, sale or purchase, and ...
Be Your Own Banker While Creating Generational Wealth

Be Your Own Banker While Creating Generational Wealth

The need for financing in life is significant when it comes to our purchases and investments, but the way in which you finance your purchases can have a serious impact on how you grow your wealth. Did you know there’s a tax-free way to finance your real estate investments without ...
The Real Estate Matchmaker

The Real Estate Matchmaker

| Joe Dyton | Article | Profiles
For Josh Stech, helping people find a better place to live has never been a job, but a calling. Stech is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sundae, a California-based firm that specializes in connecting people looking to sell homes that could “use a little love” with property investors looking to ...
Hemp Homes: A New Sustainable Building Trend

Hemp Homes: A New Sustainable Building Trend

Anyone building or remodeling this past year has seen lumber, steel, and concrete prices skyrocket. Lumber has tripled and other building materials have increased similarly. How can investors who already have tight margins handle the increased prices? How can we continue to build and not outstrip the capacity of buyers ...
Design Trends Worth Trying

Design Trends Worth Trying

Beads as Texture I have used beads as a texture and an accessory item for a long time. I am going to continue using them for even longer! I am starting to see them pop up in so many more creative ways. I love draping beads over a lampshade, finishing ...
What Buyers Want

What Buyers Want

Home has taken on a new meaning and function this past year. It is no longer the place we return to after a long day at the office; it is the office, the classroom, the gym, and the relaxation zone. What are current homeowners and buyers looking for as they ...
The Growing Homelessness Crisis

The Growing Homelessness Crisis

There is a looming crisis affecting America’s senior citizens, and if not addressed, thousands will end up in the streets with no place to call home. The homelessness crisis is affecting Baby Boomers and seniors nationwide. As Baby Boomers age, the number of homeless seniors across the U.S. jumped nearly ...
Reposition Properties to Maximize Profit

Reposition Properties to Maximize Profit

One of the most challenging parts of acquiring a new property is having the vision for what it could become. For example, when purchasing a single-family home, it’s easier to envision repairs to a bathroom or kitchen, but in more complex real estate transactions, such as the purchase of a ...
Real Estate Agents—Doomed or Different?

Real Estate Agents—Doomed or Different?

It goes without saying that 2020 and the pandemic brought about huge changes in the real estate industry, forcing many real estate agents to pivot, adapt, and re-strategize. While many saw their businesses tank, others still saw an increase in their businesses. Why? What did they do differently? With over ...
Online Marketing Trends Real Estate Investors Should Not Overlook

Online Marketing Trends Real Estate Investors Should Not Overlook

Marketing can be defined as the organization of the sale of a product. It starts from deciding on its price, the areas it should be supplied to, and how it should be advertised. Marketing yourself as a real estate investor is important to gain more online presence and visibility. One ...
Virtual Assistants: Changing Your Real Estate Business

Virtual Assistants: Changing Your Real Estate Business

Do you feel overwhelmed and weighed down by daily mundane tasks? Freedom could be at your fingertips if you welcome a virtual assistant to your team. If you are contemplating hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA) and still feel on the fence, let me help you by providing the benefits they ...
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5 Things to Look For When Buying Rental Properties

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
It’s no secret that priorities have shifted and values have evolved for property owners and tenants alike. With more renters entering the market, real estate is hot for investors. If you’re already an investor or want to get into the field, now is a good time because people are relocating, ...
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Traits of Successful Real Estate Investors

| Contributor | Article | Operations
For some property owners, it’s a great time to sell and investors are trying to cash out if their property is going for a good price. While no one can really control the market, it takes a special kind of person to become a successful real estate investor. It’s not ...