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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.
The New Think Realty Paint and Flooring Program
Nationwide brands Benjamin Moore and PPG and flooring supplier Tarkett have partnered with Think Realty to provide its members—real estate investors like you—savings on quality supplies and services to help you keep up your investment properties while keeping more money in your bank account. Benjamin Moore: Home Color Inspiration Benjamin ...
What do the following percentages have in common? 50% 208% 323% At one time or another this past year, these numbers reflect how much lumber prices have increased. Although, it’s hard to determine just how high lumber prices have climbed because the numbers seem to increase daily, and they drastically ...
How to Develop a Strong Investor-Lender Relationship
Like in any other industry, a successful real estate investor is only as good as their network of well-versed, experienced professionals, and that begins with the relationship they develop with their lender. Having a strong relationship with your lender that’s built on mutual understanding and trust can be vital to ...
Real Estate Financing: A Guide to Funding Options
As a new real estate investor, funding and finding real estate go hand in hand. Unfortunately, an absence of knowledge of finance options keeps on thwarting most novel real estate investors in the present market. However, there are multiple common financing options to choose from. The below options have been ...
Asset-Based Loans for Beginners
Are you interested in getting started in real estate investment? Or are you an experienced investor looking for alternative loan options? Then asset-based loans might be right for you! An asset-based line of credit uses your real estate as collateral, making them a great option for investors who might not ...
5 Reasons Why You Should Virtually Stage Your House to Sell
Selling your house is always a big deal. If you own property this is a great time to sell your home and upgrade to a better property. Even though 2020 was a slow year for real estate, things are changing quickly, and the real estate market has a lot to ...
The Ultimate Guide to Selling Farmland
At Tillable, our mission is to simplify owning and managing farmland. But when it comes to changes in ownership, we know the process can feel anything but simple. We’ve put together this guide to help lay out some considerations and best practices, from the right documentation to gather all the ...
How to Get a Soft Money Loan with a Private Lender
Stratton Equities has created a simple and easy process to receive a Soft Money Loan for your Real Estate Investment needs. We have an array of Soft Money, Hard Money, and NON-QM loan programs that are designed for any type of Real Estate Investor to meet all your mortgage needs ...
Tips for Buying from Wholesalers
Wholesaling real estate has a mixed reputation among real estate professionals with some seeing it as a good way to get started in real estate and flip houses with little risk while others see it as something close to acting as a real estate agent without a license and doing ...
Tech That Makes It Easy to Track Marketing ROI
“You can’t manage what isn’t measured.” My business coach was attempting to convince me it was worth the time and effort to track KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for my marketing to motivated sellers. How is Your Marketing Performing Right Now? Can you answer this question in a factual way? Or ...
4 Ways to Liquidate Real Estate Property Fast
Real estate is a great way to make long-term investments. However, if you have plenty of money tied up in property investments and are in need of urgent cash, liquidation is the easiest option. In very basic terms, liquidation refers to selling an asset off or converting it to cash ...
Leases are nice. Lease renewals are even nicer. Indeed, we have found that the biggest expense a property has tends to be turnover. In higher tax states, it might be property taxes. But where we are and for most, I expect, the biggest expense is the combination of fixing up ...
Tips for Flipping Multiple Properties at Once
Although you may have experience in fixing and flipping properties, flipping multiple properties at once is a whole different ball game. When flipping one property, you likely do most — if not all of — the work yourself, but when flipping multiple properties, you’ll need to rely on managing others ...
8 Majors to Consider When Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts
Is obtaining a bachelor’s degree in arts worth it? This question bothers many modern-day students since there are several myths associated with college education nowadays. People believe that most job opportunities are reserved for science graduates, making arts education less important. However, that is not true. Today, students with a ...
RealtyTrac Enhances Online Offerings and Resources for Real Estate Investors and Agents
RealtyTrac, the largest online marketplace for foreclosure and distressed properties and an ATTOM Data Solutions company, today announced a significant enhancement of its data offerings and resources – available on realtytrac.com – to help individual investors and real estate agents find, analyze and invest in residential properties. The new web platform showcases RealtyTrac’s property- level database ...
Access to World-Class Real Estate
Real estate is a unique investment product by nature. This asset class offers nearly unparalleled tax benefits, the comfort of tangibility and the opportunity for positive cashflow. For many, the appeal of real estate investing is in the appreciation, which can safeguard and grow wealth. Historically, private investments in real ...
Florida: The Fastest-Growing Real Estate Market
Bravo network’s celebrity realtor Ryan Serhant has teamed up with luxury residential developer Valor Capitol to discuss why Florida has become the fastest- growing real estate market in the country. With over 1,000 people moving to Florida each day, it is quickly becoming one of the fastest- growing states in ...
7 Maintenance Problems Every Landlord Can Encounter & How to Deal with Them
As a landlord, you’ll encounter many maintenance problems at some point. Leaky faucets, clogged pipes, faulty wiring, heating or air conditioning problems, burnt out light bulbs - these are just a few of them. Fortunately, the most common issues are usually the easiest to fix. In this article, you’ll find ...
How Real Estate Agents Are Returning to Work in 2021 Post-COVID
The year 2020 was the strangest year recorded in recent history. People stayed home from work, video calls and work from home became the norm, and most people didn’t leave their house unless necessary. Kids did school from home and it seemed like it would never end. This created an ...
The Ultimate Guide to Passive Income
If someone promises that you’ll make money while putting absolutely no effort, then well, there is a high chance that they aren’t entirely truthful. You might have heard that some of your friends are making a living out of a passive income, but let us assure you that to reap ...
It is truly a seller’s market right now. In April there were only 1.16 million U.S. homes for sale, a decrease of 20.5% from April 2020. The housing shortage has been attributed to more people moving from cities to suburbs and less people being willing to list their homes during ...
Why Should You Study An Engineering Degree?
If you're talented and want to play a role in the next phase of technological advancements, an engineering degree will provide you with a platform to show your creative spark! Just like any other degree, enrolling in an engineering course has its cons and pros. However, they can vary, depending ...
How Teamwork and Leadership Leverage Business Success
The success of a business is contingent upon many factors. A strong business plan, efficient organizational processes, and effective marketing are a few of those. However, the most significant element of success is having the 'right people' who can streamline business operations as per their organizational goals. These include an ...
Creating a New Breed of Multifamily Real Estate Company
My career in real estate started with a “red pill, blue pill” moment. It felt like a whole new world had been opened up to me, one that had been right under my nose my whole life. I grew up in McAllen, Texas and followed the advice that everyone gets ...
Expectations of Strong Post-COVID Recovery Bolster Competition for Commercial Real Estate Assets
Price discovery remains challenging. Multiple factors point to an economy that is firmly in recovery as a critical mass of the U.S. population becomes vaccinated. Stimulus checks have bolstered personal savings, consumption has surged to record levels and reviving air travel suggests that both business and leisure travelers are back ...
