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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.

Proactive Investing

Proactive Investing

Understanding the pitfalls of real estate investing is critical to building your real estate portfolio and longevity whether you are investing in residential or commercial real estate. One of the best ways to protect yourself is to be proactive and educate yourself as to where the risks may lie and ...
The Risks You Didn’t Consider

The Risks You Didn’t Consider

Most investors will evaluate potential investments and account for scenarios that would negatively impact their investment returns. They describe this as risk assessment or risk management, though technically it is a threat analysis (see my article in Think Realty in June 2020 for a more thorough explanation). Real estate investors ...
The Rocket Man

The Rocket Man

| Joe Dyton | Article | Profiles
Typically, the terms “risk taker” and “cautious” are not applied to the same person, but Ryan Robson had made a career out of assuming both of these traits when it comes to his real estate career and business decisions. Robson has owned Rocket Lister since November 2020. The multi-state company ...
Real Estate: A People Business

Real Estate: A People Business

The term ‘Risk Management’ in real estate often brings three things to mind: have good insurance, have a great attorney, and document everything in writing. It would have been easy to just focus and write about those three things, but you can find that anywhere. As an active real estate ...
Market Spotlight: Boise, ID

Market Spotlight: Boise, ID

If you haven’t heard by now, the Boise, ID metro housing market is absolutely blistering hot. The COVID pandemic has created new and unforeseen demand trends for the Boise-Nampa metropolitan area, also known as Treasure Valley. The rise of remote working amid the pandemic has allowed many folks to relocate ...
The Ultimate Risk Management Playbook

The Ultimate Risk Management Playbook

In the real estate market, many rightfully worried the COVID-19 pandemic would lead to another crisis. But we didn’t see the 2008 housing collapse play out again, as some predicted. From January 2020 to January 2021, CoreLogic research shows the average home price jumped 11.21 percent, with total home sales ...
Presidents' Circle

Presidents’ Circle

| Editorial Staff | Article | Profiles
One of Think Realty’s Women to Watch this year, Arianne Lemire is proving she is worth watching in the real estate investment industry. In our March issue, she shared her REI journey and that although she has amassed wealth from her investment strategies, her passion is educating others on how ...
VoIP Phone Systems: The Latest Communications Tool for Realty Investors

VoIP Phone Systems: The Latest Communications Tool for Realty Investors

Today, investors of real estate are experiencing a variety of issues given a global pandemic, the state of the economy, and a seller’s market. One challenge they face is what communications tool they should be using for today’s busy on-the-go times. For many investors, switching to VoIP (voice over internet ...
Modern Office Space Features that Support Workplace Health and Wellness

Modern Office Space Features that Support Workplace Health and Wellness

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, most working adults were clocking in from home. Now, many of them are heading back to the office, but not without some concerns about health and safety. In fact, 50% of employees in the U.S. are worried about returning to work. The good ...
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Should Investors Focus More on Cashflow or Equity?

“Why not both?” might be your retort to this article’s title, and I would surely agree that a real estate investor should seek both cash flow and equity. There’s no reason to settle for just one or the other, of course. That being said, “focus” is the key word here; ...
"Hack"

What Is House Hacking?

If you’re new to real estate investing, you’ve probably discovered that it’s not as easy to break into as, say, the stock market. There is no Robinhood for rental property, and you can’t start with just $1. But there is a way to get your foot in the door — ...
How the Coronavirus Will Change the Real Estate Industry Going Forward

How the Coronavirus Will Change the Real Estate Industry Going Forward

Now that the Biden Administration has lifted its mandate to wear masks in federal buildings and national parks (and recommended states do the same) for vaccinated individuals, we are starting to see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel for the collective Coronavirus nightmare that has affected ...
Moving Out of State

3 Tips to Make Moving Fun

| Think Realty | Article | Fundamentals
It's rare to find anyone describing moving to a new home as "fun." In fact, that's the last word you would expect. It’s not one that would come to mind before, during, and after a move. Distress about moving even occurs when people move to their dream home. When you ...
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How to Become a Successful Real Estate Agent in California

| Think Realty | Article | Fundamentals
Real estate is one of the most lucrative businesses one can invest in. It has good returns, and the more you practice, the higher your commission. However, one of the things you need to remember is that it takes time to build a career in real estate. It is not ...
3D Tours Increase SFR Property Leads

3D Tours Increase SFR Property Leads

If you haven’t been using 3D tours to market your single-family rental properties, you might want to consider doing so. According to PlanOmatic, a national provider of Property Insights and marketing services for the single-family rental industry, the impact of 3D tours is substantial. The company announced the results of ...
6 Ways to Save Time And Money When Moving

6 Ways to Save Time And Money When Moving

| Think Realty | Article | Operations
No matter how you put it, moving can be expensive and time-consuming. That’s why it’s essential to find every opportunity you can to save precious resources when doing your big move.  If you’re planning on moving to a new house soon, consider reading this article in its entirety as it ...
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RCN Capital Surpasses 10,000 Loans Funded

RCN Capital, a leading nationwide private lender specializing in providing financing for real estate investors, announced that it has funded over 10,000 loans since its inception in 2010, affirming the company as an influential lender in the space. This is the second funding milestone RCN Capital has reached in 2021 ...
Connecting Deals and Investors: The Virtual Event of the Year!

Connecting Deals and Investors: The Virtual Event of the Year!

Join Real Estate IQ in a virtual event with 7 experts, multiple networking rooms, and simultaneous translation to Spanish. Free entrance for the first 100 registrations!   Get your comfy slippers, put on a nice shirt, and sit on your favorite couch because the virtual event of the year is here! Join ...
How to Find an Investment-Minded Real Estate Agent

How to Find an Investment-Minded Real Estate Agent

There are many ways to find good deals. You can send out letters to potentially motivated sellers, build up an online presence with SEO marketing, scout FSBOs on Craigslist and other sites, network with wholesalers or become a real estate agent yourself and look through the MLS for potential deals ...
5 Ways to Get Your Rental Property Ready for Peak Leasing Season

5 Ways to Get Your Rental Property Ready for Peak Leasing Season

| Think Realty | Article | Operations
The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and that sweet spring smell is in the air. It must be time for peak leasing season — and people are looking to move! Are you ready to take advantage of this increase in demand? Here are five ways to ensure your ...
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How to Sell Your Mobile Home Quickly

| Think Realty | Article | Operations
You may have been living comfortably in a mobile home for years. But, now that you’ve finally saved enough for an upgrade, you might be considering to live downtown to a site-built home and sell your mobile home.  'How to sell my mobile home fast?' This might be a question ...
What You Need To Know About House-Flipping

What You Need To Know About House-Flipping

It’s funny how reality tv shows about flipping houses reflect very little about the actual process and outcome. You see a happily married couple secure a home for a steal, invest money into fixing it up, then sell the property for thousands of dollars in profit. Think about it for ...
On the Radar: Accessory Dwelling Units

On the Radar: Accessory Dwelling Units

Creative real estate comes in all shapes and sizes. Seller carryback, wraps, master leasing, and lot splits are a few that come to mind. However, there’s one creative strategy I’ve been following closely since 2017: accessory dwelling units or ADUs. The strategy is becoming more popular due to government intervention, ...
Flipping the Script

Flipping the Script

| Joe Dyton | Article | Profiles
Cal American Homes owner and Claremont Capital founder Jessie Rodriguez didn’t just play a house flipper on television, he does so in real life. Over the course of 20 years, former HGTV host Jessie Rodriguez has found success in every facet of real estate including mortgages, house flipping, investing, and ...
Millions of Unsellable Homes Could Upheave the Housing Market

Millions of Unsellable Homes Could Upheave the Housing Market

Sweeping demographic changes are underway in the U.S. as tens of millions of Baby Boomers age into retirement. Between now and 2030, the number of Americans aged 65 years and older will increase to 73 million people, accounting for 30 percent of the population. Roughly 70 percent of them will ...