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Do You Want to Start a Part-Time or Weekend Business? Real Estate Investing Could Be the Answer

Kevin Guz | 12 May 2016

For those individuals who have a full-time career but are looking either for a little extra income or ultimately a whole new career, real estate investing could be the answer.… more

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Before it was Cool: Crowdfunding with Ignite Funding

Travis Williams | 12 May 2016

The term “crowdfunding” did not exist in the American vocabulary prior to 2011. Over its first five years in existence, $34 billion in contributions has been reached, carving out a… more

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work, and it Starts With a ‘Magic Question’

Engelo Rumora | 10 May 2016

You know what really ticks me off about most of the investors I deal with? (And I’m putting that nicely, believe me!) And I speak to a lot of investors… more

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Less than 1 Percent of Seriously Underwater U.S. Properties Qualify for Principal Reduction Under New FHFA Program

Think Realty | 10 May 2016

RealtyTrac’s Q1 2016 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report estimates that less than 1 percent of all seriously underwater properties nationwide potentially qualify for principal loan forgiveness under a new… more

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Apartment Outlook For Investors in 2016 is Rosy, But Watch Out For the Thorns

Lawrence Fassler | 9 May 2016

Apartment rents have been rising for six years, which is great news for investors. Most economists expect 2016 to be another strong year. Some caution is warranted, though, as developer… more

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Top 10 Trends in a Banner Year for Real Estate Investors

Larry Arth | 9 May 2016

2016 is proving to be another banner year for real estate investors, with a continued short supply of homes to live in and even shorter supply of the most highly… more

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Want to Buy More Houses? Provide More Solutions.

Kevin Guz | 6 May 2016

There’s one thing that we as investors often forget when dealing with distressed sellers. And that is: it is never about the house. Rather, it’s about the situation of that… more

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Realty Trac 2015 Year-End Foreclosure Report

RealtyTrac | 4 May 2016

Data provider RealtyTrac’s Year-End 2015 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on 1,083,572 of the nation’s properties in 2015, down 3 percent… more

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Ups, Downs, and In-Betweens

Pete Reeb | 4 May 2016

Our outlook for 2016 varies dramatically by market and price point in Southern California. At a high level, there are three major markets on the upswing, one is holding its… more

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Just As We Predicted…

Todd Tomalak | 4 May 2016

Repair and remodeling spending grew five percent-plus last year, just as we predicted. On Jan. 4, the Census Bureau announced a significant revision to its residential improvement spending estimates due… more

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