Eddie Wilson

  • An entrepreneur and visionary by nature, Eddie’s widespread interests have led to successful ventures across the globe, from operating non-profits and owning an ad agency that worked with well-known household brands, to investing in hundreds of real estate projects and building a nationally syndicated radio show. Today, he guides AAPL and Think Realty with his marketing, funding, and real estate investing knowledge to ensure their establishment as the premier organizations in their sectors.

Eddie's Resident Expert Courses

Think Realty Podcast #286 – Conserve Your Cash With Bulletproof Wealth!
Resident Expert Course: Marketing on a Tight Budget
Operating your real estate investment business requires a lot of overhead. Marketing is how you generate leads and opportunity, so it shouldn't be an afterthought - but it doesn't need to be budget-breaking either.
Think Realty Podcast #286 – Conserve Your Cash With Bulletproof Wealth!
Resident Expert Course: Inbound Marketing
In this introduction to inbound marketing for real estate investors, you’ll learn about the differences, benefits, and limitations of both inbound and outbound marketing strategies.

All Content

Think Realty Podcast #118 – Marco Santarelli with Norada Real Estate Investments

Think Realty Podcast #118 – Marco Santarelli with Norada Real Estate Investments

Coronavirus. Stock Market. Mortgage Interest Rates. These topics are hot, hot, hot right now and on this episode, Eddie Wilson and Marco Santarelli dive into all of them, and more! What will the impact be? What are good markets to invest in today? In the second segment, learn about some ...
Think Realty Podcast #117 – Stuart Grazier with Storehouse310Turnkey.com

Think Realty Podcast #117 – Stuart Grazier with Storehouse310Turnkey.com

| Podcast | Asset Management, Funding
Think Realty CEO Eddie Wilson talks with Stuart Grazier about his career as an active duty Navy pilot and how he discovered real estate investing and learned about the power of passive income. Stuart is passing his knowledge to others through a Military/Veteran Real Estate Conference on May 29-30 called ...
Think Realty Podcast #116 – Adam Stern with Strata SFR

Think Realty Podcast #116 – Adam Stern with Strata SFR

| Podcast | Funds, Market & Trends, Topics
Think Realty CEO Eddie Wilson speaks with Adam Stern from Strata SFR about connecting Build for Rent Providers including Residential Home Builders and Developers to a diverse array of capital sources and helping them gain exposure to the SFR market. What are the hot areas in the country for Build ...
Think Realty Podcast #115 – Martin and Max Chera from Express Capital Financing

Think Realty Podcast #115 – Martin and Max Chera from Express Capital Financing

Think Realty CEO Eddie Wilson speaks with Father and Son team, Martin and David Chera from Express Capital Financing about the process of hard money deals. Learn about some of the programs that are currently available for investors to create wealth in real estate.  Plus, what are some of the ...
Think Realty Podcast #114 – Jason DeBono with Nuview Trust

Think Realty Podcast #114 – Jason DeBono with Nuview Trust

| Podcast | Asset Management, Funding
Why are self-directed accounts becoming so popular? How does the economy impact self-directed accounts? Is self-directed right for you? Vice President of NuView Trust, Jason DeBono answers these questions and more! For more information about NuView Trust, visit NuViewTrust.com For more information about the Think Realty Baltimore Conference & Expo ...
Business-Efficiency

Business Efficiency

| Article | Operations
For the past decade, I have been a student of business operations. I have led multiple businesses that use operational systems such as Six Sigma or Kaizen. I have seen many real estate businesses adopt a system called EOS or sometimes referred to as Traction. I believe that all of ...
Policy InfluencingPolicy Featured

Our Responsibility to Speak Up for Real Estate [Industry Opinion]

| Article | Legislation, Topics
The opinions stated in this article are solely those of the author. Make your voice heard on this topic on the Think Realty forums. Our own federal government has no idea who we are. That may sound like absolute heaven to a lot of you reading this, but the fact ...
Atlanta-Skyline

How Much Longer Can Atlanta’s Hot Housing Market Last?

This past July, Atlanta, Georgia’s housing market posted a historic high when the metro area’s median home price exceeded a quarter of a million dollars for the first time in history. Where does this latest real estate benchmark leave Atlanta-area investors? To answer this question, we must examine not just ...
retail real estate

3 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Investing in Hyper-Localized Housing Markets

Thanks to the overwhelming presence of technology in our lives today, real estate markets are becoming hyper-localized. I tend to blame our reliance on web-based social networks. After all, we can now poll our 500 closest friends about the relative merits of a neighborhood, a local middle school, or even ...
Remembering Kent Davis of Equistream

Remembering Kent Davis of Equistream

| Article | Market & Trends
Kent, a lifelong pastor and missionary, was also the owner of Equistream, a real estate investment firm that helped break down the barrier between investors at all levels of expertise and income. That accessibility extended not just into real estate, but to Kent’s personal philosophy as well. The first 35 ...
Best Marketing Practices for Investors

Best Marketing Practices for Investors

| Article | Operations
Often real estate business owners ask me how they can generate more leads. The other question they ask is closely related: What is the hottest new way to generate leads? While I do stay current with marketing trends and current market opportunities, most of the tried-and-true older methods are just ...
The Land of Opportunity

The Land of Opportunity

No matter what your political or social view of the United States of America, you must acknowledge that it is by far one of the most attractive countries in which to invest today. Although many investors struggle with the uncertainty of tomorrow, we have a much more stable environment than ...
Our Industry Needs Real Thought Leaders, Not More Gurus

Our Industry Needs Real Thought Leaders, Not More Gurus

| Article | Operations
A quote that applies to our industry "You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." —John Bunyan I have always been of the opinion that if you help others get where they want to go, you will ultimately arrive at your ...
Unnecessary Gaps

Unnecessary Gaps

As the President of Affinity Enterprise Group, I am in a unique position to see interesting trends emerge as I look over the more than 60 companies under our company’s umbrella. In watching one of our newer brands, Think Realty, I have noticed two major gaps in particular in the ...
The Power of Brand

The Power of Brand

| Article | Operations
While it may be today’s favorite buzzword—and a much-overused one —brand is a business essential that you must leverage effectively. The very survival of your business depends on it. Without a vivid understanding of how proper branding affects your business and your ability to promote it, you are doomed to ...
The Most Important Real Estate Investing Lesson

The Most Important Real Estate Investing Lesson

| Article | Operations
A good real estate lesson doesn't have to break the bank. At Think Realty, learn how to separate the 'real-deal' educators from real estate investing gurus and scammers. In real estate investing, as in other aspects of life, education is the foundation for success. But it’s not as simple as ...