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Real Estate Investment Strategy, with Vena Jones-Cox

Real Estate Investment Strategy, with Vena Jones-Cox

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Vena Jones-Cox with regoddess.com is on the show to discuss real estate investment strategy and wholesaling. Know the mindset you have with being an investor, and figure out how to build your team. She and Abhi talk about how wholesale investing can fit into the overall picture of your real ...
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Americans Prefer Renovating to Buying

| Article | Market & Trends
Over three-quarters of Americans say they would rather renovate their current home than make a down payment on a new one. This surprising information was recently released by Zillow in its “Housing Aspirations Report.” The report is based in part on data from Zillow’s annual report on consumer housing trends ...
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Top 5 Cities for Jobs in 2018

| Article | Market & Trends
Glassdoor, a job-review and insight website, recently released its “Best Cities for Jobs in 2018” list. In this case, the survey revealed secondary markets made a strong showing. The list weighs how easy it is to get a job, the area's affordability, and the rate of employee satisfaction. Although midsize cities may ...
Real Estate Debt, with Brett Crosby

Real Estate Debt, with Brett Crosby

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Brett Crosby, Co-Founder and COO of PeerStreet is on the show to discuss real estate debt and the due diligence you should be performing. Crosby also shares the innovation and growth his company has had in the market and some of the keys to their success. They focus on the ...
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Sherwin-Williams 2019 Colormix® Color Forecast

This fall, the design and real estate investing sectors are closer than ever before thanks to the ubiquitous “real estate reality” shows dominating our television screens. Last year, American investors flipped a record-setting 207,000 single-family homes. At the same time, a single television network hosted more than a dozen real ...
Relevant Real Estate News, with Noel Christopher

Relevant Real Estate News, with Noel Christopher

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Noel Christopher from Renters Warehouse is on the show today to discuss real estate and market news with Abhi. They get into a hot topic and talk about student loan debt and how it has impacted individuals looking to borrow for a home. They are looking at the overall economy ...
Win the Game, with Robert Mulcahy

Win the Game, with Robert Mulcahy

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Robert Mulcahy has been with Angel Oak Prime Bridge since its foundation and has been investing in the Atlanta market for the past 20 years. Robert comes to Think Realty Radio for this episode with an interesting case study about a client with whom he works. Robert uses this experience as ...
Real Wealth Network, with Kathy Fettke

Real Wealth Network, with Kathy Fettke

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Kathy Fettke, Real Wealth Network, is on air with Abhi to discuss real estate investment opportunities and where to be looking. She talks strategy for cash flow and realistic ways to build your portfolio. Portland’s Pearl District is a trendy area and Kathy has details on her syndication deal in ...
Market Trends, with Daren Blomquist

Market Trends, with Daren Blomquist

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Daren Blomquist from ATTOM Data is on the show to discuss market trends. Abhi has some great questions for Daren that listeners don’t want to miss, for example, is home flipping still a good investment strategy despite shrinking profit margins? Get the scoop on the best neighborhoods for home flipping ...
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Renovation Rockstar: Beach Airbnb

When Neal and Cory Barnett, co-owners at List & Sell Realty, first snagged a great deal on a Topsail Island beachside property in North Carolina by preemptively bidding before the official auction date, they planned to fix up the weathered, two-unit vacation rental and flip it to another buyer. However, ...
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Tile Options for Your Investment Properties

Many investors groan when they hear the word “tile.” After all, the process of laying tile can be time-consuming, dusty, and expensive. However, this flooring comes with some big advantages (and there is a way to speed up installation as well). Investors choosing to tile a property have many options ...
Buyer-Sentiment

Homebuyer Sentiment Fell in September

| Article | Market & Trends
Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) fell slightly in September from its measure in August. Contrary to this, five percent more Americans say it's a good time to buy a home. Behind the Numbers These confusing statistics are not actually contradictory. The HPSI is established based on six metrics ...
The 4 Markets Ripe for Gut Jobs, with Carole Ellis

The 4 Markets Ripe for Gut Jobs, with Carole Ellis

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Carole VanSickle Ellis joins Abhi and Think Realty Radio for another enlightening interview. This time around, the two discuss a unique list in the upcoming edition of Think Realty Magazine: the four markets around the nation that are ripe for gut jobs! Carole is Think Realty Magazine’s Editor in Chief ...
Private Lending, with EJ Chanin

Private Lending, with EJ Chanin

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EJ Chanin, Investor Relations with Rama Capital, is on the show and brings a fresh perspective on private lending. He answers questions you might have regarding trust deed investing and the potential risks that could come with investing in trust deeds. He says he would bet on the US housing ...
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Think Realty and Triangle REIA Bring Real Estate Education to Southeastern US

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Triangle Real Estate Investors Association will hold the TREIA Conference and Expo Powered by Think Realty at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle, October 25 – 27. At the event, high-achieving real estate investors will teach others how to start or expand their real estate businesses. The ...
Riding the Real Estate Rollercoaster, with Jamie Wooley

Riding the Real Estate Rollercoaster, with Jamie Wooley

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Jamie Wooley, Real Estate Agent, Investor and Wholesaler, joins the show and talks about her journey to the wholesaling world. She gives four pieces of advice for what every wholesaler should know, including educating yourself and not being afraid to fail. As a wife, a mother and a businesswoman extrodainaire ...
Painless Networking, with Joe Fairless

Painless Networking, with Joe Fairless

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Co-Founder of Ashcroft Capital and host of the Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever podcast, Joe Fairless joins Abhi to provide REI wisdom for you. Joe’s show is the world’s longest running daily real estate investing podcast. His personal philosophy revolves around adding value to yourself and your investments, whatever ...
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Competing with Multifamily Properties Doesn’t Mean Replicating Them

| Article | Market & Trends
Investors who own multifamily properties of 50 units or less often feel “out-classed” by larger local competition. This can lead to poor decision-making when "keeping up with the Joneses” extends to “keeping up with the mega mixed-development.” During a panel hosted the by the IMN Middle Market Multifamily Forum in ...
Roundup of Real Estate News, with Noel Christopher

Roundup of Real Estate News, with Noel Christopher

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From FICO scores to home-flipping rates to home values, Noel Christopher with RentersWarehouse.com joins us to lend his expertise as we get into real estate news stories. Abhi and Noel have a fun conversation and give their opinion on the housing market and want to be sure listeners know there ...
Real Estate Investment Financing, with Aaron Chapman

Real Estate Investment Financing, with Aaron Chapman

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Aaron Chapman, founder of Security National Mortgage Company, delivers an inspiring message about getting started and persevering through the real estate investment game. He gives a great example on leverage and returns that you definitely want to hear! Aaron and Abhi go over what it means to work “on” your ...
Adapt, Grow, Learn, & Earn, with Linda Liberatore

Adapt, Grow, Learn, & Earn, with Linda Liberatore

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Integrating technology into your REI business, no matter the size, is a must in today’s world. Renters may not even consider applying for a unit for which a paper form must be filled out. While Generation Z is known for things like having a short attention span and being addicted ...
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One-to-One with John Manes & Pinnacle Storage Properties

| Article | Profiles
When John Manes, CEO of Pinnacle Storage Properties, talks about the self-storage business, he gets directly to the point: “We buy under-managed, under-enhanced, and under-expanded self-storage facilities. We go in and fix them up, increase value through revenue management strategies, do expansions when the market demands it, and take a ...
Residential Assisted Living, with Gene Guarino

Residential Assisted Living, with Gene Guarino

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The baby boomer generation is hitting an all-time high. By providing them a place to live you are filling a great need in our country. There are 77 million baby boomers and Gene Guarino with Residential Assisted Living Academy breaks down the real estate and the business side of owning ...
Think Realty Honors Winners

Think Realty Honors Winners

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Carole Ellis, editor in chief of Think Realty Magazine, breaks down the list of 10 categories for the Think Realty Honors and announces the winners in each category. The program was originally developed to honor the leaders and changemakers in the industry. It is a peer-reviewed process which makes it ...
Think Realty Magazine October 2018

Think Realty Magazine October 2018

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events •Sherwin-Williams 2019 Colormix® Color Forecast Special Section: Transformation |  Renovation Rockstar: Beach Airbnb •“Flipping” Between Short- and Long-Term Rental Strategy • Riding the Real Estate Roller Coaster • 3 Ways to Use Neutral Colors and Still Stand Out • How a ...