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More Homeowners Turning to Short-Term Rentals as Investment Strategy
About a quarter of all vacation and investment property owners rented those properties out as short-term rentals in 2017, and nearly a third plan to do so in 2018. According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), nearly half (45%) of investment buyers report they plan ...
Growing Your Business, with Nema Daghbandan
Nema Daghbandan is a partner at Geraci Law and is today’s guest star. Geraci Law is a long-term partner who not only helps with legal work but also as an advisor in growing your business. Nema reveals key points in the lending end of real estate such as what criteria ...
Building Your Empire, with Noel Christopher
Noel Christopher, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Renters Warehouse, stops by to share his tips on how to build your realty empire one property at a time. Abhi and Noel discuss the importance of having "boots on the ground," the Renters Warehouse referral program, and building your realty ...
NAR Chief Economist Calls Spring 2018 a Season of “Unmet Expectations”
Citing “supply and affordability constraints” for keeping would-be homebuyers out of the housing market this past spring, National Association of Realtors (NAR) chief economist Lawrence Yun predicted summer would provide a “true test for the housing market this year.” Although spring home sales volumes were relatively low, Yun said he ...
Self Storage Developers Concerned Over Steel Tariffs
In March, President Trump placed a tariff on imported steel, which caused the price of domestic steel to rise. Although in the long term, this could be good news for the steel industry and the national economy, in the short term, a number of industries, including sectors in real estate, ...
Vacation-Home Markets Still in Recovery Mode
Vacation-home housing markets are lagging in the housing recovery. According to Zillow Research, markets with the highest densities of vacation homes are 9% below their pre-crisis peak in values, while homes with low densities of vacation homes are now 14% above. During the housing boom in the early 2000s, vacation-home ...
Not a Pro? Not a Problem! With Larry Goins
Author of Getting Started in Real Estate Day Trading Larry Goins discusses how to start investing in real estate without having a ton of capital or taking too much risk. He dives into different techniques to gain chunks of cash versus a passive cash flow income. Join Abhi as he explores Larry Goins’ tips ...
The Ins and Outs of Commercial Real Estate, with Pam Goodwin
Not only is Pam Goodwin the CEO of Goodwin Commercial and the author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller Winning Ways in Commercial Real Estate, but she is also a member of the Think Realty coaching team. Pam discusses the importance of following up on potential properties, standing out from the ...
Biggest Gains in Home Sales Remain on the West Coast
If you sold your home in 2017, you probably had owned it for about eight years and likely made a profit of about 21%. This is according to a new report from Zillow, which analyzed national, regional, and municipal data about housing over the course of 2017. The national numbers ...
The Path to Home Ownership, with Ken Lacy
Ken Lacy retired from the Navy Reserves with 26 years of combined service and works today to assist veterans in finding a permanent residence they can rent-to-own. Ken shares with Ahbi three rules that apply to anyone dabbling in the realty world: educate yourself, read up on what you’re getting involved ...
Real Estate Developers Predict Increased Emphasis on Health & Wellness
According to a new report from the Global Wellness Institute, the number of “wellness-oriented residential, mixed-use, and commercial properties” has risen 6.4% each year since 2015. The Institute went on to predict that this trend would continue at the same pace through 2022. That real estate will have a cumulative ...
Senior Citizens May Shape the Future Housing Market
Although millennial homebuyers are making up an increasingly large percentage of the buying population in real estate, senior citizens’ housing preferences will continue to determine the nature of the future housing market. This is according to the 2018 State of the Nation’s Housing report from the Harvard Joint Center for ...
Think Realty Magazine July 2018
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YOU can Become an Expert, with Greg Rand
Founder and CEO of OwnAmerica and author of the REI book Crash Boom!, Greg Rand talks with Abhi about the idea and importance of thinking about your real estate ventures, long-term. Just as nearly all Americans’ forefathers emigrated to this country in search of a better life for their lineage, ...
New Research Predicts Rent Hikes for Amazon HQ2 Location
Amazon has made the process around selecting a location for its second national headquarters into an extremely high-profile, yet secretive, process. New research from Zillow makes the stakes higher for investors trying to guess which metro area will be the lucky winner of HQ2. Zillow researchers announced that some cities ...
Driverless Car Fad Frees Up Garage Space
As driverless cars become more popular and the technology more advanced, real estate design and values are likely to adapt. According to Justin Thompson, a columnist at Forbes.com, driverless cars could usher in an era where people voluntarily “forego car ownership and/or leasing in favor of [a ride-sharing] system.” If ...
Getting it Financed, with Bob Eakin
Lenders are the people who make REI possible—as people enter the real estate industry, there’s only so much you can do with your own capital. Today’s guest, Bob Eakin comes from JCAP Lending, and talks with Abhi about how to get far in your REI pursuits by way of choosing ...
Federal Flood Insurance Program to Expire July 31
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a federal program offering flood coverage to more than 5 million property owners nationwide, will lapse at midnight on July 31, 2018, if it is not extended. The program, which has been extended six times since September 2017, is among the only options available ...
Supreme Court Ruling Makes Way for Fair Housing Suits Against Lenders
A 2017 ruling from the Supreme Court says cities have the right to sue banks and lenders if they can prove violations of the Fair Housing Act caused the plaintiff city direct harm. The ruling, a result of a lawsuit brought against Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo by ...
Passive (Aggressive) Investing, with Carrie Cook
President of Ignite Funding and featured speaker at the Think Realty Conference & Expo in Irvine, California, Carrie Cook converses with Abhi about a passion the two have in common in the REI industry—trust deeds. Carrie explains the reasoning behind why her company focuses on trust deeds, and Abhi details ...
Control Your Future, with Rod Khleif
Today, Abhi’s guest on Think Realty Radio is Rod Khleif, host of the Lifetime Cashflow Podcast and real-life rags-to-riches story. After growing up on the brink of poverty, he chose a career in real estate and during his pursuit, learned the keys to success in the REI game. His method ...
Mashvisor Names Top 5 Markets for Airbnb Investments for June
Airbnb rentals tend to flourish when tourist destinations heat up in the summer months, so it likely will come as little surprise that Mashvisor’s top five markets are all in attractive destination locations. According to the real estate analysts at the rental data company, California cities dominated the short-term rental ...
5 Hardest-Hit Markets for Housing Inventory Shortages
In several major markets, a shortage of existing housing inventory is approaching crisis levels. For real estate investors, that could represent a great opportunity if they have access to off-market leads for properties. According to CoreLogic, metro areas with strong job growth trends are particularly short on available homes for ...
Good Timing, with Bruce Norris
Norris Group president Bruce Norris joins Abhi over the phone to talk about a wide range of REI topics including the four quadrants of a real estate cycle, finding deals by way of good timing, and acquisition strategies—specifically in the California and Florida markets. Bruce’s ability to see the big ...
Controlling your Capital, with Robert Mulcahy
With over 25 years of experience in the real estate and finance industries, Robert Mulcahy stresses the importance of due diligence when it comes to financing. Now V.P. of Specialty Lending at Angel Oak Prime Bridge, Robert Mulcahy and Abhi offer up advice on creating an investment dream team. Have ...
