Investment Strategy
Learn about asset classes and investment methods that dial into strategies to meet your REI goals: Alternative Investing | Commercial | Funds | IRAs | Multifamily | Single Family | Syndication
Back To: All Topics
Investment Strategy
Learn about asset classes and investment methods that dial into strategies to meet your REI goals: Alternative Investing | Commercial | Funds | IRAs | Multifamily | Single Family | Syndication
Back To: All Topics
What’s Ahead for the Multifamily Sector in Texas? June
00:33:56 | Texas Multifamily Real Estate Investing ...
5 Important Facts About Quitclaim Deeds for Real Property Transfers
If you are a real estate investor, you are always looking for properties that look attractive with an even more attractive price tag. Let’s say that a family member has offered you a quitclaim deed for their property. What should you do in this case? Should you take it or ...
Think Realty Podcast #235 – Shared Housing: Profitable AND Innovative!
With the demand for affordable housing so high right now, there is a profitable alternative for an investor that you may not have thought of. Our guest, Atticus LeBlanc from Padsplit.com is solving multiple industry issues at once by turning one home into multiple streams of revenue using the shared ...
FREE WEBINAR! What’s ahead for the Multifamily Sector in Texas?
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On June 15th at 2PM (CST), a panel of experts will be speaking about "What's Ahead for the Multifamily Sector in Texas." Panelists include: Robert Martinez with Rockstar Capital Chris Ragland with Ragland Realty Travis Watts with Ashcroft Capital After registering, ...
As city centers across the country become increasingly unaffordable, homeowners are looking further afield to find affordable housing options. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made this problem worse as the flight from city centers, combined with new migration patterns, continues to raise prices on homes that were previously accessible to ...
One of the best perks of being a real estate investor is you get to choose the specific niche and lifestyle you want. You can create a work and life balance that suits you, your family, your personality, your skillset, and your hobbies. Following are four questions you can ask ...
How to Protect Yourself from the Housing Bubble
Just when you think housing prices couldn’t get any higher, they have. In January 2022, home prices skyrocketed again as home inventories reached record lows. The bottom line is this: When there isn’t enough housing, the price increases drastically. What you’re left with is what we call the housing bubble ...
Why Buying Into Access and Noise Can Lead to Poor Investments
If you’ve ever vacationed overseas, you know that the most interesting spots to visit and the best places to eat aren’t the tourist traps where the masses go. The best spots are usually the ones the locals recommend. They are off the beaten path and away from the crowds, offering ...
Is Wall Street Buying Up Main Street?
There has been a lot of talk in the last few years (and increasingly since the pandemic) that large institutions such as BlackRock and Zillow are buying up the housing stock in the United States. These purchases are driving prices up and making homeownership unaffordable for the regular Jack and ...
June 2022 Special Lending Edition
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Special Lending Edition | The CIVIC Difference • Revolutionary or Evolutionary? • How to Build Trust with Your Investors and Borrowers • No More Keeping Up with the Joneses • Taking the Bull by the Horns • The Ins and Outs of Real Estate Investing Insurances • ...
The 7 Keys to a Successful Rehab
Flippers and would-be landlords want a magic tool that will estimate renovation costs and tell them exactly what to fix every time they find an opportunity. Unfortunately, such a tool doesn’t exist (yet). But there are steps you can include in your overall process to help you approach your projects ...
The Best Way to Achieve Consistent Returns in Rental Properties
Do you know the difference between a real estate investor and a portfolio manager? A portfolio manager understands how a diversified rental property portfolio leads to consistency of cash flow. The portfolio manager mindset will help you earn the best returns on investment and allow you to enjoy the experience ...
Best ROI Optimization Strategies for Single-Family Rental Property Owners
There’s no doubt that the real estate market has faced some unprecedented challenges in the last few years. For single-family rental property owners, those challenges have brought about many changes, as well. Volatile markets, economic concerns, and a societal shift in personal and professional priorities have all demanded resilience from ...
Property Design with a Purpose
Every architectural endeavor starts by considering the function of the building before requesting a construction estimate. What will it be used for? What kind of people will use it? This has been true since the very first structures were built. The primary purpose was shelter from the environment and potential ...
The World Economy Is NOT Your Economy
The global economy inevitably impacts the real estate industry. It is also true that many investors have been using it as a crutch to avoid starting to invest in real estate—or move to the next level. Leveraging the current reality is the key to growing your portfolio, regardless of market ...
Think Realty Podcast #232 – Understanding the Wealth Pyramid
The pyramid has been associated with money for years, but did you realize that it is a model for how to grow generational wealth? Our guest, Gary Pinkerton from Aligned Strategic Wealth, will explain the hierarchy of wealth pyramid and how to use it to grow your investment portfolio. Spoiler ...
What Upgrades Do Millennial Homebuyers Care About Most?
Millennials are the most influential demographic group buying and renting homes today. As such, they are the most crucial target for real estate investors. But to attract millennials, real estate investors must understand the unique needs and preferences of this generation of buyers. Here are the top upgrades millennials care ...
Purposeful Design—Container-Based Homes to the Rescue
Design touches almost all aspects of our experience—from how something looks to how it feels. Interestingly, design also changes how we feel when we experience it. Design in housing is no different. Housing may be one of the most pronounced manifestations of design that transforms us—whether the home is a ...
Think Realty Podcast #231 – Let’s Get Financially Fit!
We’ve been told to save our money since we were kids, but with inflation in an evolving market, how can we do that? Our guest Arianne Lemire from Wealth Gym is going to share her tips to get financially fit. Specifically we’re talking about how to invest with what you ...
Essential Things Every New Homeowner Should Do
Every person dreams of owning their home. People work hard to make their dreams come true. Some can construct their house from the first dig to the last brick, however, others may find it more suitable to buy a ready-made house. Whatever the way you choose, becoming a new homeowner ...
Understanding the Power of Color
Any time you take on a renovation, remodel, or flip project, the one inevitable question everyone will ask is “What color do we use?” Certainly, you will need to make color decisions related to your project. Even if you’re simply staging a home to put up for sale, the question ...
How Design Can Maximize A Multifamily Investment
Many cities throughout the country are experiencing tremendous rent growth, and the Tampa, Florida, market is no exception. Local statistics puts market rent growth for this area at more than 20% during the last year as supply continues to be sparce. With such a high demand, investors can continue to ...
Redesigning Distressed Properties to Appeal to Modern Buyers
When he quit his day job March 1, 2020, to start investing in real estate full time, Will Wenzel counted on two things to support his strategy of buying and renovating distressed properties in the Connecticut communities where he grew up: a combination of aging suburban housing stock and millennial ...
The 4 Essential Elements of a Successful Real Estate Project
When most people think about rehabbing a property, they think in terms of two main concepts: How much money they will make on the sale or generate in rent. How amazing the “after” pictures will look in their social media feed and other promotional materials. The focus on these two ...
Labor and Materials Shortages Prompt New Approaches to Building and Design
Fix-and-flippers, new home builders, and build-to-rent contractors must feel like they’re caught in an endless loop of Groundhog Day. Although many builders and rehabbers had hoped 2022 would bring some relief from materials shortages, labor bottlenecks, and soaring construction prices, challenges in these areas have continued unabated across the country ...
