Single Family
By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.
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Single Family
By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.
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Build To Rent In Southwest Florida
00:30:36 | Resident Expert Robert Knight discusses how his company is creating wealth for investors while solving the housing crisis in Southwest Florida with new construction single family, multi-family and multi-unit rental properties ...
Think Realty Podcast #241 – Real Estate Investing: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
When it comes to real estate investing, there’s one thing you should know: it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Our guest, Zach Lemaster from Rent to Retirement chats about the easiest way for somebody to get started in real estate from a turnkey perspective and what type of rates of ...
Adding a New Build to Your Portfolio Is Easier Than You Think
While owning a home was once an integral part of the American Dream, we’re seeing it matter less and less to up-and-coming generations of homebuyers. Millennials and Gen Z, saddled with student debt and low wages, are often unable to afford a home – if they even want to buy ...
Transforming Communities Via Real Estate Innovations
Despite media depictions of real estate investors as greedy and selfish, the investors I know are some of the most generous and caring people I have ever met. Each one wants to make a difference in their communities even more than they desire making a profit. Because real estate tends ...
Tangible Assets in a Shrinking Economy
When the pandemic began upending society, the market sank for a few weeks and then recorded one of the greatest rallies in history. Stock prices rose the day rioters breached the U.S. Capitol, and they were up during the week that protests roiled many American cities after the murder of ...
Deed Restricted Communities – What a Landlord Should Know
If you’re new to being a landlord you’ll want to educate yourself on what deed-restricted communities are, and whether you’ll want to get involved in this type of neighborhood, as soon as possible. Here is a guide to help you understand the basics. What is a Deed Restricted Community? This ...
4 Pros And Cons Of Living In A Planned Community
Your home should be a place where you can feel safe and sound from any harmful elements or people which might cause you harm. While staying up inside your room can help you be at peace, knowing that you live in a great environment can help boost your spirits, which ...
Best Ways to Maximize your Rental’s ROI in 2022
If you’ve taken the leap into single-family rental property ownership, chances are that you have one main goal in mind: to make a profit. And while investing in rental real estate can be a very lucrative way to go, to make it pay, you’ve still got to use smart strategies ...
Think Realty Webinar: Turnkey Investing: How to Start, Scale, Diversify & Build a Portfolio
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On August 10th at 11AM (CST), Zach LeMaster from Rent to Retirement will be speaking about "Turnkey Investing: How to Start, Scale, Diversify & Build a Portfolio." From this webinar you will learn: How to use Turnkey investing to get started, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It’s 2022 and the world has been through quite a lot these past two years. We’ve seen supply chain issues; labor shortages; and changes in the way we live, work, and play. Home has become the heartbeat of our lives. Many of us had to pivot and work from home, ...
Design is Crucial to Attracting Discerning Baby Boomers
It’s been well-documented that the single-family rental (SFR) business has been on a hot streak lately. Today, SFRs make up about 6% of all new homes being built in the United States. That number is expected to double in the next 10 years. Wall Street is taking notice and pouring more ...
Think Realty Podcast #229 – Turnkey Investing, how much do you REALLY know?
You may know a lot about real estate investing, but do you know what turnkey means? Our guest (and Resident Expert) Jason Engelman from Freaky Fast Home Buyers & Investments, is breaking down the ins and outs of single family turnkey investing and how to use it to diversify your ...
