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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What to Know Before Buying a House in San Diego
Are you looking to buy a house in San Diego? If so, then there are some things that you need to know before diving into the process. For instance, did you know that a bank or lender can reject your application even if you have excellent credit and income? It’s ...
A Property Manager’s Perspective on Investing in Real Estate
Professional property managers have a lot of experience that can help both new and seasoned real estate investors make the best investment and property management decisions. I asked my property manager, Jill Powell, of 1st Choice Real Estate to share some of her insights into what investors should be considering ...
Things to Consider Before Buying Rental Property
The primary reasons for purchasing rental property include making money and using it to build wealth in the long term. Just as it is with any other type of market, prices for housing and demand for rental properties can go up and down, depending on the cycles of the real ...
How to Succeed as a First-Time Investor
In 2022, it’s easier than ever to be a first-time real estate investor. Technological advances are producing accurate property values. Competition is bringing real estate commissions down. And a booming market is driving home prices through the roof. But just because we’re in a flourishing market, that doesn’t mean success ...
How to Prepare for Selling a House
When you are getting ready to sell your house, there are plenty of things to do to get ready and get the most out of selling your home. Not only should you make sure that the house is in the best possible shape, but you should also do the research ...
Taking on the challenge of flipping or remodeling an investment property can be daunting when it comes to the design side of it. Whether it’s your very first investment project or your hundredth, being creative can be a challenge. Luckily, we live during a time in which home design ideas ...
4 Strategies to Help You Pay Off Your Mortgage Sooner
Many first-time homebuyers get themselves locked into 30-year mortgages, with no real plan of getting it paid off sooner. While it’s fine to simply pay the minimum each month, financial freedom truly comes when you no longer need to make a large mortgage payment each month. For most people, their ...
PlanOmatic Survey Reveals How Single-Family Rental Investors and Owners Utilize Property Data
PlanOmatic, a provider of property insights and marketing services for the single-family rental (SFR) industry nationwide has released the results from its November 2021 survey highlighting how SFR investors, owners, and developers use property data and technology. SFR investors collect and use property data for various reasons, but surprisingly, many ...
Investing with Turnkey Rental Real Estate
What if I said you could invest in the hottest markets in the country and have the support from teams that have been helping investors accomplish this goal for two decades? What if I also told you that you could do this from the comfort of your own home? Rent ...
Think Realty Podcast #220 – Rent to Retirement – Turnkey Investing
When you think of making money with your investment properties, do you think of picking up a hammer and doing DIY projects? You don’t have to do that anymore thanks to turnkey investing! Our guest, Zach Lemaster from Rent to Retirement, teaches how turnkey investing works, how to make your ...
Instagram-Worthy Staging and Photography
House staging and well-composed photos go together like peanut butter and jelly. A single ingredient just doesn’t hit the spot the same way. A perfectly-staged house without photos — or photos of a cluttered home — won’t cut it if you’re looking to sell a property quickly or start a ...
The Stage and Sell Partnership
Preparing a house to sell takes teamwork to do it right! With all the “Home Buying Televisions Shows'' having such a big influence on how people view homes now, it’s no wonder more real estate agents are teaming up with staging companies to help market their clients’ homes better. However ...
Contractual Unity in a Volatile Market
In today’s market, unity amongst construction personnel has never been more important. Construction projects have always been susceptible to shifting parameters like weather delays, shortage of skilled workers, and supply chain issues. In the current market, construction personnel also must factor in certain safety requirements ushered in by the pandemic ...
Think Realty Podcast #218 – Strategies of Section 8
If you haven’t thought about investing in a Section 8 property, you could be missing out on a HUGE opportunity! Our guest Joe Asamoah has been successfully investing for over 30 years and is sharing his strategies on why Section 8 properties are beneficial, when to invest and how to ...
No matter how much time you’ve spent in real estate, chances are you have logged some serious hours staring at a computer screen, trying to make numbers work on a spreadsheet and making sure you haven’t made any mistakes. If you have a team, you’re only as good as your ...
Things to Check Before Investing in New Property
Investing in real estate is a smart way to acquire one or more assets whose value will more than likely continue to increase in the coming years. Rather than leaving your money sitting in a bank account, you can instead invest in real estate that you can then use to ...
Local Real Estate Investors Improve Communities One House at a Time
Local real estate investors across the country are uniquely positioned to help alleviate the significant shortage of homes available to low- to mid-income families. They work closely with private lenders and capital providers who enable and encourage the delivery of updated affordable housing. The severe lack of quality affordable housing ...
With current U.S. real estate prices surging out-of-control, let’s look at five reasons why global real estate investing in Panama can be a great way to diversify your portfolio. Many U.S. properties are being sold for 10-22 percent over the asking price. On top of this surge, many buyers are ...
Property Development Is About People
It is easy to get lost in the finer points of property development when there are so many moving pieces that developers are responsible for managing. Between acquiring professional teams, project deadlines, budget revisions, risk management, and compliance with local ordinances, a developer must always be on call. The most ...
Renovating homes for a living is of course a numbers game. Buy low, have a reasonable renovation budget to work with, and hope to turn a profit in the end. The buying and selling are reasonably simple. It’s the in between part that can get tricky for investors! What, where, ...
Hot Spots for Home Construction
The ongoing supply and labor shortages induced by the pandemic have paralyzed most industries in America, but not construction. Over the last two years, residential construction has surged across the U.S., according to an in-depth report using US Census Bureau data by Omnis Panels. The report analyzed new building permit ...
Generating Income From Your Guest House
There are several ways to boost your income if you're a property owner. Obviously, there are renovations to boost value for your rental property that can be done, and you'll see a serious turn on your investment. Things as simple as a fresh coat of paint, upgrading the lighting to ...
6 Real Estate Investing Opportunities You Don’t Want to Miss
Real estate is a multi-faceted investment playground. Investors from all walks of life can get in on the fun. Most traditional mindsets think that you can only invest in real estate if you have a lot of money. The truth is that there are also investing options with low input ...
Hemp Homes: A New Sustainable Building Trend
Anyone building or remodeling this past year has seen lumber, steel, and concrete prices skyrocket. Lumber has tripled and other building materials have increased similarly. How can investors who already have tight margins handle the increased prices? How can we continue to build and not outstrip the capacity of buyers ...
Home has taken on a new meaning and function this past year. It is no longer the place we return to after a long day at the office; it is the office, the classroom, the gym, and the relaxation zone. What are current homeowners and buyers looking for as they ...
