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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
Kiavi Expands Leadership Team to Further Bolster Construction Lending Growth
Industry veterans Tom Hallock and Robert Jayne join tech-enabled lender to drive growth of construction financing product in newly created roles Kiavi, a leading tech-enabled lender to residential real estate investors, today announced the strategic hires of Tom Hallock as Head of Construction Lending and Robert Jayne as Head of Originations, Construction Lending. With ...
Want to Invest Like a Pro? Take Lessons From the Field
Get the real numbers, real roadblocks, and real strategies that helped these four investors thrive. Ever wonder what a real estate success story looks like from the inside? Our four investors break down their best deals, biggest challenges, and smartest moves—offering practical, real-world insights you can learn from. Their stories ...
Hood Ideas That Turn Up the Heat
No longer content to blend in, today’s range hoods take center stage and give kitchens a bold new identity. It’s time to find the perfect hood design for your next project–and trust me, this is a must in today’s kitchen design. A bold, stylish hood instantly gives any kitchen that ...
Are You Lending Across State Lines?
Check licensing regulation. What’s routine at home could pose serious risk somewhere else. Expanding into a new state may offer fresh deals, but also be prepared for a maze of new regulations. Activities that seem routine at home (e.g., loaning money to a buyer, buying a mortgage note, or managing ...
Flip More, Risk Less with 100% LTC Financing
Scale your real estate portfolio faster with no-cash-in fix-and-flip loans. Fix-and-flip investments can be highly profitable, but they often require significant upfront capital. Loan-to-Cost (LTC) financing at 100% can make a huge difference by allowing investors to maximize their capital and scale their businesses. LTC represents the percentage of a ...
Want to Invest Like a Pro? Start With Their Playbook
Top investors break down exactly what they consider before making a move in today’s market. Real estate investing is a pathway to financial independence that many aspire to traverse. Property investment offers unique advantages for those looking to build wealth outside traditional employment. Among them are portfolio diversification, passive income ...
5 Design Trends to Maximize ROI
Style is not just window dressing—it determines how quickly and for how much your property sells. Let’s talk about something that adds a little spice to the world of real estate—design trends. Whether you’re flipping houses, investing in rentals, or listing properties, the design choices you make in 2025 could ...
Vibrant Trend Blends Nature, Luxury
This season invites a return to organic elements, soothing finishes, and thoughtful layers. Interior design is a constantly evolving tapestry, woven with threads of personal expression, technological advancement, and a deep-seated desire for comfort and connection. As we enter spring/summer 2025, vibrant trends are emerging, promising to transform your living ...
Pricing, prep, and presentation are make-or-break factors—fix them to fill your vacancy. You’ve listed your rental property, posted the photos, and waited for the applications to roll in—but it’s still sitting vacant. A vacant property means lost income, and the longer it sits empty, the more frustrating it gets. So, ...
Kiavi’s tech-driven approach just made it the first to fund 100,000 investor loans. Kiavi has surpassed 100,000 funded loans, representing more than $27 billion in volume. According to data from ATTOM, Kiavi is the first and only business-purpose private lender to real estate investors to reach this milestone. A Data-Driven ...
As Los Angeles neighborhoods begin recovery, rebuilding efforts offer an opportunity to reimagine safety, structure, and sustainability. As Los Angeles recovers from the devastation of recent wildfires, homeowners are grappling with rebuilding homes that can better withstand future disasters. Wildfires are an increasingly common threat in California, fueled by a ...
Create cozy comfort or dramatic impact with natural lighting and statement fixtures. How you light a home can make or break your project’s overall look, but with so many factors at play in every project, it’s easy to see how this crucial component can be overlooked. Put simply, illumination is ...
Housing availability, age, and construction gaps Give investors an edge when powered by private capital. Real estate investing is an attractive investment for most people. Whether you’re seeking passive income or to diversify your investment portfolio, real estate has been the investment of choice for many investors. Investing in real ...
How Home Staging Can Transform Your Space and Accelerate Your Sale
In today's competitive real estate market, the difference between a home that sits on the market for months and one that sells quickly often comes down to presentation. Home staging—the art of preparing a residence for sale by making it appealing to the broadest range of potential buyers—has evolved from ...
Federal Rule Reshapes Real Estate Closings
Financing methods and ownership structures are under the microscope in a sweeping federal update. In August 2024, the federal government’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a new rule that affects residential real estate that is transferred to a legal entity or trust but is not financed. Once in effect, ...
Ditch the Annual Plan: Win the Year in 12 Weeks
When you condense your timeline, you eliminate excuses and see real progress, faster. According to the book “The 12 Week Year” by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington, having yearly goals doesn’t work because a year is too long to focus on. We tell ourselves stories during the year as ...
Empire-Building Starts with Design
Success isn’t just about numbers—it’s about how well your brand, properties, and processes align. When you think of real estate investment, design might not be the first thing that comes to mind. You’re likely focused on market trends, financial projections, and operational efficiencies. Yet design is a crucial factor that ...
create a brand that instills trust, comfort, and competency by leaning into (your audience’s) emotions. It is surprising to still see real estate marketing that looks as exciting as a permission slip. Logos with generic roofs, websites flagged by Google’s SEO gods for crimes against page speed, pitch decks slapped ...
13 Tips to Spot Emerging Cities
Use these indicators to dial into new markets—before they boom. The best position for a successful investment in an emerging market is in the front row. Getting in early means lower prices, tons of real estate to choose from, and bigger potential gains. But how do you know which markets ...
Can the Office Market Recover?
Real estate investors must align with evolving workplace trends and economic pressures. Real estate markets across the board are constantly changing, but typically they do so in an identifiable and cyclical fashion. During the past few years, the office real estate market has experienced a profound transformation, one that it ...
Use 100% loan-to-cost (LTC) financing to offload exposure on your next project. LTC represents the percentage of a project’s total cost a lender will cover. With 100% LTC financing, the lender funds both the purchase price and the renovation costs, so you don’t need to invest any of your own ...
Your Borrowing Method Is Holding You Back
Unlock faster, easier access to capital with automatic underwriting. Many entrepreneurs still believe outdated myths about business credit—and it’s hurting their chances of getting approved for funding. The truth is, the way lenders decide who gets funding has completely changed. The old system relied on manual, full-document underwriting. Today it’s ...
Design With an Outside-In Strategy
Sticking to a home’s essential elements will help you create a more salable product. Designing a house for investment purposes must be planned well. Every interior element must be purposefully selected to create a balance with the home’s exterior features; in other words, the home must be designed from the ...
How to Make Lenders Compete for Your Business
Prime your deal for multiple bidders to earn more—and more favorable—terms. Real estate investment loans differ from primary residence mortgages primarily in their flexibility and lenders’ evaluation criteria. Investment loans often come with different terms (e.g., interest rates and down payment requirements) that are usually influenced by the projected returns ...
Auction Buyer Optimism at Three-Year High in 2025
64% expect purchases to increase in 2025, up from 60% in 2024 and 54% in 2023 33% expect home price decline in 2025, down from 40% in 2024 43% describe market as overvalued, down from 49% in 2024 26% of auction buyers describe themselves as owner-occupants, up from 13% in ...
