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The Top 10 Fix-and-Flip Markets for Investors Seeking Big Returns

Bobby Burch | 29 Oct 2019

While fix-and-flip investment returns are in decline nationally, there are still many cities where investors can enjoy significant dividends. In general fix-and-flip returns are being diminished by high prices, a… more

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Stretch Your Dollar: Best (and Worst) Renovation Projects to Add Value

Bobby Burch | 22 Oct 2019

Investors that are hoping to efficiently add value to their properties have a plethora of remodeling possibilities — and a seemingly equal number of pitfall projects — from which to… more

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Report: Buyers Really Want Big Backyards

Bobby Burch | 15 Oct 2019

Prospective home buyers highly value large backyards and outdoor family time, according to a broad survey of homeowners’ preferences. Nearly 70 percent of homebuyers want a large backyard for outside… more

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Continuing Decline, Flipping Profits Hit Seven-Year Low

Bobby Burch | 8 Oct 2019

As autumn settles in around the United States, fix-and-flip investors are hoping to bounce back from a rough summer, according to a report from real estate analytics firm ATTOM Data… more

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Existing Home Sales Pick Up as Annual Value Growth Slows

Bobby Burch | 1 Oct 2019

While the annual pace of U.S. home value growth dipped in August, existing home sales experienced solid growth, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Existing home sales… more

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Four Tips to Maintain Sanity Amid Real Estate Madness

Bobby Burch | 16 May 2019

Regardless of your career or depth of experience in real estate, everyone can at some point face the perilous position of burnout, exhaustion, and anxiety. Take it from two men… more

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Going for Billions

Bobby Burch | 15 May 2019

For entrepreneurs like Kevin Ortner and Greg Rand, problems equal opportunity. And as far as problems go, you can’t get much bigger than the Great Recession in the late 2000s… more

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Affordability Still Out of Reach for Median Wage Earners

ATTOM Data Solutions | 2 Apr 2018

ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q1 2018 U.S. Home Affordability Report, which shows that median home prices in Q1 2018 were not affordable for average wage earners in 304 of… more

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Samuel K. Freshman: Building Big & Buying Right

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 12 Mar 2018

Samuel K. Freshman, author of Principles of Real Estate Syndication, the industry-acknowledged “bible” on the topic, and founder of private real estate investment firm Standard Management Company, describes his life… more

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Renovation Rock Stars: Mountain Cabin

Carole VanSickle Ellis | 27 Feb 2018

When Bill Twyford and his son, Will, took on what they quickly began referring to as the “Water House” in the Colorado mountains, they knew the project would be tough… more