Fundamentals
335 pieces, newest first. The longer reads are up top; everything is listed by year below.
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- 2025Market Shifts Mean MomentumTurn uncertainty into advantage with the right systems. If you’ve been in the real estate game long enough, you’ve learned how to ride the waves. You’ve seen booms inflate confidence and…Article, Fundamentals
- 2025Cut Taxes With Short-Term RentalsDon’t forget to account for these savings when determining your ROI for different holding strategies. It is difficult to find deals that cashflow or offer a decent ROI in many markets. In…Article, Asset Management
- 2025Ditch the Annual Plan: Win the Year in 12 WeeksWhen 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…Article, Fundamentals
- 2025The Anti-Guide to MarketingHere’s how to lose friends and de-influence people like a pro! Marketing. It’s the lifeblood of your business. The thing that drives growth and sustainability. That opens doors and gets…Article, Fundamentals
- 2025Build a Sustainable Edge with a Business Operating SystemAlign sustainability with your operating system to create measurable results, reduce costs, and help future-proof your investment portfolio. As a real estate investor, you’ve likely noticed…Article, Fundamentals
- 2024Overcome Approval Hurdles in Affordable Housing DevelopmentBy engaging early, developers can meet regulatory requirements and keep projects on track. Navigating the conditions of approval (COAs) is one of the most crucial and often challenging…Article, Fundamentals
- 2023Understanding Mechanic’s LiensUnderstanding how lien rights work and how to accurately track lien documentation is essential for developers. Most real estate developers and investors have at least a basic understanding…Article, Fundamentals
- 20238 Tax Benefits of Owning a Single Rental PropertyIf you’re new to the world of real estate investing, we have great news heading into tax season. There are a lot of benefits to owning even one rental property. From deductions to capital…Article, Business Services
- 2023How to Build Better Prospect ListsThe success of a real estate investor’s marketing campaign is determined by the audience and the message. To run a successful campaign, you need to start by identifying the prospects with…Article, Fundamentals
- 2023Process Map Your Way to SuccessMany real estate investors can grow their companies to a point, but then no matter how hard they grind, the desired success doesn’t follow. What’s keeping these companies from achieving…Article, Fundamentals
Everything, by year
202510
- Market Shifts Mean Momentum
- Find Your Next Deal for Far Below Market Value
- Cut Taxes With Short-Term Rentals
- Ditch the Annual Plan: Win the Year in 12 Weeks
- Empire-Building Starts with Design
- Stop Trying to Anticipate the Market
- Maximize Profits, Minimize Uncertainty
- The Anti-Guide to Marketing
- Build a Sustainable Edge with a Business Operating System
- Flip the Script on Sustainability
202414
- Transform Affordable Housing Challenges Into Opportunities
- Video Should Dominate Your Marketing
- Be Your Own Housing Affordability Advocate
- Overcome Approval Hurdles in Affordable Housing Development
- Think Realty Podcast #333 – Are You Leaving Money on the Table With Your Investments?
- Using a Business Operating System to Navigate Industry Trends
- Think Realty Podcast #326 – Tax Planning Boring? Think Again – It Could Save You Thousands!
- How to Thrive in Today’s Market with Greg Slaughter
- Design Your Day to Win
- +Interview with Greg Slaughter
- Think Realty Podcast #308 – My First Deal Was a Grand Slam, and It Was the Absolute Worst!
- Think Realty Podcast #305 – Thrive Without Sacrifice!
- Six Ways to Add Value to the Community as a Real Estate Professional
- Who’s In Your Corner?
202378
- Understanding Mechanic’s Liens
- The Art of Passive Real Estate Investing
- Should You Have a Real Estate Investing Partner?
- 8 Tax Benefits of Owning a Single Rental Property
- Essential Hard and Soft Skills to Real Estate Investing Success
- Think Realty Podcast #287 – Build Your Business Empire
- How to Build a Long-Distance Real Estate Investing Team
- Six Strategies for Leveraging Your Industry Influence
- How To Thrive In Todays Market
- How to Thrive in Today’s Market with Greg Slaughter
- 7 Mindset Mistakes Blocking Your Freedom Path with Flip & Dani Lynn Robison
- Mastering the Art of Building Powerful Connections with Rey Perez
- Build Your Empire with Jim Tannehill
- Common Acronyms When Investing in Real Estate Syndications
- What is a Cost Segregation Study?
- What is Forced Appreciation?
- 7 Ways to Evaluate Investment Options
- Module 1 – Introduction to Single Family Property Management
- Module 2 – Should You Hire a Property Manager?
- Module 3 – The Biggest Mistake Every Landlord Makes
- Module 4 – Manage Your Rentals as a Business
- Module 5 – How to Prepare a Home to Rent
- Module 6 – Creating a Pool of Potential Tenants
- Module 7 – The Right Way to Show Your Rental Home
- Module 8 – Renting to the Highest Credit Score will Cost You
- Module 9 – Perfect Tenants are Created, Not Found
- Module 10 – Stop Collecting Rent (Just Get Paid)
- Module 11 – Why Tenants Don’t Pay Rent (And How to Fix It)
- Module 12 – Stop the Tenant Maintenance Request Phone Calls
- Module 13 – Screening Property Management Companies
- Module 14 – Property Management Wrap-Up
- Course Addendum – How to Avoid the Biggest Mistake Every Landlord Makes
- Introduction to the 5 C’s of Lending
- Module 1 – Collateral
- Module 2 – Credit
- Module 3 – Cash
- Module 4 – Character
- Module 5 – Credentials
- Course Addendum: Bringing It All Together
- Module 1 – Introduction to Leadership
- Module 2 – Create Focus and Vision
- Module 3 – Take Ownership
- Module 4 – Create The Right Culture
- Module 5 – Find the Right Tools
- Module 6 – Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
- Module 7 – The Right Steps to Make the Right Hire
- Protecting Yourself When Purchasing a Property: Tips and Tricks
- Module 1 – Introduction to Process Management
- Module 2 – Standard Operating Procedure Guides
- Module 3 – Where to Start on Process Optimization
- Module 4 – Document Your Process Map
- Module 5 – Make Your Process “Lean”
- Module 6 – Streamline Your Process, Streamline Your Map
- Module 7 – Improving Efficiency
- What You Should Do When You Are Hiring for a Real Estate Business
- How to Build Better Prospect Lists
- Think Realty Podcast #266 – Protect Yourself with Lightning Docs
- Process Map Your Way to Success
- The Importance of a Business Operating System
- Due Diligence and Measuring the Impact of Inflation
- How Do You Choose Good Real Estate Education?
- 28 Free (or Inexpensive) REI Investor Tools
- Why REI Education Is Important
- Your Development Is a Process, Not a Destination
- Why Experience Is the Best Education
- 4 Key Questions for Rapid Growth with Cole Taylor
- Three Types of Freedom
- Why Real Estate Versus Other Investments
- Investing and the Value of Time
- Tax Benefits For Passive Real Estate Investors
- Building a Partnership That Thrives
- How we Set Ourselves up to Retire in 5 Years Through Real Estate Investing
- What is an Accredited Investor and How Do I Become One?
- Key Considerations for a Commercial Real Estate Partnership
- Faster Alone, Further Together
- Metrics Matter!
- Building a Strong Foundation For Your Relationships
- 3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties
202240
- Property Manager Due Diligence
- How to Leverage Social Media to Promote Rental Properties
- Empathy As Advocacy
- Time management for businessmen: 3 hacks that will gift you more hours in a day
- Change Brings Opportunity
- Maximize Profit and Minimize Taxes with Real Estate Investing
- 7 Challenges You Can Face While Selling Your House
- 5 Keys to Success in Business
- 3 Quick Tips for Becoming a Smart Investor
- What Is Your Entrepreneur Community or Tribe?
- What Is a True Entrepreneur?
- SOPs Are the Key to Business Success
- Why a Slowing Market Can Present New Opportunities for Investors
- Building for Success
- Getting Started as a Real Estate Investor
- A 12-Step Program for Entrepreneurs
- How to Thrive in Turbulent Markets
- Getting the Most Out of Your Network
- 7 Common Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Small Business
- 4 Key Questions for Rapid Growth with Cole Taylor
- Buying a Home at Auction? These Tips Will Help You Prepare Yourself.
- Revolutionary or Evolutionary?
- Designing Your Entrepreneurial Life
- Good Design Can Make or Break Your Business
- Getting Into Real Estate Investment: 5 Key Preparations to Make
- How to Succeed as a First-Time Investor
- 16 Ways to Find a Good Real Estate Teacher
- Free Listings for Your Real Estate Property
- Why Using Credit Scores to Screen Tenants Is a Big Mistake
- FREE WEBINAR! Real Estate Investors’ and Lenders Guide to Digital Marketing
- 5 Educational Tools at Every Investor’s Fingertips
- 3 Smart Business Ideas for 2022
- The Tenets of a Good Tenant
- Tax Benefits for the Self Employed
- How To Earn From Airbnb; Learn The Art Of Real Estate Arbitrage
- What Does Leadership for a Property Manager Look Like?
- Growing a Strong Leadership Team
- A Different Partnership
- 6 Real Estate Closing Gifts That Clients Will Actually Use
- The Power of Partnerships
202165
- How Landlords Can Support Tenant Wellbeing
- 5 Tips for Growing Your Real Estate Business
- Understanding the Pros and Cons of Investing in Real Estate
- 4 Smart Ways To Become A Successful Real Estate Investor
- 10 Things You Can Outsource for Your Property as an Investor
- 6 Tax Breaks for First-time Investors
- 3 Steps to Flip Houses for Quick Profits
- 5 Factors for Real REI Success
- Add Value to Your Home With These Upgrades
- The Indispensable Guide to Selling Your Home
- Looking to Sell? Here Are Your Best Options
- Property Development Is About People
- Tenant Credit Scores
- Building a House Checklist: 5 Things to Consider
- Increase Rental Property ROI With These Upgrades
- Finding the Perfect Neighborhood for an Investment Property
- 5 Loans to Help You Buy a House
- Big Tech Will Disrupt the Real Estate Business
- Essential Tips for First-Time Property Investors
- 6 Ways to Pay Off a Mortgage Faster
- Using Social Media to Reduce Vacancy
- Top Tools Real Estate Professionals Need to Use
- Creating a Stress-Free Rental Portfolio
- 4 Steps for Vetting a General Contractor
- Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs
- When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?
- 4 Real Estate Questions That Buyers and Sellers Need to Ask
- How Real Estate Professionals Can Impress Clients During Boom Periods
- 5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home
- Real Estate Agents—Doomed or Different?
- 5 Things to Look For When Buying Rental Properties
- 10 Employee Handbook Topics for Your Business
- How to Buy Real Estate Out of State (If You Must)
- 3 Things Real Estate Investors Should Always Check Before Buying a Property
- Five Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
- Tips for Investing in Real Estate Part Time
- Design a Life You Love Using Real Estate
- Rewarding Good Tenants
- Asset-Based Loans for Beginners
- Think Realty Podcast #195 – The Business (Not Job) Mindset
- Tech That Makes It Easy to Track Marketing ROI
- 7 Maintenance Problems Every Landlord Can Encounter & How to Deal with Them
- The Ultimate Guide to Passive Income
- Why Should You Study An Engineering Degree?
- What Is House Hacking?
- 3 Tips to Make Moving Fun
- How to Become a Successful Real Estate Agent in California
- How to Find an Investment-Minded Real Estate Agent
- What You Need To Know About House-Flipping
- 10 Home Projects to Improve Your Kitchen
- 7 Tips for Keeping Your Roof in Top Shape
- Top 6 Cost-Effective Home Improvement Projects
- Top 8 Things That You Should Do After Buying a House
- 10 Tech Savvy Garage Security Tips to Make Your Home Safer
- On the Radar: Want Success? Focus on Chocolate
- Is AI Next in REI Education?
- What To Consider When Buying Your First Home
- Is Investing in Rental Properties Worth the Risk?
- How to Keep Maintenance Costs Down in Your Rental Property
- Understanding How Mortgage Companies Use Your Credit Report
- Building a More Diverse Industry
- How to Sell a House Fast
- When Can You Break a Lease?
- Do You Need a Property Manager – Or Can You Do It Alone?
- Giving Back Through REI
202034
- Should You Hire a Property Manager?
- Real Estate Property Investment as a Career
- The Best Way to Retain Tenants: Spoiler–It’s Good Maintenance
- 3 Questions Entrepreneurs Have Before Investing in Real Estate
- Think Realty Podcast #172 – What Purpose Feels Like
- Becoming an Accredited Investor
- Renting Out a Property with a Pool
- Top 5 Tips to Get Started in Real Estate Investing
- Risks of Real Estate Investing You Need to Know
- 5 Tips for Promoting Your Open House
- 3 Ways to Jumpstart Your REI Strategy
- 3 Ways to Diversify Your Marketing
- Top Considerations When Hiring a Property Manager
- Think Realty Podcast #161 – Real Estate Runs the World
- 5 Qualities of a Good Realtor
- 5 Steps Landlords Must Take After Evicting a Tenant
- Building an Elite Organization
- 7 Benefits of Using Real Estate Management Software
- Show and Sell
- 3 Ways to Stay Profitable, Productive, and Pandemic-Resistant
- Effective and Efficient Maintenance
- Color and Quality at a Discount
- Ask for Assistance
- Crucial Mistakes When House Flipping
- Renovating Your Rental Home? Here Are Tips to Do It Right
- The Effects of COVID-19 for Landlords
- Voices of Reason Series: Unlocking Funds from the CARES Act
- 3 Tax Tips from Clint Coons
- House Hacking with a 1031 Exchange to Multiply Your Portfolio
- Part-Time Real Estate Investing
- “Disruptive” Tech
- Steps to Closing You Need to Know
- Quick to Close
- Real Estate for Humanity
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201729
- 4 Tips to Take Your First REI Step
- 3 Real Estate Images Social Media Users Can’t Resist
- Never Look Back – Except Maybe, Now
- 3 Red Flags for Any Real Estate Market
- Where High Property Taxes Kill Cash Flow
- Rental Properties, Like Money in the Bank
- Panelists Offer “Sneak Peek” Secrets on Baltimore Real Estate
- 5 Actionable Tips for Buying in a Tough Market
- Remember: “It’s Only a Zestimate!”
- Which is Best: SEP IRA or Solo 401(k)?
- Get Up, Survive and Thrive
- Light Pollution, Stargazing, and Your Retirement Portfolio
- Baby Boomers Enjoy a Boost in Home Equity
- Master Investor: John Larson of American Real Estate Investments
- Discipline = Freedom
- Disruptions are a Good Thing
- Renovation Success: No Longer a Rookie
- Real Estate Investing: Simple vs. Easy
- 3 Tips for Landing the Perfect Renter
- Are You Ready to Transition to Full-Time Investing?
- Glutton for Punishment or Naive DIY’er?
- Classically Simple Design Choices are Best
- Hope for the Design-challenged Renovator
- Be the Best Version of Yourself
- Know Your Deal. Price is only part of it.
- When it Gets Real: 4 “Must-haves” Before Buying your First Investment Property
- Are Your Goals and Expectations Realistic?
- Bucket List Reno
- Keep Your 2017 Real Estate Resolutions
201650
- What’s Your Personality?
- 3 Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd
- Do You Have a Real Estate Investor Mindset?
- 3 “Values” of Real Estate Investors
- Are you focusing on progress over profits?
- 5 Things Investors Often Overlook
- Does a Real Estate Investor Need a License to Succeed?
- Stay Out of Desperation Mode to be a Successful Investor
- Motivation…or Excuse?
- Building and Maintaining a Strong Credit Profile
- How to Avoid Regrets in Your Real Estate Investing
- Are You an Investor or a Speculator in Real Estate Investing?
- 3 ‘Unknowns’ that are Critical to a Real Estate Investor’s Success
- Do the Numbers Square With the Hype in Real Estate Investing?
- 9 Numbers to Help Identify a Profitable Rental Property
- Like a Runner In a Marathon, Focus on Finishing ‘Best’
- You are the CEO of Your Real Estate Investing Business
- 4 Ways to Start Small as a Real Estate Investor
- Have it Your Way, Whether it’s a Single Investing Strategy or a Variety
- Get in the Game
- Are You Going for the Gold, or Were You Not Even Invited?
- As a Real Estate Investor, Are You a Jack-of-All-Trades or Master-of-One?
- 3 Characteristics That Define the ‘Active’ Investor
- If This is So Easy, Why Doesn’t Everyone Do It?
- Not Getting Enough Out of Your Appointments? You May Not Be Putting Enough In
- It’s the Learnings that are Key to Your Earnings as a Real Estate Investor
- Want to Buy More Houses? Then Sell More Solutions
- Why the ‘Fast Nickel’ is Better than the ‘Slow Dime’
- It’s Not Where—But What—You Buy That Matters
- React? Or Respond?
- You’re on the Road to Real Estate Investing, but is it the Right Road for Success?
- Investing in Real Estate Improves Lives as Well as Property
- Real Estate Investing is Not All Black-and-White. Success is in the Gray Zone
- The part-time real estate investor is suddenly in demand
- Start with What You Have: Beginning to Invest in Real Estate
- Do You Want to Start a Part-Time or Weekend Business? Real Estate Investing Could Be the Answer
- Want to Buy More Houses? Provide More Solutions.
- A Life-Changing Decision: Investing in Real Estate
- Tree Maintenance to improve the Beauty and Safety of your Property
- Understanding the Ins and Outs of Unrelated Business Income Tax
- Combining Ownership with a Tenant-in-Common Agreement
- Build Your Investment Team on Trust and Respect
- What to Do When your Marketing Starts Generating Leads
- Fewer is Better – When Renters Stick Around
- The Good News: Real Estate Is Booming. The Bad News: Real Estate Is Booming.
- Drive Your Investment Business for Performance, Results and Enjoyment
- First Things First
- I Want to Invest in Real Estate, But Now What?
- The Essential Commercial Property Checklist
- Create Your Own Lifestyle and Succeed On Your Own