An articles series on navigating the private lending world You’re itching to dive into the world of real estate investment, and you’re eager to make your mark in the property market. But before you...
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Making the Most of Home Equity
Investors and homeowners can maximize equity to meet life goals. The U.S. real estate market has experienced an unprecedented surge in home price appreciation during the past three years. Since...
Understanding Equity Sharing
One recent model may be in trouble; the other has endured for more than four decades. In simple terms, equity sharing is shared ownership or co-ownership. There are two kinds of shared equity models...
Should Investors Focus More on Cashflow or Equity?
“Why not both?” might be your retort to this article’s title, and I would surely agree that a real estate investor should seek both cash flow and equity. There’s no reason to settle for just one or...
Types of Loans Available to Texans and Others
Borrowed money can be utilized for a variety of things, from buying an engagement ring to funding your business dream. However, with the various types of loans available to Texans and others, which...
On the Radar: Off-Market Deals
Foreclosures will make headlines in 2021, but real estate investors stockpiling cash in hopes of the Great Recession Part 2 will likely be disappointed. The Fed and Congress have shown little desire...
3 Ways to Jumpstart Your REI Strategy
From my very first rental home purchase to my latest build-to-rent subdivision, I’ve always lived by an important axiom. The best way to make money is by using other people’s money. It’s also the...
Homeowners Own $6 Trillion in Tappable Equity
Headlines are full of warnings about the housing market cooling, but homeowners are not necessarily heading for a world of pain this market correction. According to Black Knight, U.S. homeowners...
U.S. Homeowner Equity Passes $1 Trillion Mark
Just under two-thirds of homeowners saw double-digit increases in their home equity between March 2017 and March 2018 according to CoreLogic. That increase equated to a total gain of $1.01 trillion,...
Investors Benefit from Home Equity Increases
According to CoreLogic’s recently published Home Equity Report, borrowing money to buy a home is paying off for homeowners these days. In 2017, homeowners with mortgages gained more than $15,000 in...
