Investment Strategy

Learn about asset classes and investment methods that dial into strategies to meet your REI goals: Alternative Investing | Commercial | Funds | IRAs | Multifamily | Single Family | Syndication

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Investment Strategy

Learn about asset classes and investment methods that dial into strategies to meet your REI goals: Alternative Investing | Commercial | Funds | IRAs | Multifamily | Single Family | Syndication

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California-Renovation

Renovation Rockstar: California Dreamin’

Featured investor: Rick Melero, principal at HIS Capital Group Located less than 20 minutes from Disneyland and less than 30 minutes from beautiful SoCal beaches, North Tustin is a desirable Orange County enclave offering the California lifestyle dreams are made of. For Rick Melero, principal of HIS Capital Group, this residential ...
Case Study: A Unique Master-Planned Subdivision Investment

Case Study: A Unique Master-Planned Subdivision Investment

The U.S. population is growing, households are forming, and yet, there is a shortage of residential housing. This supply/demand imbalance is driving property values up, creating a unique opportunity for developers. However, builders are still gun-shy after the housing meltdown of 2008. As such, many are avoiding the development of ...
commercial real estate

Behind the Scenes: Commercial Real Estate Conversion

PROJECT BREAKDOWN Purchased: July 2015 Opening Date: January 2017 Investment: Just under $2 million Payoff: + Corporate campus bringing 65 full-time jobs from ZIP code 38117 to 38122 + Host location for small businesses, church plants, and job trainings + Local area beautification Difficulties encountered: - Upgrading all major systems ...
single family rental

The Best Counties for Buying Single Family Rentals

ATTOM Data Solutions analyzed 449 U.S. counties for potential single family rental returns in 2018 to help real estate investors identify the best places for buying single family rentals this year. Rental data was from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and home price data was from publicly ...
self storage investments

Case Study: Moving from Single-family to Self-storage Investments

*Sponsored Content Long before John Manes and Robby Dunn launched Pinnacle Storage Properties, and eventually partnered with Erik Osterhus, they both owned single family and multi-unit real estate investments. Like many novice investors, they spent time fixing toilets, rehabbing units, cleaning carpets and investing time, energy and effort into working ...
self storage investments

Case Study: Moving from Single-family to Self-storage Investments

Long before John Manes and Robby Dunn launched Pinnacle Storage Properties and eventually partnered with Erik Osterhus, they both owned single-family and multi-unit real estate investments. Like many novice investors, they spent a great deal of time fixing toilets, rehabbing units, cleaning carpets, and investing time, energy and effort into ...
commercial property

Commercial Real Estate Value Factors You See Every Day

When you drive by a strip mall, you probably notice it in an absentminded sort of way. Maybe you get a little hungry if there is a popular restaurant you particularly like out front, or maybe you remember you had been meaning to stop by that big-box arts-and-crafts or DIY ...
Renovation Rockstar: Panama City A-Frame

Renovation Rockstar: Panama City A-Frame

Featured investors: Troy and Angela Schuberg, Bliss and Brick Purchase Price: $125,300* List Price: $294,700 Parcel 2 Sale Price: $79,500 ARV: $299,000 Timeframe: ~13 months** Original Details: 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom*** Final Details: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,920 square feet *The original purchase included an adjoining lot with a garage ...
retail real estate

3 Crucial Questions to Ask Before Investing in Hyper-Localized Housing Markets

Thanks to the overwhelming presence of technology in our lives today, real estate markets are becoming hyper-localized. I tend to blame our reliance on web-based social networks. After all, we can now poll our 500 closest friends about the relative merits of a neighborhood, a local middle school, or even ...
middle market commercial real estate

The Advantages of “Middle Market” Commercial Real Estate

Everyone likes a trophy, and glamorous properties in big cities have certainly benefited from the recent strong real estate market. But much less attention has been paid to the resurgence of “middle market” commercial properties. We’ll explore here the opportunities offered by smaller-value transactions in areas not considered “gateway” markets ...
townhouses

Expert Financing: The Key to Successfully Owning 8,000 Multifamily Units

The quote "I owe. I owe. It's off to work I go!" is one of the most frequently repeated lines I hear about debt. Thankfully, an early mentor of mine told me that the real best quote about debt is, "Only borrow against income-producing assets." He said it was the ...
3 Things a Blueprint Can Tell You About Your Investment Property

3 Things a Blueprint Can Tell You About Your Investment Property

Although many real estate investors choose to leave the complicated lines, measurements, and extremely fine print of blueprints to their contractors, engineers, and architects, sometimes a quick look at a property’s inner workings can tell you a lot about how a potential project might go. At times, a blueprint can ...
Think Realty Magazine June 2018

Think Realty Magazine June 2018

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events •Don’t Let Travel Deter Your Long-Distance Investments Design Point |  Renovation Rockstar: Panama City A-Frame Commercial Investing |  Keeping Complex Housing Issues Simple •Behind the Scenes: Commercial Conversion •Commercial Real Estate Value Factors You See Every Day •When Two Worlds Collide ...
residential assisted living facility

5 Success Factors for Residential Assisted Living Investments

What does it take to successfully and profitably participate in today’s largest and fastest-growing real estate sector, Residential Assisted Living? In the first portion of this report, we covered the first five of 10 pillars to successfully managing Residential Assisted Living (RAL) homes. However, management is only part of the ...
jennifer jo cobb family building

A Family Story: A Big Real Estate Decision with Big Results

I can recall conversations between my parents over the years about buying a building for my dad to relocate his auto-repair business. They even discussed buying the building that he was renting. There were so many worries, fears and excuses not to take that leap: Imagine the exorbitant personal property ...
light exposure at night

Tech and Big Data Disrupt the Real Estate Investing Status Quo

In the world of real estate investing, there’s a common challenge that most investors face these days. The first inclination might be to think it’s funding. But much has changed, and in fact improved, in the world of investment property funding since the hangover and recovery from the big crash ...
The Promise and Pitfalls of Accessory Dwelling Units as an Affordable Housing Panacea

The Promise and Pitfalls of Accessory Dwelling Units as an Affordable Housing Panacea

Apaucity of affordable housing that threatens to inflame a burgeoning homelessness crisis and trigger an exodus of well-paying jobs is forcing local governments to consider creative solutions to this intractable problem. One such solution is to streamline the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the hopes that real estate ...
The Rise of Infill Development

The Rise of Infill Development

The need for development is on the rise. Whether it’s in the form of a need for more housing, more commercial space, or more retail space, there is always a need for more development. The question has always been, “Where is it best to develop?” A common phenomenon we are ...
3 Steps to Effective Investing Strategies in a Widening Market

3 Steps to Effective Investing Strategies in a Widening Market

Over the years, our real estate company has found there are three major, universal decisions every investor must face (and make) before pulling the trigger on an investment: picking a property type, choosing a strategy, and selecting a market. Navigating that process has always been crucial to getting good returns, ...
The Future is Now for Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate

The Future is Now for Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate

From Hollywood to Wall Street, the term artificial intelligence (AI) is an agenda item. Everyone wants at least one peek into how AI will impact their business or industry. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that the giant data company Salesforce is been dedicated to the advancement of AI, ...
Renovation Rockstar: New Orleans Edition

Renovation Rockstar: New Orleans Edition

New Orleans-area investors Braden Smith and Chris Leniek are not afraid of much of anything in their unique real estate market, so taking on a two-bedroom/one-bath home in need of a near-total remodel was pretty much par for the course. “We buy run-down properties, fix them up, then sell them,” ...
Renovation Rockstar: First-Time Townhouse Success

Renovation Rockstar: First-Time Townhouse Success

When Jason Lipsitz and his business partner, Lee Fondiller, co-owners of South Hill Homes, got a first glance at their very first fix-and-flip deal, they realized that they were in for some serious work. Fortunately, that work came with some pretty serious returns, as well. “We got the lead from ...
Regional Spotlight: New Orleans

Regional Spotlight: New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA), is anything but simple. From its 73 “official” neighborhoods that some locals claim do not really exist to its storied history replete with pirates, natural disasters, and one of the country’s first “skyscrapers” (erected in 1807), the city is a beautiful and confusing cultural and architectural ...
Building Community in Real Estate

Building Community in Real Estate

It is not uncommon to hear real estate investors refer to their businesses as “supporting the community.” This statement is highly accurate, given that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) estimates that there are nearly 28 million small businesses in the country and, of that 28 million, roughly 10 percent ...
3 Red Flags Your Tenant Screening Process is Flawed

3 Red Flags Your Tenant Screening Process is Flawed

Determining if your tenant screening provider has quality criminal and eviction data is essential if you want to maintain a standard of accepting quality applicants. With faulty or subpar data, you leave your property open to potential threats, which can include lost revenue, extensive damages, lawsuits, and fines. To discern ...