Alternative Investing
Alternative asset opportunities in real estate investment abound. Diversify — or find your differentiating niche — with short term rentals, assisted living, manufactured homes, notes, self-storage, and more.
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Alternative Investing
Alternative asset opportunities in real estate investment abound. Diversify — or find your differentiating niche — with short term rentals, assisted living, manufactured homes, notes, self-storage, and more.
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A Demographic Shift Prime for Investment
With inflation on the rise and uncertainty growing, investors look to the horizon, watching for patterns and identifying changes that point to opportunity. The desire to diversify amid growing market concerns is nothing new. For years, investors have looked for the best methods to increase return on investment while ensuring ...
With current U.S. real estate prices surging out-of-control, let’s look at five reasons why global real estate investing in Panama can be a great way to diversify your portfolio. Many U.S. properties are being sold for 10-22 percent over the asking price. On top of this surge, many buyers are ...
Diversify Your Portfolio with Self-Storage
Did you notice how the government didn’t place rent restrictions, moratoriums, etc. on self-storage during the pandemic? That’s because they not focused on someone’s stuff that has been collecting dust for years sitting in a metal box. While single and multi-family landlords have been feeling the heat, self-storage is gaining ...
The Abstract Side of Real Estate
What does it even mean to invest in real estate? Historically, you buy a building. You develop. You occupy. You rent. You manage. Real estate has always been, literally, something real and tangible, something you can touch. But over time, as with every other investment type, real estate has become ...
With travel picking up again, short-term rental hosts are fully engaged to capitalize on the excitement. But in the rush to attain some semblance of new normalcy, it’s important that owners take a moment to understand new efforts to enforce marketplace legislation around lodging, lest they trip into the myriad ...
Think Realty Podcast #216 – Future of Short-Term Rentals
Do you know what Lodging Tax is? Also known as occupancy tax, this show explains the taxes people pay when they stay in any type of lodging, like hotels and vacation rentals. If you’re a short-term rental owner, learn why you should consider automation for this potentially industry-changing development. Plus, ...
When I got into this business five years ago, I quickly picked up on the negative connotations associated with wholesaling. I also quickly understood why there were so many negative stereotypes about wholesaling and wholesalers. In my market of Indianapolis, there are many legit wholesalers that are truly trying to ...
Managing the Lifecycle of a Storage Facility
An interesting part of investing in self-storage is managing an asset through the various stages of its lifecycle. Great success may be achieved in purchasing value-add facilities—properties where the operations are significantly lacking. This can be a daunting task for a new buyer but are a lot of fun after ...
Smart Tech for Build-to-Rent Investors
The real estate boom hasn’t been kind to everyone, and many people who were saving to buy homes have found themselves unable to afford anything — even in smaller, lesser-known markets. For example, Boise, Idaho, Wichita, Kansas, and Dayton, Ohio, have seen median housing prices increase year over year by ...
Create Wealth and Confident, Financially Educated Children
All humans seek a life of significance. It is what gives us optimism, vitality, and creativity; it is that truly wondrous quality that sets us apart from all other animals. Rather than being satisfied with survival and immediate pleasure, humans at some point ponder the purpose of their journey and ...
Generating Income From Your Guest House
There are several ways to boost your income if you're a property owner. Obviously, there are renovations to boost value for your rental property that can be done, and you'll see a serious turn on your investment. Things as simple as a fresh coat of paint, upgrading the lighting to ...
6 Real Estate Investing Opportunities You Don’t Want to Miss
Real estate is a multi-faceted investment playground. Investors from all walks of life can get in on the fun. Most traditional mindsets think that you can only invest in real estate if you have a lot of money. The truth is that there are also investing options with low input ...
Think Realty Podcast #208 – You Want to be the Bank!
This podcast will transform the way that you think about real estate investing! In this episode, Eddie Speed explains why YOU want to be the bank! Learn how to carry financing, defer taxes over the time and collect a predictable income! Plus, what are some smart decisions you can make ...
Impact Housing is More Than Just Investing with Emmanuel Guarino
00:37:21 | If you could TRIPLE the income from your Single Family rental property while having true IMPACT… would you? According to the Latest figures from the US Government, here are 70,000,000 people facing housing insecurity today. That is a huge problem, and the good news is, there is a ...
Think Realty Podcast #204 – The Storage Strategy
Easy to operate, maintain, and evict. Recession-resistant. Pandemic-proof. Sound too good to be true? This episode dives into self-storage and why this is a great asset class from both an operator perspective and from a passive investor perspective. You might want to open the door to this opportunity. For more ...
Why Storage is a Great Investment Asset Class with Ryan Gibson
00:37:34 | This session explains why self-storage is an attractive and resilient investment option. It explores key factors such as low operational costs, steady demand, and recession resistance that make storage facilities a profitable asset class. The content covers market trends, scalability, and the benefits of passive income, highlighting how ...
Higher Rental Portfolio Returns with Infinite Banking Featuring Gary Pinkerton
00:38:01 | This session explains how investors can use the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) to boost returns on their rental portfolios. It outlines how IBC allows you to become your own lender to finance real estate purchases and reinvest cash flow. By combining IBC with real estate, investors can enhance ...
Alternative Financing for Buy & Hold Real Estate Investors
Whether you are looking to acquire single family or multifamily residential, or a commercial property, real estate prices are soaring across all zip codes and price ranges. However, with today’s low-interest rates driving lofty valuations, patient buy-and-hold investors like you can quickly find yourself with tons of money stuck in ...
Be Your Own Banker While Creating Generational Wealth
The need for financing in life is significant when it comes to our purchases and investments, but the way in which you finance your purchases can have a serious impact on how you grow your wealth. Did you know there’s a tax-free way to finance your real estate investments without ...
How to Diversify Your Portfolio with Real Estate
The real estate market has become highly volatile in the recent past, in part because of the ever-shifting consumer trends. This has led even the strongest of investment portfolios to experience a few periods of loss every now and then. Nonetheless, you can considerably mitigate those losses by diversifying your ...
We all know that wholesaling real estate is a hustle and such a transactional business. You can have the best month ever, but once that calendar turns you are right back to zero and have to do it all over again. Your business is built off of going after that ...
Self Storage Real Estate: Risk vs. Reward
Wayne Gretsky, the famous ice hockey player once said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Investors, have a lot on our minds; where will interest rates go, will our tenants pay, will the economy hold up, etc. While there are many ...
Think Realty Podcast #190 – Secure Your Financial Future
Permanent wealth. Sounds pretty good, right? On this show, learn the relationship between control and risk and find out how you can sustain your finances in any situation. Guest Gary Pinkerton explains the ideas of hierarchal wealth, infinite banking, and more. Plus, did you know you can use a whole ...
On the Radar: Accessory Dwelling Units
Creative real estate comes in all shapes and sizes. Seller carryback, wraps, master leasing, and lot splits are a few that come to mind. However, there’s one creative strategy I’ve been following closely since 2017: accessory dwelling units or ADUs. The strategy is becoming more popular due to government intervention, ...
Three Reasons to Sell Your Real Estate for Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin has risen from $6,700 per coin to $58,000 in the past year. That’s an 860 percent annual increase and, frankly, that’s the average for what Bitcoin has done over the past five years. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that? And Bitcoin is not unique in its out-of-this-world appreciation ...
