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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Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax

A tax levied on the profit from the sale of a property or investments. These taxes may be nearly 30 percent or more of the total profits on the investment ...
17 Ways You Can Make Money Investing in Real Estate

17 Ways You Can Make Money Investing in Real Estate

Investing in real estate is a solid way to build generational wealth. Here are 17 ways you can make money investing in real estate—plus eight ways to get started with less money than you think. 7 Most Common Types of Real Estate Investments 1. Buying a Home It seems pretty ...
Self Directed IRA: How to Use Retirement Accounts to Invest in Real Estate

Self Directed IRA: How to Use Retirement Accounts to Invest in Real Estate

00:10:22 | How much are in 401K accounts? What is the average amount in accounts by age group? What rate of return do you need to be earning to outpace inflation? What can you do with this knowledge? If you have a retirement account with a past employer, move it ...
Three Types of Freedom

Three Types of Freedom

00:06:14 | Everyone has a personal view of what freedom means to them. Which of the three freedoms Dani and Flip mention means the most to you? Do you have another face of freedom you want to tell us about? Share in the comments! ...
Think Realty Podcast #263 – Building Dreams and Achieving a Legacy

Think Realty Podcast #263 – Building Dreams and Achieving a Legacy

Are you familiar with the built to rent concept? Brandon Cobb from HBG Capital stopped by to chat with Eddie Wilson to discuss how he transitioned from a career in medical device sales to real estate, what HBG Capital does and what a build to rent community is. They talk ...
Is Affordable Housing a Wise Investment?

Is Affordable Housing a Wise Investment?

Unless you have been hiding under a rock the past few years, you’ve heard the United States has an affordable housing crisis. Lack of affordable housing is one of the top, if not the top, issues for the U.S. housing market. Prior to the housing market boom of the last ...
How to Be a Smart Real Estate Investor in a Tight Market

How to Be a Smart Real Estate Investor in a Tight Market

As you search for new property in a tight real estate market, there’s often no room for negotiation or an opportunity for substantial ROI. In today’s economy, limited real estate availability and rising inflation often result in new requirements for proof of liquidity. In the short term, uncovering higher prices ...
Buy and Hold

Buy and Hold

The process of purchasing real estate as a long-term investment. Buy-and-hold investing may involve simply purchasing a property and paying the mortgage in order to cash in on equity at a later date, buying turnkey or actively managed rental properties, or buying land outright and simply holding it until a ...
Bedroom Community

Bedroom Community

Residential suburb inhabited mostly by people who commute to a nearby city to work. In California, bedroom communities may be located an hour or more away from the commuter destination ...
Four Ways to Make Money in Real Estate

Four Ways to Make Money in Real Estate

Real estate is one of the most sought-after methods of making money. People sometimes view it as an easy way to make your money work for you, but it isn’t that easy. While there are a few great ways to make a living or money on the side with real ...
Think Realty Magazine March/April 2023

Think Realty Magazine March/April 2023

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investment Strategy |  How to Be a Smart Real Estate Investor in a Tight Market •Is Affordable Housing a Wise Investment? • 17 Ways You Can Make Money Investing in Real Estate Special Focus: Education in Real Estate Investing |  Why Experience Is the Best Education • ...
Cultivating Your Creative Ability

Cultivating Your Creative Ability

Everyone knows that for the design side of any renovation, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what one can spend! Becoming familiar with creative alternatives allows you to design eye popping renovations without busting your budget. Turning a great profit is, after all, the end game! Getting Comfortable ...
Why Real Estate Versus Other Investments

Why Real Estate Versus Other Investments

00:09:48 | Flip and Dani compare real estate versus other investments i.e. crypto bandwagon, banks, retirement accounts, etc. Here are the benefits of investing in Real Estate: Cash Flow and Passive Income, Appreciation, Tax Benefits, Leverage, Principal Pay Down, Cash Out Refinance, Inflation and last but not least, It's a ...
Investing and the Value of Time

Investing and the Value of Time

00:09:03 | Flip and Dani define and give examples of the three components that affect investing via the value of time. Inflation, Simple Interest & Compound Interest ...
What are Preferred Returns & Why Are They Important?

What are Preferred Returns & Why Are They Important?

00:05:38 | In larger investments where you are pooling funds from a group of investors like syndications and funds, investors should ask if it is a preferred return? In other words, will I get paid before you get paid? This aligns with the interests of all concerned ...
How to Choose Which Investment Vehicle is Best For You

How to Choose Which Investment Vehicle is Best For You

00:09:14| What are you seeking, which suits your appetite the best? Which has the fastest turnaround potential? Where can you get cash flow? What about tax benefits? Which one will I have the most control over? Find out the main differences here to help you decide ...
Flipping Versus Turnkey Versus Syndications

Flipping Versus Turnkey Versus Syndications

00:07:44 | Flip and Dani give a brief overview of the pros and cons of 3 different real estate investing methods; flipping, turnkey, and syndication investing. They also talk about the level of involvement for each method, which requires active, semi-passive, and passive involvement ...
The Stock Market Versus Real Estate

The Stock Market Versus Real Estate

00:07:27 | There are 5 areas investors review when analyzing investment opportunities. How do stocks and real estate compare in each area? Flip and Dani discuss their opinion on the matter ...
Short Term Rental Investments: A Compact Guide

Short Term Rental Investments: A Compact Guide

Vacation rentals, also known as short-term rentals, can be a lucrative investment for real estate investors. While the upfront costs of purchasing and furnishing a vacation rental may appear daunting, many will say that the potential return on investment (ROI) is still worth it. However, just like all investments, it's ...
Think Realty Podcast #262 – Focus on Success with Turnkey Properties

Think Realty Podcast #262 – Focus on Success with Turnkey Properties

Turnkey rentals are another asset that could added to your investment portfolio. Eddie sat down with Zach Lemaster from Rent to Retirement to chat about how he went from practicing optometry to investing in real estate and eventually starting Rent To Retirement. They discuss which markets are doing well, micro ...
Needed: Women Real Estate Investors

Needed: Women Real Estate Investors

Women are the main decision makers when buying a home, so one might assume there would be more women in the real estate investing space. That’s not the case, however. Few women actually invest in real estate. Most women keep their money in a savings or checking account or fund ...
Structuring Sponsor-Syndicated Investments

Structuring Sponsor-Syndicated Investments

Sponsor-syndicated private real estate investments can be structured in many different ways. In most private syndications, the sponsor contributes a smaller amount of the investment capital; however, the sponsor offers the investment opportunity, the time, experience, and support team needed. Although the investors will provide most of the money, their ...
Think Realty Webinar - The Off-Market Property Struggle

Think Realty Webinar – The Off-Market Property Struggle

Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On March 1st at 6:30PM (CST), Dana Georgiou from Foundation CREF will be speaking about the off-market property struggle. We hear all the time about how investors are struggling with finding properties that make financial sense. They aren’t finding off-market deals ...
Rising Rates? Try Seller Financing!

Rising Rates? Try Seller Financing!

The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to combat high inflation. As a result, mortgage rates are about to exceed 7%. This has dampened activity in both residential and commercial real estate. Homebuyers and investors need a way to move forward with their purchases, and “seller financing” is a ...
Make Money in Any Market with Government-Backed Notes

Make Money in Any Market with Government-Backed Notes

The end of 2022 saw a perfect storm of factors hit the real estate market hard. Rising inflation and interest rates along with falling property values have destabilized the market and scared off thousands of potential investors. But that perfect storm of factors is exactly what the savviest real estate ...