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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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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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!
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
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 ...
Tax Benefits For Passive Real Estate Investors
00:09:28 | Flip and Dani talk about the tax benefits of real estate investing. They list out the scores of incentives to real estate investing that you need to know, all under 10 minutes. It’s not always how much a deal makes, it’s how much you get to keep! ...
Real Estate Syndications – What Are They & Why Do We Love Them?
00:07:21 | Flip and Dani talk about Real Estate Syndications. It is a partnership between several investors. They combine their skills, resources, and capital to purchase and manage a property they otherwise cannot or prefer not to purchase alone ...
FUNDS: Syndications & Diversity on Steroids
00:08:33 | Many investors have started learning about the great returns you can get by investing in syndications. Syndications allow you to pool money together with other investors and invest in a large project that you might not have been able to do otherwise. This also means the risk to ...
Think Realty Podcast #260 – Invest in Yourself!
Are you missing one of the key components and key foundations of real estate investing? If you aren’t using a self-directed IRA, you are! Eddie sits down to chat with John Bowens, Director, Head of Education and Investor Success at Equity Trust Company to discuss self-directed IRA’s in more detail ...
How Can Non-Accredited Investors Invest in Real Estate?
00:07:05 | Flip & Dani teach you how Non-Accredited Investors can still invest in Real Estate including private money lending and some syndication opportunities! ...
Think Realty Podcast #259 – Corporate Rentals: Are They Worth the Investment?
Have you ever thought about adding corporate rentals to your investment portfolio? It’s not something that’s always top of mind when it comes to investments, so Eddie sat down with Angela Healy from Avenue West Managed Corporate Housing to learn more about it. They break down what it means to ...
Think Realty Magazine January/February 2023
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Woman to Watch | Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry Industry Awards | 2022 Think Realty Honors Winners Operations | 3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties • Metrics Matter! • Faster Alone, Further Together • 6 Tips for Finding the Perfect Marketing Partner • ...
Think Realty Podcast #258 – Happy 10 Years, Sharestates!
From starting out as an equity real estate crowdfunding platform to the present where they create customized lending solutions for real estate investors and developers, it’s been a successful 10 years for Sharestates! Eddie sits down with Michael Ramin from Sharestates to chat about the company growth, which states they ...
Key Considerations for a Commercial Real Estate Partnership
A real estate partnership is no different from any other partnership in its basic purpose: mutual benefit through collaboration to achieve more together than can be accomplished alone. Steve Jobs distilled the benefit of collaboration this way: “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by ...
Rent or Flip? Five Factors Real Estate Investors Should Consider
Seasoned real estate investors are adept at identifying up-and-coming markets and securing high-potential property deals. No matter how many times an investor goes through this process, there is always a decision to be made: Would this property work better as a flip or a rental? The answer isn’t straightforward and ...
6 Mistakes That Can Kill Potential Real Estate Deals
Investing in real estate can be incredibly lucrative, but it can also be a lot harder than it looks. Although the past few years of skyrocketing home values have given a lot of novice investors the idea that buying property is a “can’t-miss” investment, the reality isn’t quite so simple ...
The Possibilities and Perils of Investing in a Downshifting Housing Market
With a recession looming and home prices predicted to fall in many local markets, 2023 could represent a prime buying opportunity for real estate investors, assuming those investors account for the potential perils of buying during a housing market downturn. “I’m still buying heavy, but it’s harder to find the ...
Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry
Isabelle Guarino-Smith is the chief operating officer of the largest residential assisted living training organization in the country, Residential Assisted Living Academy. In her role, she teaches thousands of real estate investors, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs how to build successful and sustainable businesses in the assisted living industry. Using the ...
