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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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 ...
Tax Benefits For Passive Real Estate Investors

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?

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

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!

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?

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?

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...
How to Maximize ROI on Your Next Fix and Flip

How to Maximize ROI on Your Next Fix and Flip

Calculating your potential for significant ROI can often be time-consuming and cause unwanted stress. When considering your next fix and flip, ensure you have the right tools to help you properly analyze your buy, hold, and sell costs before you jump in and make that financial commitment. Work with a ...
What Does a Housing Market Slowdown Mean for Real Estate Investors?

What Does a Housing Market Slowdown Mean for Real Estate Investors?

When there's a housing market slowdown, the demand for homes drops. A slowdown for fix-and-flip real estate investors may imply that there could be fewer offers on their listings or they might not get as much money for their homes when selling the property. For real estate investors who are ...
Six Terrific Communities Perfect for Family-Style Flips

Six Terrific Communities Perfect for Family-Style Flips

Flipped homes are perfect real estate buys for people who love the look, feel, and convenience of an updated, polished, attractive home, without the fuss of building new or the headache of DIY renovations.  Savvy real estate investors who know how to execute a top quality flip are honing in ...
Think Realty Webinar - Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Update on the Latest Market Trends

Think Realty Webinar – Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Update on the Latest Market Trends

Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On January 17th at 6:30PM (CST), Matthew Bowles from Maverick Investor Group will be speaking about buying rental properties in 2023 and will have an update on the latest market trends. Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a ...
Think Realty Podcast #257 – Break the Chains and Find Financial Freedom

Think Realty Podcast #257 – Break the Chains and Find Financial Freedom

If you feel chained down when it comes to your finances, you’re not alone! Eddie sits down with our own Resident Expert, Gary Pinkerton, to discuss helping others gain agency, the hierarchy of wealth and breaking the chains to find financial freedom. They chat about if long term assets are ...