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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Should You Consider a Solo 401(k)?
As we move toward tax time, many real estate investors are reeling from the amount of money they owe Uncle Sam. I’m surprised they don’t spend more time doing something about it. I deal with real estate investors on a daily basis, and I’m always impressed with their creativity, independence ...
Tax-Saving Tips Every Landlord Should Know
Tax time is looming – again. This means that landlords across the country are compiling expense and income reports, and rushing to get their taxes in before the deadline, which this year is April 18. While tax time has to be the most tedious time of the year for landlords ...
Property Value Directly Impacts Rental Rates
When a property is marketed for rent, its curb appeal, neighborhood quality and location all affect the base monthly rate. Some homes do not require incentives to attract tenants, and some do. The difference between a home that will rent easier than another depends on several factors. Although the location ...
Remove Odors From Your Investment Properties
From pet urine or mold in a newly acquired property to that smell you can’t quite put your finger on after a tenant moves out, odor is an issue all investors tackle at one point, and unfortunately, there’s a lot at stake. Odors often mean more days on the market ...
Strategic Approaches to Purchasing Investment Properties
Investors, brokers and many real estate agents are constantly on the hunt to purchase properties that can yield a high rate of profitability and a solid return on investment. Whether it’s a short sale, a small fixer-upper or a major rehab project, the rewards can be significant with the proper ...
Why RE Investors Must Have A Social Presence Online
The wealth of social media platforms that real estate investors have available to find deals, attract funding and meet other like-minded people is unprecedented, yet many investors aren’t taking advantage of them, says an owner of a social media management company that helps real estate investors manage their social media ...
Think Realty Magazine March/April 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE The Big Picture | Rising Tides • Start With a Plan • Diversification Tips • Power of Social Media • Legislative Watch Cover Feature | Triumph Times Two Special Report| 10 Women to Watch The Big Picture| Should You Go Solo? Up Close & Personal| One on ...
Encouraging News for SFR Investors
Good news for investors of single-family rentals: Market stability appears to be gaining steam, as RentRange’s Q4 2016 data shows a lessening percentage change between quarters while rent rates continue to increase. “As we begin 2017, it continues to look bright for single-family rental investors,” said Wally Charnoff, chief executive ...
Five Steps to Flipping Properties for $100,000 a Year
REVTRAC’s Ryan McFarland Explains the Science of Successful Investing When it comes to flipping properties, Ryan McFarland of the Real Estate Veterans Training Academy (REVTRAC), has the process down to a science. REVTRAC was founded by Chris Bedgood, star of A&E’s “Flipping San Diego” and provides training to real estate ...
Portland to Fine Landlords Who Raise Rents “Too Much”
Portland-area landlords could soon have to pay to help tenants relocate if the landlords raise rents too high for current renters to afford. Portland, Oregon’s city council members recently approved a bill requiring landlords to offer “relocation assistance” in the form of fees between $2,900 and $4,500 depending on the ...
Best RE Investment Opportunities in 2017
HomeUnion, has released its 2017 National Single-Family Rental Research (SFR) Report. The comprehensive study ranks 31 metro areas based on several factors including investment opportunities for 2017, yields, rental demand, investment home prices and capital markets conditions. Atlanta topped the Opportunity Rankings list as the metro area offering the best ...
Trump Suspends “Fiduciary Rule” for Financial Planners
Another swipe of the pen by President Trump will delay - indefinitely - a new rule that was intended to protect consumers from bad financial advice. President Trump signed a "Memorandum on the Fiduciary Duty Rule" the same day he signed an executive order to re-examine Dodd-Frank regulations. This rule would ...
Single-Family Home Vacancy Rates Down
Strong retention rates and fewer lease expirations helped lower the vacancy rates among single-borrower, single-family rental transactions in December 2016, and Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC expects the vacancy rate to improve further in the coming months. The average vacancy rate among single-borrower, single-family rental transactions declined to 5.1 percent in ...
We've been investing in Detroit since 2009. Although we picked Detroit eight years ago, I believe that now is a better time to invest in the city than ever before. Here are six reasons why. Low Purchase Price Home prices in the Detroit area are quite low. Homes that need ...
3 Risky Moves Most are Willing to Take to Own Real Estate
The “American Dream” of homeownership still has a powerful siren song for many would-be homeowners and it can lead people to do some risky things in order to be able to jingle that special set of door keys in their pocket. According to the Owners.com Home Buyer Study 2017, which ...
U.S. Cities Dominate Most-Affordable Global List
A recent report from the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey (DIHA) shows once again that everything is relative and that real estate is first and foremost, always a local issue. The DIHA 2017 measured affordability in 406 metro markets in nine countries around the world and despite nationwide concerns about ...
How to Find the Best Mentor for You
Many people who consider real estate investing can find themselves at a loss, not knowing how to move forward. Then, they quit before they ever get started despite this being a wonderful time to begin real estate investing. Did you know that the No. 1 reason people don't begin investing ...
Changing Dynamics for Retail Centers
Retail properties are recently experiencing a few different trends – some, seemingly contradictory. The sector is doing well, but there are changing dynamics with retail centers that should be examined as part of any investment decision. Department Stores Have Lost Importance Big American department stores like Macy’s are being outmaneuvered ...
I’m a big—no, huge!—anti-guru person. They are a real danger, especially to real estate investors who are just starting out and desperately trying to learn this business. Let me tell you a story to illustrate why I am so emphatic about this. I had a speaking engagement in Chicago recently, ...
10 Spots Where Tear-downs Could Be Profitable
If you’ve ever thought about purchasing a property just so you could tear it down and build something better, then you would feel right at home in a number of America’s hottest housing markets these days. According to recent data released by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, there are ...
3 Reasons to Run Away from IRA-Held Real Estate
Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) were created to protect investors and enable them to engage in different types of investing that might not be considered entirely “the norm.” Not surprisingly, this includes real estate, historically one of the safest, simplest, and strongest types of investments not usually included in your options ...
Voice-Controlled Properties Trending in 2017
Voice control is set to be the next smart-home amenity home buyers cannot live without. If the idea of just speaking to your house and asking it to lock doors, turn off lights, or activate the security system makes you think a little bit of “The Jetsons” and then get ...
Think Realty Magazine January/February 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE The Big Picture | TV Star-Struck • Market Update: San Diego • How Secure Are You? • An Intriguing Alternative • A Matter of Timing • Giving Back Cover Feature | Knowledge + Power = Freedom Up Close & Personal | Tech Titan • May the Fores ...
Real estate investors are exposed daily to an ever-changing market. Sometimes these changes are favorable, and sometimes they are detrimental. The only certainties related to the real estate market are that it will change and that investors should expect the unexpected. Given this fact, doesn’t it make sense that investors ...
So you have your first property under contract, and you’re ready to get started and hire a contractor. What now? This was the question that confronted us on our very first project. We had already done the business basics: formed an LLC for our company and got our EIN number, ...
