Single Family
By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.
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Single Family
By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.
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Think Realty Podcast #162 – The Real Estate Ninja
What is the latest in the SFR space? If you haven’t heard of Build to Rent, it’s all the rage in REI. This episode dives in to BTR and why single-family rental investors should be focused on this trend. Plus, what is the difference between Build to Rent and Build ...
The SFR Market in the Middle of Current Events
00:54:44 | This panel explores how ongoing economic and societal shifts, such as the pandemic and inflation, are impacting the single-family rental sector. The discussion highlights rising demand for rental homes, changing tenant preferences, and market resilience amid uncertainty. It also discusses key challenges like rising interest rates, supply chain ...
Fix & Flip: Current Crisis or Major Opportunity
00:47:26 | This panel delves into the current state of the fix-and-flip real estate market, examining whether today’s challenges represent a crisis or a prime investment opportunity. The panel explores market trends, supply chain issues, rising material costs, and shifting buyer demand in the wake of recent economic changes. Experts ...
00:34:44 | This session highlights the potential of investing in high-yield, lesser-known real estate markets, often referred to as “honey hole” markets. It focuses on turnkey rental properties—fully renovated, income-generating homes that require minimal effort from investors. The session explores how these properties in select markets can provide double-digit returns, ...
Tough news for first-time homebuyers: availability of affordable homes is declining. According to the National Association of Realtors, availability of homes under $200,000 declined by 19 percent year-over-year from January 2019 to January 2020. The average sale price of a home is nearing five times the income of the average ...
Think Realty Podcast #155 – The Best Path to Profits
What makes single-family rentals the easiest, safest, fastest way to build long-term wealth? Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in REI, this episode is for you. Learn 10 profitable risk indicators that will tell you whether to invest or not. Learn how to build your wealth with deal flow ...
Don’t Let “New Normal” Slow You Down
Turn on any newscast and one of the phrases you are likely to hear is the “New Normal.” There is an expectation that the COVID-19 crisis has permanently altered just about everything we know to be true and that we should accept our fate. I take a slightly different view, ...
Talking Loudly: A Path to Higher Profits
The process sounds simple. Purchase an undervalued property. Renovate the home. Then, sell or rent for a solid profit. However, there’s a lot of work involved to successfully cross that finish line. For value-add real estate investment projects, you must define the proper levels of renovation, identify the ROI sweet ...
The Good and the Bad for Single-Family Rentals Post-Pandemic
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the economy was cruising along on all cylinders. It was a good time to invest in Single Family Rental (SFR) homes as interest rates were low, homes were holding their value, and the cost of entry was relatively low. Of course, COVID-19 turned the world ...
Mitigate Risk with Build-for-Rent
In early April, I read a well-known real estate website and came across an article that discussed potential ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis on the real estate market. In one scenario, the article stated that potential listings will remain low, interest rates will remain low, and homes are likely to ...
Think Realty Podcast #127 – Claire Pyatt from Rently
Desperate times often result in an uptick for some companies. On this episode, Eddie Wilson talks with Claire Pyatt from Rently, the industry leader in self-showing and what they are doing to help keep properties leased and property managers and housing providers safe. Find out what other products they offer ...
Think Realty Podcast #122 – MeiLani Hock with Why Not Me AirBnB
Want to learn how to turn your trial into a triumph? Think Realty CEO Eddie Wilson talks with MeiLani Hock, real estate investor, Airbnb host/property manager, and founder of Why NOT Me? which coaches people to create the lives they want by building passive income through Airbnb using other people’s ...
Most real estate investors know two traditional paths to profitability: big, multifamily buildings with hundreds of units, or single-family homes used for rental income or as a flip. But a new trend in on the rise. Build-to-rent single-family-home neighborhoods is a viable investment option that is a hybrid of the ...
Rental housing providers have all experienced (or will eventually) the unfortunate predicament of having to evict a renter. Those unfortunate events are complex and costly, with $48 billion in losses filed annually by independent investor housing providers according to IRS data. While it ultimately comes down to a business decision ...
4 Budget-Friendly Ideas to Boost Curb Appeal
You've put your investment property on the market, and you've already got your first showing scheduled. The inside looks great, but how do you get potential buyers to see it? The answer is in the little details that boost curb appeal. Consider these budget-friendly landscaping and exterior cleaning tips to ...
House Hacking with a 1031 Exchange to Multiply Your Portfolio
You don’t have to be wealthy to begin investing in real estate. In fact, it can often actually be easier if you’re younger and have a more flexible lifestyle. It’s much easier to navigate creative opportunities like house hacking or live-in flips when you don’t have large work or family ...
Think Realty Podcast #112 – Travis Watts with Ashcroft Capital
If you could do anything you want with your time, what would it be? The possibilities are endless when you transition from active investing to 100% passive. On this episode, learn how to create “Time Freedom” and enjoy doing what you want when you want! Plus, going from single family ...
Think Realty Podcast #111 – Glenn Stromberg with Stromberg Investment Group
Every real estate investor likes to talk money! We’re getting down to the bottom profit line on this episode of the Think Realty Podcast when Abhi talks with Glenn Stromberg about his business model and why it provides profitable investment opportunities. Stromberg Investment Group structures lucrative real estate joint ventures ...
5 Home Improvements with Positive ROI
Home improvements can help you sell your home in more ways than one. By making it more desirable, you will attract more buyers. Additionally, they’ll be willing to spend more because they’ll be getting a better value. However, home improvement projects can get expensive and you don’t always get the ...
When Tamara Day first set eyes on a drab, 1950s ranch in Leawood, Kansas, her design eye immediately kicked into high gear. While she loved the location and the U-shaped backyard, the home was clearly a blemish to the neighborhood, said Day, a Kansas City resident and the host of ...
Opportunity Zones: Boosting America’s Distressed Neighborhoods?
A lot of small communities are expanding their job base, but what’s happening in these leading towns with between 50,000 and 75,000 people is not true everywhere. We increasingly have a divided economy. At one end are world cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York as well ...
by Aaron Chapman and Marco Santarelli The world of real estate finance is riddled with varied forms of verification. Since taking someone at their word has been jeopardized by the unscrupulous, having a disinterested third party verify the data has become the standard. Most of this third-party data is based ...
1031 Exchanges, Opportunity Zones & Self-Directed Retirement Accounts
Whether you have been in real estate for one day or more than a decade, you can’t miss the current buzz about opportunity zones. Did you know the deadline for investing in a qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) is almost here? As that deadline approaches, investors and fund managers are becoming ...
On the Walls Gray walls lasted a lot longer than I expected! What's in now? All white walls, which can be crisp and cool or warm and soft depending on the undertone. Two of my favorites - Sherwin Williams Extra White for a true crisp white and Sherwin William Alabaster ...
Renovation Rockstar: Atlanta Flip
When real estate entrepreneur Lorraine Beato spoke on a panel at Think Realty’s 2016 event in Atlanta, GA, little did she know that the young gentleman wearing a red cardigan asking to apprentice with one of the panelists would turn out to be one of her first flipping mentees. Thurman ...
