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The world of real estate investing moves quickly. Catch the must-know news, market information, and trends for the industry here.
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Market & Trends
The world of real estate investing moves quickly. Catch the must-know news, market information, and trends for the industry here.
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Bitcoin Enters the Real Estate Sector
Most real estate investors probably think about bitcoin mainly in terms of whether they are going to invest in the currency before it hits its next record high or wait until the volatile cryptocurrency tanks (at least temporarily) before getting in. However, an increasing number of landlords, sellers, and other ...
Creative Down Payment Options REIs Need to Know About
According to multiple surveys by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), many would-be homebuyers are opting not to explore their options in the housing market because they believe that they cannot afford the down payment associated with buying a home. While this view is largely inaccurate, the prevailing notion that ...
3 Things About Investing in Detroit to Know in 2018
The Motor City may offer single family rental (SFR) investors the best of all possible worlds in 2018. If you know how to gain the upper hand in the housing market that is. According to Corey Hanker, managing partner at Fortus Partners, these days, “It’s investor advantage in Detroit!” Hanker, ...
Single-Family Rentals Look Bright for 2018
According to a panel of six premier experts in the investment industry, 2018 is going to be a good year for single-family rentals (SFR). Although, as always, the local market is everything. During the opening session of IMN’s 6th Annual SFR Investment Forum (West) on December 3, 2017, in Scottsdale, ...
Investment Property Depreciation Explained
Rental investment properties tend to come with benefits when tax time rolls around. When it comes to purchasing real estate properties for investment purposes, it is important for investors to understand the tax benefits and laws which will affect your particular situation. What is Depreciation? A key tax deduction available ...
Facebook Rental Listings: Real Estate Game Changer?
Home listing sites like Zillow and Redfin may be shaking in their cloud-based data boots. They will be facing what could be a towering social media competitor. Facebook is going full-speed ahead with rental listings in its marketplace section. And plans on a significant expansion into the for-sale market. If ...
Colorado Tops ATTOM’s Q3 Pre-Mover Housing Index
ATTOM Data released its Q3 2017 Pre-Mover Housing Index, which shows that the markets with the highest pre-mover indices during the third quarter — predictive of strong sales activity in the fourth quarter — were Colorado Springs, Colorado; Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; and Nashville, Tennessee. Using data ...
Hurricane-Hit Florida Market Already Rebounding
Despite being hit hard by Hurricane Irma in September, the Naples, Florida, housing market closed out October 2017 on a positive note with sales increasing about one percent over the same time the previous year. Naples’ October 2017 Market The Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) reported, “October could have ...
9 Things to Know When Buying at Auction – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this series we discussed five things to consider when purchasing an investment property at auction. In the second part, we will be discussing the advantages, disadvantages, tips, and red flags for both online and offline auctions. Read the first part in this series by clicking here ...
Think Realty Magazine December 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | Where We’re Thinking Realty Coaches Corner | Think Realty Coaches • Don’t Rule Out Your Own Backyard • A Small City Office Can Revolutionize Your Investing Cover Feature | Strong Community Secures Returns The Big Picture | Redefining the “Path of Progress” •OSHA: The ...
It’s Not Just Location, Location, Location
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Real estate is all about three things: location, location, location.” I think we should throw that one right out the window because is entirely wrong. In fact, it’s wrong to the point that people who invest primarily on “location, location, location” often take significant losses. In just about ...
5 Key Wealth Building Principles for REIs
Real estate is an increasingly trendy investment. Prices are low, interest rates are low, and opportunity is everywhere. But why is it right for you? Do you know the right investing niche for you? Know Your Niche I like to capture all five principles, but not all investments will do ...
Judge Rules Colorado Firm Did Not Defraud During Housing Market Crisis
When the housing market crashed, Castle Law Group, Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firm, took advantage of the situation by “inflating costs of posting legal notices…conspiring with companies that did the work and its own competitors to fix the price at far more than what it actually cost,” alleged the Colorado ...
Breaking and Entering Over Possible Lead Paint?
If you own rental properties in New York City, you might want to tell your tenants to leave the doors unlocked this week. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) might be breaking in if you do not. The NYC Department of Investigation revealed early last week that NYCHA has ...
China Real Estate Finds Room to Grow Underground
Hong Kong is considering something pretty unusual to help deal with a massive shortage of real estate for development and housing: an “underground excavation.” While you might cringe at the idea of living underground as something out of a dystopian novel, the Chinese government is taking a practical approach to ...
Increase ROI with an ENERGY STAR Certification
The ENERGY STAR certified home label might appear small, a mere three by five inches, but it stands for something really big. That little label means a home has undergone a rigorous process of independent inspections and testing to ensure it meets strict U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Some ...
Shining Bright with ENERGY STAR
You’ve seen the sticker thousands of times on your own appliances and on those for sale in retail stores. Among the aisles and aisles of appliances there is one universal name, ENERGY STAR. You probably already know that the ENERGY STAR sticker displayed on appliances shows you how much you ...
Winterize Your Properties Before It’s Too Late
With the winter season approaching, property owners and managers should make sure their rentals and properties are ready for some bad weather. Freezing temperatures along with cold rain and snow can create a lot of trouble if you’re not prepared. It’s also a great time to check in with tenants ...
Don’t Let an End-Date End Your Dreams
It was a hot and steamy south Miami afternoon in 2004, and I was working as a driving instructor for the Richard Petty Driving Experience. It was tough. We worked 12-hour days, turning countless laps at a fast but “safe” speed (i.e. boring to a race car driver - we’re ...
3 Unique Ways to Find Your Next Investment Property
The MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is a great tool for those shopping in the real estate market. It was designed to simplify the process. It places all of the listings from multiple agencies in one convenient location for buyers and agents to browse without having to visit multiple different websites ...
Get in on the Farmland Phenomenon
Over the past decade, international investors have doubled down on a certain type of real estate. In fact, they have purchased so much of this particular type of land just since 2004 that cross-border ownership in this sector accounts for an area roughly the size of the state of Tennessee ...
Tax Changes Could Hurt Second-Home Market
How would it affect your real estate investing if you could not deduct the mortgage interest on the property loan off your taxes each year? If you purchased one or more of your investment properties using a traditional mortgage loan, then keep reading. Looming changes to the U.S. tax code ...
Tenant Chefs & Holiday Feasts: Fire Safety
There’s a lot of preparation that goes into having people over for a meal. Especially holiday meals. But how many people are aware of the increased fire risk on these feast days? And even if they are aware, what are they most focused on? Having everything ready by the time ...
10 Holiday Cooking Safety Tips for Your Tenants
The peak day for cooking fires each year is Thanksgiving Day. For this reason, it’s important that your tenant chefs are in a “state of readiness” for the holidays. Here are 10 tips to share with your tenants so they can enjoy a turkey-licious fire-free feast. Top Tips 1| TEST ...
Underwater Properties Decrease from Year Ago
ATTOM Data Solutions, released its Q3 2017 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, showing that at the end of the third quarter of 2017 there were 4.6 million (4,628,408) U.S. properties that were seriously underwater (where the combined loan amount secured by the property was at least 25 percent higher than the property’s ...
