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Your operations define your long-term success in real estate investing. Fine-tune your process with: Asset Management | Asset Protection | Deal Analysis | Fundamentals | Growth | Lead Generation | Risk Management

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Operations

Your operations define your long-term success in real estate investing. Fine-tune your process with: Asset Management | Asset Protection | Deal Analysis | Fundamentals | Growth | Lead Generation | Risk Management

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Benefits of Land Trusts

Benefits of Land Trusts

Unfortunately for real estate investors, separating fact from fiction when it comes to land trusts can be difficult. A land trust is a simple tool that has been around since King Henry VIII ruled England. Its purpose then, to hide ownership of land (so a commoner would not have to ...
Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs

Borrowers, Real Estate Investors, Real Estate Entrepreneurs

The real estate world can be complicated. There’s a significant amount of terms and concepts that you need to understand to be successful in the field. Real Estate Investors, borrowers, and entrepreneurs are some of the most fundamental terms you’ll need to know. Luckily, these are very self-explanatory and easy ...
When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

When Is It Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

| Think Realty | Article | Fundamentals
Rental properties offer real estate investors long- and short-term profits. From the start, you can charge rent that will cover the cost of the mortgage, expenses, and taxes while producing a steady stream of income. Owning a rental property also yields long-term results. At some point, you will sell your ...
How to Get a Hard Money Bridge Loan with Bad Credit

How to Get a Hard Money Bridge Loan with Bad Credit

If you’re a borrower looking for financing options for your investment property, your only options are to reach out to conventional institutions (banks), mortgage companies, and direct private money lenders. However, if you are a real estate investor with bad credit, many of the traditional funding sources would not be ...
Asking-Questions

4 Real Estate Questions That Buyers and Sellers Need to Ask

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
Real estate is a great business to be in. But it is also one of the most heavily regulated businesses you can be in. There is a very good reason for that heavy regulation. There was a time when the real estate game was dreadfully corrupt. Sadly, this is why ...
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How Real Estate Professionals Can Impress Clients During Boom Periods

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
The real estate market waxes and wanes, as we’ve seen during the COVID-19 pandemic — and when it waxes, there’s a lot of money to be made. Real estate professionals need to not only take note when interest surges (and prices surge) but also respond accordingly, upping their efforts and ...
5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home

5 Ways to Find the Fair Market Value of a Home

As a homeowner, you want to get the best price while selling your home. Irrespective of the condition of the housing market, it’s important to find out the fair market price for your home to deal with instances like stamp duty collection, taxation, insurance claims, loans, sale or purchase, and ...
Think Realty Magazine August 2021

Think Realty Magazine August 2021

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories |  Presidents' Circle Featuring Jason Engelman • Contributor Corner featuring Ellis Hammond Fundamentals |  Real Estate Trends Better Left in the Past • Democratizing Real Estate • Is Your Website a Billboard in the Desert? • Online Marketing Trends Real Estate Investors Should Not Overlook ...
Online Marketing Trends Real Estate Investors Should Not Overlook

Online Marketing Trends Real Estate Investors Should Not Overlook

Marketing can be defined as the organization of the sale of a product. It starts from deciding on its price, the areas it should be supplied to, and how it should be advertised. Marketing yourself as a real estate investor is important to gain more online presence and visibility. One ...
Real Estate Agents—Doomed or Different?

Real Estate Agents—Doomed or Different?

It goes without saying that 2020 and the pandemic brought about huge changes in the real estate industry, forcing many real estate agents to pivot, adapt, and re-strategize. While many saw their businesses tank, others still saw an increase in their businesses. Why? What did they do differently? With over ...
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5 Things to Look For When Buying Rental Properties

| Contributor | Article | Fundamentals
It’s no secret that priorities have shifted and values have evolved for property owners and tenants alike. With more renters entering the market, real estate is hot for investors. If you’re already an investor or want to get into the field, now is a good time because people are relocating, ...
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Traits of Successful Real Estate Investors

| Contributor | Article | Operations
For some property owners, it’s a great time to sell and investors are trying to cash out if their property is going for a good price. While no one can really control the market, it takes a special kind of person to become a successful real estate investor. It’s not ...
10 Employee Handbook Topics for Your Business

10 Employee Handbook Topics for Your Business

Training your employees is crucial if you want your business to work effectively. It is not sufficient to only train new employees, as you should constantly improve your whole company. Moreover, you may want to prepare a universal handbook for every employee to have. This way you can make sure ...
Asking-Questions

Answers to the Top Questions Real Estate Investors Ask

As a real estate investor, your number one priority should be to be open to learning and educating yourself on the real estate market's happenings. These frequently asked real estate questions will provide you with a better understanding of what to expect as a real estate investor and provide you ...
How to Buy Real Estate Out of State (If You Must)

How to Buy Real Estate Out of State (If You Must)

Some places are so expensive these days that it’s all but impossible to find a rental property that will produce positive cash flow, particularly if you are buying with a loan. So it’s not surprising that many investors look out-of-state (and some out-of-country) to find rentals that will actually cash ...
3 Things Real Estate Investors Should Always Check Before Buying a Property

3 Things Real Estate Investors Should Always Check Before Buying a Property

| Abhi Golhar | Article | Fundamentals
Today, there are endless stories doing the rounds about people who have earned themselves a fortune simply by investing in real estate. Real estate can indeed be a powerful tool when it comes to diversifying your investment portfolio. There are no two ways about it! What’s more? Right now is ...
Longer-Loans

3 Types of Loans That Can Help You Get out of Debt

Have you ever noticed how many credit card offers you start getting when finances get a little tight? It is as if they know every little detail about you, and like vultures, are circling for the feast. That is how it often feels even if it isn’t exactly the case ...
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Five Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

When you’re a homeowner, you will want to make money on the property. While the house might go up in value even if you do nothing, you should make investments in the property to increase its value. Luckily there are a lot of ways to improve your home and keep ...
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Tips for Investing in Real Estate Part Time

Ask any professional investor, and nearly all will agree: Real estate is a great way to build wealth over time, making it one of the most valuable asset classes in any portfolio. In fact, 41% of Americans surveyed in 2021 said “real estate is the best long-term investment.” But real ...
Market Trends

How Real Estate Depreciation Can Help You Achieve Financial Freedom

Real estate prices might be skyrocketing across the country right now, but for whatever reason, the IRS believes they are falling. In fact, they have believed they are falling for a long time and at a very consistent rate. If you just bought your house today, in 27 and a ...
Think Realty Magazine July 2021

Think Realty Magazine July 2021

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories |  Increase Your ROI with Architects and Designers • The Secret to Living Your Perfect Day • Contributor Corner Featuring Michael Zuber Fundamentals |  Designing Your Thought Leadership Platform • Navigating the Private Lending World • Rewarding Good Tenants • Investor Review • How to ...
Design a Life You Love Using Real Estate

Design a Life You Love Using Real Estate

When I think about design, I see it primarily as a thoughtful, proactive element in crafting our output and shaping outcomes in life. Other times, it is best seen in review, when looking back at our project or personal history. The fact is that I have always loved designing, whether ...
How to Design an Effective Online Marketing Campaign

How to Design an Effective Online Marketing Campaign

Let’s face it, online leads are better leads. Online ads and social media promotion are becoming favorite business generators for realtors and investors. If you still think internet marketing is not that important for real estate firms, it’s time to divert your attention to the digital age. Undoubtedly, you can ...
Rewarding Good Tenants

Rewarding Good Tenants

Real estate investing is a wonderful way to improve your financial future and earn financial freedom. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bias and uninformed thinking that goes into real estate education. For example, how investors choose to focus on “good” tenants verses “bad” tenants can have a significant impact ...
The New Think Realty Paint and Flooring Program

The New Think Realty Paint and Flooring Program

Nationwide brands Benjamin Moore and PPG and flooring supplier Tarkett have partnered with Think Realty to provide its members—real estate investors like you—savings on quality supplies and services to help you keep up your investment properties while keeping more money in your bank account. Benjamin Moore: Home Color Inspiration Benjamin ...