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Real Estate: A People Business
The term ‘Risk Management’ in real estate often brings three things to mind: have good insurance, have a great attorney, and document everything in writing. It would have been easy to just focus and write about those three things, but you can find that anywhere. As an active real estate ...
The Ultimate Risk Management Playbook
In the real estate market, many rightfully worried the COVID-19 pandemic would lead to another crisis. But we didn’t see the 2008 housing collapse play out again, as some predicted. From January 2020 to January 2021, CoreLogic research shows the average home price jumped 11.21 percent, with total home sales ...
VoIP Phone Systems: The Latest Communications Tool for Realty Investors
Today, investors of real estate are experiencing a variety of issues given a global pandemic, the state of the economy, and a seller’s market. One challenge they face is what communications tool they should be using for today’s busy on-the-go times. For many investors, switching to VoIP (voice over internet ...
Modern Office Space Features that Support Workplace Health and Wellness
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, most working adults were clocking in from home. Now, many of them are heading back to the office, but not without some concerns about health and safety. In fact, 50% of employees in the U.S. are worried about returning to work. The good ...
Should Investors Focus More on Cashflow or Equity?
“Why not both?” might be your retort to this article’s title, and I would surely agree that a real estate investor should seek both cash flow and equity. There’s no reason to settle for just one or the other, of course. That being said, “focus” is the key word here; ...
If you’re new to real estate investing, you’ve probably discovered that it’s not as easy to break into as, say, the stock market. There is no Robinhood for rental property, and you can’t start with just $1. But there is a way to get your foot in the door — ...
How the Coronavirus Will Change the Real Estate Industry Going Forward
Now that the Biden Administration has lifted its mandate to wear masks in federal buildings and national parks (and recommended states do the same) for vaccinated individuals, we are starting to see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel for the collective Coronavirus nightmare that has affected ...
It's rare to find anyone describing moving to a new home as "fun." In fact, that's the last word you would expect. It’s not one that would come to mind before, during, and after a move. Distress about moving even occurs when people move to their dream home. When you ...
How to Become a Successful Real Estate Agent in California
Real estate is one of the most lucrative businesses one can invest in. It has good returns, and the more you practice, the higher your commission. However, one of the things you need to remember is that it takes time to build a career in real estate. It is not ...
6 Ways to Save Time And Money When Moving
No matter how you put it, moving can be expensive and time-consuming. That’s why it’s essential to find every opportunity you can to save precious resources when doing your big move. If you’re planning on moving to a new house soon, consider reading this article in its entirety as it ...
How to Find an Investment-Minded Real Estate Agent
There are many ways to find good deals. You can send out letters to potentially motivated sellers, build up an online presence with SEO marketing, scout FSBOs on Craigslist and other sites, network with wholesalers or become a real estate agent yourself and look through the MLS for potential deals ...
5 Ways to Get Your Rental Property Ready for Peak Leasing Season
The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and that sweet spring smell is in the air. It must be time for peak leasing season — and people are looking to move! Are you ready to take advantage of this increase in demand? Here are five ways to ensure your ...
How to Sell Your Mobile Home Quickly
You may have been living comfortably in a mobile home for years. But, now that you’ve finally saved enough for an upgrade, you might be considering to live downtown to a site-built home and sell your mobile home. 'How to sell my mobile home fast?' This might be a question ...
What You Need To Know About House-Flipping
It’s funny how reality tv shows about flipping houses reflect very little about the actual process and outcome. You see a happily married couple secure a home for a steal, invest money into fixing it up, then sell the property for thousands of dollars in profit. Think about it for ...
Think Realty Magazine May 2021
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Contributor Corner Featuring Aaron Norris • Presidents' Circle Featuring Kemra Norsworthy Fundamentals | Investing Ideas That Work • The Next BIG Wave: Motel to Multifamily Conversions • Cardone’s Column: Creative Real Estate Investing Strategies • Creative Marketing for Real Estate Investors • Investor Review ...
How SFR Investors Can Streamline Due Diligence to Acquire Properties Faster
The single-family rental (SFR) market is one of the fastest-growing asset classes for investment, with SFR home rents and occupancy rising by 5.7% last year, according to The Wall Street Journal. With increased demand and dwindling supply, the market continues to heat up with SFR investors facing increased competition and scrambling ...
10 Home Projects to Improve Your Kitchen
Are you satisfied with the way your kitchen looks like? If not, then do not worry. You are not the only one. Many people have trouble planning out their kitchen and tend to either make it look way too cramped or disorganized. Fortunately, there is a solution to this problem! ...
How To Scale From a Duplex to a 670-Unit Deal
00:58:00 |Scaling a multifamily portfolio takes a lot of focus, hard work and resilience. Liz Faircloth and her husband Matt started their real estate investing journey in their 20’s with no money, no experience, and no knowledge of investing. 16 years later, they control over 1500 units of multifamily real ...
Can You Still Find Deals on the MLS?
The real estate market is really hot right now and has been for some time and finding good deals is not nearly as easy as it once was. Back around 2011, for us it was as simple as driving around and looking at one bank owned property after another. Nowadays, ...
7 Tips for Keeping Your Roof in Top Shape
The roof is one of the most important parts of any house. After all, it serves as a barrier against hail, ice, snow, and rain, as well as branches and debris. Unfortunately, it is not indestructible, and if you want it to serve its purpose for many years to come, ...
Top 6 Cost-Effective Home Improvement Projects
Do you want to make your home a better place to live but feel like you do not have enough money to do that? If that is the case, then you are not the only one. Many people out there give up on home improvement projects out of fear of ...
Top 8 Things That You Should Do After Buying a House
Buying a house is a costly and time-consuming process. First of all, you need to determine what you are looking for and find a few houses for sale that suit your needs. Thanks to the internet, you can do that with ease. You just have to start googling things like ...
Voices of Reason: Managing Your New Remote-Work Team
00:58:51 | Many of you have transitioned -- or are in the process of transitioning -- your teams to working from home during COVID-19 shelter-in-place mandates. While technology makes this an increasingly viable option, managing a remote team is markedly different than an in-person environment. And COVID-19 means that this ...
10 Tech Savvy Garage Security Tips to Make Your Home Safer
Although not many people believe it, your garage is one of the most important parts of your house - it stores your car, as well as other, often expensive items, and many people tend to use it to enter the living area more often than the front door. However, it ...
Think Realty Magazine April 2021
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Contributor Corner Featuring Steve Streetman • Former Teacher Turns to Real Estate • Presidents' Circle Fundamentals | The Right Real Estate Investment Instructors • Profiting from Real Estate Syndication • Five Strange Facts About IRAs • Commercial Review • Extend Your Capabilities with Property ...
