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Real Estate and a Recession

Most people have heard talk of an impending recession for a while now. Fear of a recession often makes investors wary of taking on new investments. The uncertainty can make investors more hesitant than normal. However, the savvy and experienced investor looks at a recession as a potential to purchase ...
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5 Steps to a Home Remodel Timeline and Budget

Remodeling a home can be overwhelming, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. Because the processes involved in renovations are extensive and require headwork, it can be daunting. So, if you’re looking for processes to follow for your project, here are five detailed steps to follow: Planning and ...
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Building Your Brand

| Abhi Golhar | Article | Operations
Content marketing continues to evolve, with different styles falling in and out of fashion. A modern business needs to be willing to adapt and find new channels of promotion. As branding and marketing messages can be altered to suit a particular style, you never need to feel limited in your ...
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The Insurance Industry Outlook

The Deloitte Centre for Financial Services published a 2019 Insurance Outlook which detailed the prospects for the insurance industry for the current year. Among the many challenges faced by the industry are product development trends, technological trends, regulatory trends, privacy trends, tax reform, mergers and acquisitions, and cyber risk trends ...
Think Realty Housing News Report October/November 2019

Think Realty Housing News Report October/November 2019

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Making Your Tasks Easier • Rooted in Service •Focusing on Millennials for Real Estate Investors Investor Stories |  Presidents' Circle Featuring Kevin Kim •Veterans Buy America Fundamentals |  Evaluating the Numbers • Building Your Brand • Managing the Business Risks ...
Women as Resources

Women as Resources

When I went to my first real estate investment conference, I was so excited about all I had to learn. During our first bathroom break I noticed something unusual — no line for the women’s room. The men’s room had a line going out the door. That was strange. When ...
Land

Land: The Real Resource

For many people, daily commutes to work consist of thinking about tasks and projects they need to do once they arrive at their destination. Often, the entire drive has been a blur. Ironically, real estate professionals and investors experience a similar journey to those commuting to an office each day ...
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Look to Probate

Many real estate investors are looking for properties that can be renovated for a profit. Finding the right property at the right price in a condition that can be easily updated can be a real challenge. However, if you can find the right property, money can be made in renovating ...
Spa Bathroom

Spa Bathroom

From the Designer Tamara Day is a purveyor of the glam and cozy. This busy wife and mother of four styles for the spirited home, mixing glam, comfort, and family. Tamara’s sense of style and eye for what works has created an insatiable demand for her interior design expertise, furniture ...
Think Realty Housing News Report September 2019

Think Realty Housing News Report September 2019

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report |  The New Path Toward Tomorrow's Real Estate Profits •My Take: What is Property Data API? • Market Spotlight: The Southeast • Data in Action: The Home Affordability Struggle • Big Data Sandbox: The Home Affordability Maze: The Search to Buy a Home ...
Think Realty Magazine September/October 2019

Think Realty Magazine September/October 2019

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Think Realty Benefits: Home Depot Pro Investor Stories |  Passion for Green • Presidents' Circle Featuring Aaron Norris •Veterans Buy America Fundamentals |  A Good Start • Portfolio Diversification • Women as Resources • A Legal View •Saving the Planet ...
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Passion for Green

Photos by Beth Caldwell. When Chrissa Pagitsas first took on her executive leadership role at Fannie Mae in 2010, there was no existing road map to show how she should deliver on her mission: positive environmental and social outcomes through mortgage finance. “When I came on board there wasn’t the ...
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Craftsman Kitchen

From the Designer Growing up assisting my father building and investing in strip malls, it was clear at an early age that real estate investing was a natural path for me to take. I received a formal education in design from the Interior Designers Institute of Newport Beach, California, and ...
Financing a 1031 Exchange Quickly

Financing a 1031 Exchange Quickly

A 1031 Exchange is a way for commercial real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes after selling a property. While a 1031 Exchange can be an effective investment technique, there are certain requirements and strict time deadlines that need to be met. In some situations, using a bridge loan ...
Dig Deep with Data

Dig Deep with Data

If you are part of or want to be part of the new wave of investors using online data to make spot-on investment decisions, you need data that will give you a clear line of sight to the proper conclusions. You need data that helps you pull the trigger with ...
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Alternative Financing Options to an SBA Loan

Small business owners in search of funding are undoubtedly familiar with SBA loans as a source of capital. This type of special financing carries the backing of the U.S. Small Business Administration in addition to benefits such as competitive interest rates and loan counseling. However, small businesses are often faced ...
Charming Exterior

Charming Exterior

From the Designer Growing up assisting my father building and investing in strip malls, it was clear at an early age that real estate investing was a natural path for me to take. I received a formal education in design from the Interior Designers Institute of Newport Beach, California, and ...
Think Realty Housing News Report August/September 2019

Think Realty Housing News Report August/September 2019

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Floor Trends: Vinyl Plank • How Fewer First-Time Home Buyers Threaten the Market Investor Stories |  Presidents' Circle Featuring Marco Santarelli •Service Before Self Fundamentals |  High-Quality Investing Methods • A Different Way to Diversify • A Legal View • ...
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Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

From the Designer I am passionate about real estate - from buying and selling with clients to analyzing deals, rehabbing and helping people create a real estate portfolio. Thinking outside the box and getting a transaction to the closing table is my specialty. With over 25 years in the industry ...
Entity-Planning

The Secret Language of Entity Planning

A common mistake I see with real estate investors is the failure of their local professional to truly understand their entity needs. Most real estate investors are told to create LLCs for their investing for asset protection. When it comes to the tax treatment most investors are advised to have ...
iBuyers

iBuyers: Investor Friend or Foe?

What happens when Main Street real estate investors are pitted against Wall Street behemoths backed by billions? It’s easy to imagine gun-slinging cowboys at opposite ends of a ghost town waiting to draw. Whether a duel is destined remains to be seen, but it’s important to understand the landscape. What ...
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5 Uncomfortable Truths

As someone who successfully climbed the mountain to financial independence, I have witnessed “uncomfortable truths” that stop many people. Real estate investing can be a rewarding way out of the “rat race,” but we must recognize, discuss, and overcome these uncomfortable truths if we hope to help more investors achieve ...
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Become the Bank

Sponsored Content provided by Pull the Trigger Enterprises Become the Bank™ is a concept born out of the current market conditions, with lack of REOs and defaults at 4.3 percent of 55 million single-family mortgages. Without the Non-Performing Note (NPN) there are no REOs. The note, whether performing or nonperforming, ...
Think Realty Magazine July/August 2019

Think Realty Magazine July/August 2019

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Think Realty Benefits: ApplyConnect • Top of Mind Investor Stories |  Rebuilding Rural America •Fab and Fearless •Healthy Passive Income Fundamentals |  Developing a Niche • Generational Tenants • 9 Steps to a Deed-in-Lieu-of Foreclosure• A Legal View •Doing Well ...