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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: 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 ...
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 ...
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
+ 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 ...
Think Realty Housing News Report July 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report | Will Opportunity Zones Boost America's Distressed Neighborhoods? •My Take: Designed for the Conveniences of Today: Even Real Estate Transactions Can Be Done From Home • Market Spotlight: Investors Still Finding Success in the Middle • Big Data Sandbox: Where are the ZIP's that ...
Not all that long ago, a combination of risky loans and overzealous speculation by real estate investors and developers hit Florida harder than many other parts of the nation, turning it into one of the poster children for the housing crisis that followed. During its darkest hour, the number of ...
How to Find & Invest in the Best Real Estate Markets
00:44:19 | As real estate investors increasingly face markets glutted with the competition or stagnating in natural market slow-downs, the answer is to get out of your comfort zone and look at markets beyond your own backyard. In this Think Realty Webinar presented by Marco Santarelli, president of Norada Real ...
State of Nation’s Housing Report Released
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2019 report, published by The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, was released June 25. The housing report asks what real estate investors — and anyone invested in U.S. housing — want to know: Can the market provide a broader and more ...
Top 10 Metros with the Lowest Property Tax Rate
In a recent analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions on 2018 property taxes, there were a total $304.6 billion property taxes levied on single-family homes in 2018. The report also showed that the average property tax amount on single-family homes in 2018 was $3,498 – an effective tax rate of 1.16 ...
The construction phase is exciting, but it’s also one of the riskiest times during your project. Minimizing the risk of a severe injury during this phase is key to retaining your profit, and potentially, protecting your entire business. Whether you are a do-it-yourself-er, or you hire out the rehab process ...
To gain the depth of knowledge essential to becoming successful, it is important for real estate investors to develop a focus. Taking the time to build a deep level of understanding in a specific area is integral to long-term success. Once a particular market is mastered, the investor can move ...
Think Realty Housing News Report June/July 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Think Realty Supplier: Motili Investor Stories | Loan Turned to Own •Why Mortgage Applications Have to Change Fundamentals | How Wholesaling Can Work for You • Operation Safety • Mind the Gap • "It Depends"• A Legal View Strategy | ...
If you’re in the business, you probably already know that real estate investment can be one of the most lucrative financial pursuits out there. In a prosperous economy and a housing market that seems to be going from strong to stronger, it’s easy to get caught up in maximizing your ...
When You Can’t Find Real Estate Leads, Look to Probate!
Sponsored content provided by U.S. Probate Leads The real estate industry is changing. With more and more competition in the marketplace, challenges in getting a loan, and cautious homeowners staying put, it can be difficult to find property that you might be interested in purchasing for your real estate portfolio ...
It was almost nine years ago and I was just starting out in real estate investing. I was driving to a local club to hear a speaker on buy-and-hold properties. I was considering getting a rental property in my area of Los Angeles, and didn’t understand how people were making ...
Think Realty Housing News Report May 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report | FEATURED ARTICLE: THE NEW SOLAR ECONOMY: A HAZY PATH TOWARD HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE SUN •MY TAKE: WHAT IS REAL ESTATE DATA AS A SERVICE? •DATA IN ACTION: MARKETS WITH THE GREATEST HOME SELLER GAINS IN 2018 • MARKET SPOTLIGHT: PHOENIX IS ...
Think Realty Magazine May/June 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events •Think Realty Benefits: Sherwin-Williams Investor Stories | Flying High •Renters Warehouse Design Point | Renovation Rockstar •Design Guide: Warm Classic Kitchen Fundamentals | What is Real Estate Data as a Service? • Taking Low-Value Property to New Heights • Investor ...
Self-Showing Lockboxes: What’s the Risk?
Over the past couple years, Property Managers have been besieged with several “new technologies” of "Smart Lockboxes” that allow a prospective tenant or buyer to enter and view a vacant property without the manager present. This is really an updated version of the older practice of checking out a key, ...
Three Habits Builder & HGTV Star Jasmine Roth Swears By
Between building, designing, filming, interviews and traveling, Jasmine Roth’s packed schedule leaves little space for downtime. Now in the midst of filming her second season of HGTV’s “Hidden Potential,” Roth still prioritizes a daily routine that helps her stave off stress, produce energy and stay healthy. Here are three habits ...
Think Realty Housing News Report April/May 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Citrix-Podio Provides a Secure File-Sharing Solution Investor Stories | From Serving America to Owning a Piece of It • Will AVMs Create a World Without Appraisers? Strategy | Gathering Risks Make 2019 a Challenging Year for Mortgage Lenders •Rental Markets ...
Think Realty Housing News Report April 2019
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Housing News Report | FEATURED ARTICLE: GSE REFORM: HOUSING FINANCE SAVIOR OR LOOMING DISASTER? •MY TAKE: GATHERING RISKS MAKE 2019 A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS •SPOTLIGHT: MARYLAND STILL AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO INVEST •BIG DATA SANDBOX: BUY OR RENT? THAT IS THE QUESTION • DATA IN ...
Wall Street is Missing Baltimore’s Huge Upside
My favorite part of being in the business of picking winners in the real estate market is when I find a market hiding in plain sight. Baltimore is just such a market. But what makes it a great market, and why are so many people missing it? Whenever we analyze ...
Will AVMs Create a World Without Appraisers?
The real estate market has had a good run during the past few years, but for one group the story has been different. Appraisers are facing tough times. Their job numbers are in decline, business is being lost to high-tech competitors, management companies are cannibalizing fees, and HUD has questioned ...
10 Small Towns for Retirees Eyeing Active Lifestyle, Affordability
More retirees are looking for affordable cities in which they can enjoy retirement. 55places.com, a resource for active adult communities in the U.S., conducted a survey that found 62 percent of retirees want to spend less than $300,000 on their next home, and 30 percent want to spend less than ...
