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The Worst Mistake an Investor Can Make
When people ask me, “What is the worst mistake you have ever seen an investor make?” my answer is easy. The worst thing you can do as an investor is not do your due diligence. The only other thing that comes close is being too greedy. Here’s why they go ...
What markets might be ripe for investors with a taste for taking properties down to the studs? Think Realty Magazine looked at nearly 300 metro areas in order to identify housing markets that might offer some promising “gut job” deals. Methodology We looked for markets with well-positioned, older housing inventory in ...
A Simple, Passive Investment Strategy (Case Study)
At first, investing in notes may sound like a complicated strategy. In reality, however, if you do your due diligence correctly, note investing can be one of the simplest and most passive forms of real estate investing out there because it provides consistent monthly cash flow without the hassles associated ...
Instagram TV and Real Estate Marketing
Have you ever felt discouraged when trying to build a social media presence for yourself or your business? Perhaps you feared you’d get drowned out by all of the competing voices and opted not to put too much time and effort in. Well, with Instagram’s brand-new video option, Instagram TV ...
An Attorney’s Guide to Real Estate Investing
"My Take" article from Housing News report by ATTOM Data Solutions Real estate investments have become an attractive alternative to investing in traditional investments such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds. In fact, it has become a significant method to build wealth for generations. While purchasing a home is a ...
Development Pipeline Creates Near-Term Risks for Multifamily
Multifamily development has ratcheted up in recent years, with more than 600,000 units delivered over the last two years and the same amount to be delivered in 2018 and 2019. Is the industry simply meeting the needs of the growing population or are we overbuilding? A study by Yardi Matrix ...
Textured & Traditional Bathroom
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 thebox and getting a transaction to the closing table is my specialty. With over 25 years in the industry including ...
From the Designer Hi! My name is Rebecca Mager and I have been investing in real estate for over ten years now. I am hands-on in each deal from start to finish and what I have learned to be extremely important that many people forget is the attention to design. Colors ...
From the Designer Hi! My name is Rebecca Mager and I have been investing in real estate for over ten years now. I am hands-on in each deal from start to finish and what I have learned to be extremely important that many people forget is the attention to design ...
Think Realty Magazine October 2018
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events •Sherwin-Williams 2019 Colormix® Color Forecast Special Section: Transformation | Renovation Rockstar: Beach Airbnb •“Flipping” Between Short- and Long-Term Rental Strategy • Riding the Real Estate Roller Coaster • 3 Ways to Use Neutral Colors and Still Stand Out • How a ...
Are You Ready For The Georgia Super Tuesday Auction?
This content is sponsored by Auction.com. Learn more about Auction.com here. So you’ve been watching all the real estate shows on television and you’re ready to head to the auction to buy your first property. While I must admit that Georgia live auctions are extremely exciting, you need to be prepared ...
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 thebox and getting a transaction to the closing table is my specialty. With over 25 years in the industry including ...
I have used letters to reach motivated sellers and find leads on deals for more than 25 years. While many real estate investors have moved away from white and yellow letters (more on the color distinction in a minute) to postcards, I find that my target audience responds better to ...
Tips to Survive the Middle of a Property Flip
When you hear the words “fix-and-flip” or, as I usually hear it at work, “flip” (sometimes with an unprintable adjective thrown in there as well), you probably immediately think of beginnings and endings. If you’re like most people, you think about the beautiful finished product of a cash-flowing rental or ...
Market Trend Spotlight: 3 Indicators of Effective Community Revitalization
As the third quarter of 2018 begins, both national and local housing markets are still experiencing pinched inventory. That is good news for today’s sellers and rental investors, who hope to garner top dollar in tight markets for both retail sales and rental properties, but it makes the classic real ...
How the Latest Kitchen Cabinetry Trend Could Affect Your Design Decisions
This content is sponsored by 84 Lumber. Learn more about 84 Lumber here. 10 years ago, the drivers of kitchen design were “big,” recognizable brand names (think MasterBrands or Kraftmaid) and maybe a few individual celebrities. Today, one of the biggest style drivers of them all is somewhat surprising: IKEA. That’s ...
The Investor’s Guide to Building a Full Credit Picture
Real estate has always been about credit, even before Congress created Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 1938 and the wheels were set in motion to create today’s extremely credit-dependent home-lending environment. As far back as the 9th century, lords of the manor on feudal estates documented rents collected (and associated ...
10 Real Estate Calculations Every Investor Should Know
In real estate, not everything will fit into a neat little box. Creativity is a must. However, there is indisputably a mathematical side to successful real estate. Sooner or later, you must put pen to paper and figure out if it makes sense to buy a particular property. These 10 ...
3 Tips for Maximizing Facebook Results
No matter how many articles you read about how Facebook is fading, the truth is that nearly every active real estate professional is still on the platform. That fact combined with Facebook’s extremely simple user interface for boosting posts makes it a very attractive promotional venue for investors regardless of ...
5 Things Ken and Anita Corsini Think Every Investor Should Know
Both Ken and Anita spend a lot of time talking to real estate investors, especially new ones. “We actually have certain things we really want everyone to know about real estate investing, that we feel helps kind of frame the concept,” Ken said. Here are the five things they feel ...
Renovation Rockstar: The Park at LeBlanc
Featured investors: Mike Becker & Carl Dean, SPI Advisory LLC (Dallas office) Making over a 168-unit apartment complex is no simple task, even when you have more than a dozen deals under your belt. When Michael Becker, Principal at SPI Advisory LLC in Dallas, Texas, first encountered The Villas at ...
While investors traditionally are encouraged to remain inside a fairly unremarkable “box” when it comes to design decisions, Ken and Anita like to push the limits in their remodeling designs. “Historically, investors stay neutral because you do not know what a buyer will really like in a house. You use ...
As the resident expert on foreclosure statistics and trends at real estate data giant ATTOM Data Solutions, Daren Blomquist, the company’s senior vice president for communications, spends a lot of time focused on trends. “I’m always looking for indicators about where the housing market is going,” he said. “Sometimes I’m ...
The Opportunity in Real Estate Has Never Been Greater
Sponsored content from Angel Oak Prime Bridge. Today’s real estate market presents powerful investment opportunities for those with entrepreneurial spirit and access to capital. As many insiders and analysts note, there is a nearly unlimited supply of aged housing and very limited supply of new housing available. This market dynamic ...
Tenant Screening in a Challenging Market
Screening tenants successfully is vital to your success in rental real estate. The best landlords and property managers have personal secrets to success that make it possible to choose the right client nearly every time. One of the things that makes this process so complicated is that it can vary ...
