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Think Realty Magazine July/August 2017
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | Where We’re Thinking Realty in 2017 • Think Realty Honors • Street Smart: Expo Edition Cover Feature | All-Access: Think Realty's Powerful New Coaching Faculty Design Point | Finishing Touches The Big Picture| Reading Between the Lines: Streetcars and Property Values • The Importance ...
3 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Real Estate IRA
When it comes to real estate investing, you probably have a lot of options that haven’t even occurred to you yet. Bill Humphrey, co-founder and CEO of New Direction IRA, dove deep into these options at the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 24, 2017, ...
Sherman Ragland Reveals His Number-One-Rule for Real Estate
Sherman Ragland, founder of DCREIA, dean of the Realinvestors Academy, and longtime commercial real estate broker and investor, has some very simple rules for success in real estate. He disclosed those rules during his overflowing training session at the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, on June ...
Failed Asset Protection: A Case Study Provided by Legally Mine
“You have two options available to you when it comes to lawsuits: forget them and hope the snake never strikes, or legally chop the snake’s head off before it strikes,” said Steve Broadley, of Legally Mine asset protection services. During his training session at the 2017 Think Realty National Conference ...
Think Realty Panel Addresses the Complicated Legal Landscape of Independent Landlords
“How many of you want to go to jail because you did the wrong thing with an investment? None of you? Then we’re on the right track!” So started Think Realty’s legislative panel, “Navigating the Legal Landscape,” moderated by Brian Wojcik, founder of Landlord411 and NAIL411.org, landlord-advocacy groups based in ...
“If you are silent, something may happen that you don’t want to see,” Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., Maryland Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly House of Delegates for District 23 B, warned real estate investors today during his opening remarks at the 2017 Think Realty National Conference & Expo in ...
Cross-Border Property Transactions in 2016
Last year witnessed considerable cross-border investment in several property markets, with investors aiming to diversify their portfolios and protect their wealth from risks at home. Tranio experts analyzed cross-border transactions around the world in 2016 and examined the preferences of major investor groups. In review, 2016 turned out to be ...
Insight Matters: When Lenders Provide More than Just Capital
When real estate investors are looking for capital to fund their deals, the only thing as important as speed is creativity. Most real estate investments don’t fit into the neat credit boxes of traditional lenders. By their nature, real estate investment, development, and fix-and-flip projects require loans that are tailored ...
Playing My Favorite Sport to Win
Many ague with me when I say that entrepreneurialism is a sport. However, when you really break it down, you’ll see that sports and running your own business are very much alike. Let’s start with a simple question: Which of these characteristics are attributes of an athlete and which are ...
The Most Painful Insurance Losses in 2016
Though 2016 is now water under the bridge, it’s not too late to learn a few important lessons to make 2017 your best year yet. Sadly, many of the losses we see each day can be prevented with a little planning or on-going maintenance. However, all hope is not lost ...
Putting People First in Housing
Although no one knows for sure what changes the new presidential administration will bring to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)’s current CEO has opted not to wait around for direction as the new inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue find their feet ...
The Lead-Generation Mistake that is Costing You Business
Would you rather have tons of motivated sellers nearly knocking down your door or tons of tire-kickers waffling around and tying up your phones because they found your number on a postcard or letter that, by the way, took forever to print, stuff the envelopes, stick the stamps and send ...
5 Email Marketing Statistics and What They Mean For Your Real Estate Business
You probably start each work day reading your emails, right? Have you ever wondered how many people do the same thing each day all around the world? Some estimates indicate that 100 billion emails are sent, on average, each day. Did that number get your attention? The world we live ...
Saving Some Green with Green Properties
As a real estate investor, you make myriad choices on a daily basis from selecting paint colors to determining listing prices. You are always looking for ways to improve your return on investment and save money over the long term while offering a safe, affordable home to tenants or buyers ...
Think Realty Street Smart: Expo Edition
Think Realty members, educators, and supporters bring unique perspectives to real estate investing. Think Realty members can always submit their responses to the monthly “Street Smart” question online, but whenever a Think Realty event brings all that expertise into one room, we capitalize on it! Think Realty Magazine asked experts ...
Control Your Service Providers or See Your IRA Destroyed
Recently, I have started to notice a disturbing pattern: Service providers are destroying their clients’ individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Since nothing speaks so loudly as an example, I shall provide two that I have seen in the last year. I have edited the facts for the sake of privacy. Example ...
When it comes to design in an investment property, investors have been taught that “less is more.” While this can be true in some markets, a well-designed home with the right “finishing touches” will nearly always pull in better returns regardless of your investing strategy. Nicely-finished rentals will net higher ...
It’s going to get messy, and walls hide a lot of secrets.” That’s the note of caution Erin Shipps, creator, executive producer and host of Kansas City-based web series “ShowMe Renovation”, gives to investors looking to rehab old homes. “Any renovation project has the potential to make a mess, but ...
Is Your IRA-Owned Business Entity a “Sitting Duck” for Lawsuits?
If you have real estate in a self-directed individual retirement account (IRA), then you likely have at least considered setting up an LLC, called an IRA LLC, within that self-directed IRA in order to further insulate those investments. It’s a common form of asset protection, and a lot of providers ...
Market Update: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
In June 2016, Think Realty Magazine featured the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, in its “Regional Investor” feature. At that time, the regional housing market was benefitting from an overall improving economy, falling jobless rate, and rising equity. Low inventory in the “starter home” sector had begun to ...
Reading Between the Lines: Streetcars and Property Values
Real estate investors know that the key to actually living that old adage, “buy low and sell high,” is being able to read between the lines when it comes to spotting potential in local housing markets. One of the most popular “insider secrets” for this type of market forecasting lies, ...
Playing the “Blame Game” Heralds Trouble for Rental Owners
As landlords, we are unknowingly conducting our business in a Perfect Storm. By dictionary definition, this occurs when a rare combination of circumstances aggravates a situation drastically. There are several rare combinations of circumstances leading to unfavorable - and significant - change for landlords. The storm is already brewing and ...
3 Think Realty Resident Experts Attending Baltimore Conference
Three of Think Realty’s Resident Experts will attend the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 24, 2017. Sonia Booker (“The Wealth Builder”), Abhi Golhar (“The Connector”), and Eddie Wilson (“The Deal Maker” and president of Think Realty parent company, Affinity Worldwide) will be in attendance ...
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor: A Market Closeup
Baltimore, Maryland’s “Inner Harbor” is far more than just a body of water. The name is used to describe the seaport that has existed since the 18th century and the land surrounding it, which includes a number of historic attractions, cultural and entertainment venues, and a number of development projects ...
Investor Spotlight: Keith and Shannon French
When things get tough in Baltimore real estate, Keith and Shannon French, co-founders and -owners of BuyBaltimoreProperties.com, don’t even slow down. The Frenches, who have been in operation in the Baltimore area since 2005, offer sellers in any temperature market the opportunity to sell their homes at and sometimes above ...
