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The Entrepreneur Corner: Lifelong Process
From the time I was a kid, I knew I was an entrepreneur, always selling something to the other kids or coming up with solutions for problems. For a time, I worked in the corporate world, then in 1997 I left behind those comforts, and I haven’t worked for another ...
True to its name, Infobrij seeks to bridge the information gap by providing all people involved in investments the transparency they need to complete successful deals. The company, based in South Coast Metro in Southern California, at first kept its technology platform “under lock and key by invitation only” and ...
Kris Taylor President, American Tenant Screen, Inc. 800-888-1287 One of the most basic steps to protecting your property is finding a qualified tenant. How you define and screen for a qualified tenant is critical to your success. Set your criteria to determine which background check reports will give you the ...
If real estate investing is so great, why doesn’t everyone do it?” is a question that many wannabe or future investors ask themselves. I certainly did. Whether you’re already a full-time investor, a part-time investor or someone just considering whether to become one, it’s a question that you’ll have as ...
Building and Maintaining a Strong Credit Profile
Want to buy notes, flip houses, or buy and hold? Your ability to access investment funds rests in large part on your FICO (Fair, Isaac and Company) score. FICO doesn’t share how its analytics assesses borrowers, but CreditSense has reverse-engineered the formula to help clients. In this Q-and-A with contributing ...
How Education Impacts Millennial Renters’ Creditworthiness
Higher education is a costly venture, and many who owe student debt wonder if the cost is worth the ROI. The following blog, reprinted with permission from data and analytics company CoreLogic, explains that education still makes a difference when it comes to ranking the creditworthiness of Millennial renters. Click ...
Does Your Property Have a Ghost of a Chance of Selling?
It’s that time of year when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest—or so “they” say. Superstition is steeped in most everyone’s bones, but the daily hocus pocus of real estate investing can unearth oddities in homes, especially ones that were foreclosed or have been vacant for a long ...
Single-Family Rental Returns Down, But Investor Activity is Up
ATTOM Data Solutions’ just-released Q3 2016 Single Family Rental Market Report found that average single-family rental returns dropped to a nine-year low for homes purchased so far in 2016 among 473 U.S. counties analyzed for the report. At the same time, purchase activity by institutional investors is on the upswing ...
3 Tips for Identifying a Good Long-Term Tenant
Anyone landlord knows it's essential to find the right tenant for your rental. Sure, it’s important to get somebody into your property so you can start generating rent. But if you don’t choose carefully, you could end up with someone who is habitually late on paying – if they pay ...
Goldilocks Period for Housing Market?
The recent announcement that an earlier housing skeptic is now bullish on the U.S. housing market was stunning. The move was based on fundamentals, though—and is thus worth close review. Ex-Goldman Exec Makes a Big Bet on Housing Market Donald Mullen Jr., who a decade ago helped oversee the lucrative ...
How to Avoid Regrets in Your Real Estate Investing
As real estate investors, we look back and all have regrets. I draw upon my own experience of investing here in the Dallas market for more than 10 years, and as I look back at my business, in retrospect there are definitely things I regret. My mistakes include things I ...
5 Insights into the Growing Single-Family Rental Market
Real estate investors always are looking for insights into the growing single-family rental market. For example: What areas of the country are experiencing the best conditions for investing in rentals? And, what areas are showing a stagnating ability to make money from renting? Among the companies that analyze the data ...
Do You Know Your Investment Personality?
In a special five-part video mini-series, I am excited to provide you with steps to help you dominate your deals. And this isn’t just talk. These are steps that we are using every day, so I can attest that they work. You can access the introduction to the five-part series ...
Are You an Investor or a Speculator in Real Estate Investing?
As a real estate investor, are you an investor, or are you a speculator? There is a significant difference. Speculating is when you form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence—for example, investing in the stock market. You’re buying shares of a certain stock in the hopes ...
Risk is an accepted part of real estate investing, but that doesn’t mean an investor isn’t always looking for ways to lessen it—and there’s no shortage of vendors promising solutions. The people behind Kansas City-based RentFax think they have an answer that outperforms the competition and could revolutionize the way ...
Any real estate investor who has been in the game for a while knows the benefits of direct property investment. Among the major asset classes, real estate enjoys many unique positive tax advantages, particularly when compared with traditional investments such as stocks and bonds. However unrealistic in today’s market, consider ...
All-Cash Investment Home Prices Skyrocket
Median sales prices for all types of residential real estate are soaring, according to the just-released monthly HomeUnion Home Sales Report that examines August 2016 data. The report shows that the median sales prices for investment houses and owner-occupied homes increased 12.6 percent from one year ago to $266,500. The ...
3 Red Flags in Evaluating Investment Property
A common question from many beginning investors is “How can I tell by looking at a property whether that is going to be a good investment or not?” First, let me say this: Most beginning investors should never ever, ever purchase a property that needs major renovations. Never purchase a ...
3 ‘Unknowns’ that are Critical to a Real Estate Investor’s Success
Looking back to when I started as a part-time real estate investor 10 years ago, I remember feeling some concern or even worry about whether I was prepared enough. Regardless of the amount of due diligence and effort I put into my business plan or even the general preparation I ...
You don't have to add another property to your portfolio to increase your monthly net. Here are seven ways to make your current properties more profitable. 1. Minimize vacancies Vacancy is the “biggest profit-killer for rental properties,” according to Brian Davis, co-founder of Spark Rental, an online educational resource and rental ...
Just last week, John (not his real name) lost nearly 60 percent of the value of his self-directed IRA in a single day. There wasn’t a horrible crash in the stock market or an act of fraud that caused this calamity. Instead, John’s misfortune was the result of an esoteric ...
Hurricane Prep and Reaction for Real Estate Investors
We are officially in the thick of hurricane season — a worrisome time not just for residents of storm-prone areas but also investors who own property there. Here are some hurricane prep and reaction tips that can help if you own investment properties. Hurricanes are unpredictable. Their projected paths, wind speeds and ...
Contributing Columnist, Owner-Financing Expert Launches Podcast
Real estate investing mentor and owner-financing expert Mitch Stephen, a regular contributor to Think Realty Magazine, has launched a new podcast, “Real Estate Investor Summit.” The podcast can be accessed at www.REInvestorSummit.com or via iTunes or Stitcher. “Real Estate Investor Summit is dedicated to delivering insightful interviews that teach listeners how to ...
Does the Math Add Up for Build-to-Rent Single-Family Homes?
Building single-family rental home neighborhoods seems like a great idea—until you run the math. Almost 12 percent of all households in the country now rent a single-family home. Certainly, a portion of these renters will pay a rental premium for a new home. However, there is a snag. While the ...
Do the Numbers Square With the Hype in Real Estate Investing?
There’s a lot of excitement, interest and energy around residential real estate investing. But at the end of the day, the prudent investor—or the individual who is considering real estate investing, if he or she is smart—needs to look at the numbers. Make sure the numbers are aligned with and ...
