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Financing Built For Real Estate Investors™

Financing Built For Real Estate Investors™

Non-owner, no income, no problem! CV3 The world of real estate investing is brimming with opportunities, but traditional lenders can often act as gatekeepers, demanding pristine credit scores and W-2s. But what if you, the savvy investor, don’t fit the mold? This is often the problem for most real estate ...
Budgeting for a Fix-and-Flip Home Design

Budgeting for a Fix-and-Flip Home Design

| John Santilli | Operations | Article
Creating and managing a budget for your fix-and-flip real estate investment home design is crucial for maximizing your return on investment. Buying a property, renovating it, and selling it for a profit is an exciting venture. But without careful financial planning, you could quickly lose money instead of making it ...
Think Realty Podcast #316 – Separating the Sheep From the Goats

Think Realty Podcast #316 – Separating the Sheep From the Goats

We’re talking election cycle, goats & sheep, vaccinations… WHAT?! Eddie sat down with longtime friend Jason Engelman to discuss a variety of topics, including how his business, Freaky Fast Investments, is doing and what is new in the marketplace. They chat about whether we are at the peak or the ...
What to Look for in a Property Management Company

What to Look for in a Property Management Company

Make sure the company you hire can meet the demands of property management 24/7. Managing a rental property is a full-time job. Property owners who desire more free time may consider hiring a residential property management company to take some of the burdens of rental ownership off their shoulders. Several ...
How to Effectively Use AI in Your Marketing

How to Effectively Use AI in Your Marketing

| Skyler Wilson | Operations | Article
The synergy between AI and human expertise is emerging as a cornerstone of effective marketing. In the ever-evolving realm of real estate marketing, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) heralds a paradigm shift, offering tools and technologies that promise to streamline operations, enhance customer engagement, and personalize marketing strategies. As ...
Think Realty Magazine July-August 2024

Think Realty Magazine July-August 2024

+WHAT'S INSIDE Funding | Best Loan Options for Investment Property • Financing Built For Real Estate Investors • A Different Way to Manage Your Finances • Avoiding Fraudulent Hard Money Lenders Investment Strategy | Tiny Homes, Big Returns • Tailor Your Portfolio with a Land Investment • Disaster Investing Market & Trends ...
Think Realty Podcast #315 – From Firehouse to Real Estate Wealth

Think Realty Podcast #315 – From Firehouse to Real Estate Wealth

We’ve all thought about completely changing career paths, but most of us aren’t daring enough to try it. Eddie sat down to chat with Ian Horowitz from Equity Warehouse about his unique story from being a firefighter to investing in commercial real estate and how he’s continuing to give back ...
Designing Winning Investments for Top-Producing Real Estate Agents

Designing Winning Investments for Top-Producing Real Estate Agents

To be successful investing in real estate syndications requires no small amount of skill and savviness. Every top-producing real estate agent or broker gets to the point in their career where they are forced to answer one critical question: Am I going to spend the next 10-15 years of my ...
The Confidence Gap: How Women Can Take Control of Their Financial Futures

The Confidence Gap: How Women Can Take Control of Their Financial Futures

Here are 10 actions steps you can take now to assume financial control. The journey of women in the world of investment mirrors the process of building a new house from the ground up. Just as the construction process involves a series of phases, the paths of women also present ...
The Top Backyard Upgrades To Make Your Home More Attractive

The Top Backyard Upgrades To Make Your Home More Attractive

Many homeowners look out at their backyards and think of all the projects they could do. It’s one of the reasons why large backyards are so popular among buyers. They see all that space and think of the potential to enhance the backyard. If you’re planning backyard upgrades, you should ...
Market Disruptions: How Innovations Are Reshaping the Future of Real Estate Investing

Market Disruptions: How Innovations Are Reshaping the Future of Real Estate Investing

If the only constant is change, get ready for a wild ride. Market-driven disruptions were once occasional features in the real estate investment landscape, but evolving trends and transformative technologies have reshaped real estate investment opportunities much more frequently in recent years. Although most investors are now familiar with virtual ...
Think Realty Podcast #314 – Opportunities in the Office Sector

Think Realty Podcast #314 – Opportunities in the Office Sector

Don’t you love catching up with old friends? The last time we saw him, he was on the cover of our magazine! Eddie caught up with Dennis Cisterna, Chief Investment Officer at Sentinel Net Lease, to learn more about what Sentinel Net Lease is and what he’s been up to ...
Unlocking Innovation: The Role of Business Operating Systems

Unlocking Innovation: The Role of Business Operating Systems

| Jim Tannehill | Article | Operations
A business operating system is crucial for growing a successful real estate investment business. In the dynamic world of real estate investment, staying ahead requires more than just traditional strategies. It demands innovation, efficiency, and adaptability. Success hinges not only on identifying lucrative opportunities but also on optimizing operations to ...
Can Real Estate Fund Your Travel Dreams? How to Use Property Investments for More Vacations

Can Real Estate Fund Your Travel Dreams? How to Use Property Investments for More Vacations

Traveling more isn’t just a dream for the wanderlust-driven among us — it can be a realistic goal if leveraged correctly with smart real estate investments. For those who regularly read up on real estate tips and ideas, combining property investments with travel aspirations may sound like a challenging endeavor, ...
Think Realty Podcast #313 – BYOB – Be Your Own Bank

Think Realty Podcast #313 – BYOB – Be Your Own Bank

Did you know that as a real estate investor, you can also become your own bank? Eddie sat down with Tom Laune from Bulletproof Wealth Strategy, to chat about what exactly the Strategy is, how you can use life insurance for investment purposes, and what audience should consider using it ...
Best Exterior Features to Attract Tenants to Your Rental Properties

Best Exterior Features to Attract Tenants to Your Rental Properties

In a competitive rental market, rental property owners need to have their property exteriors on point. First impressions are very important to prospective tenants; in fact, their overall impression of your property could be made before they even make it through the front door. Rental properties with high curb appeal ...
Design Your Day to Win

Design Your Day to Win

The 10 “commandments,” or disciplines, for designing a successful day. What should you consider in your daily plan in order to win? There’s been a lot said on the topic of designing our days to include strategic disciplines. The key is to make these daily disciplines a habit. If you ...
Mortgage Brokers Add Value to Constructive Capital’s Business

Mortgage Brokers Add Value to Constructive Capital’s Business

| Kim Landano | Article | Funding, Sponsored
Learn about the pivotal role mortgage brokers play in enhancing operations and fostering efficient, trust-based connections between lenders and borrowers. Working in business-purpose lending offers a dynamic and multifaceted career path within the financial services sector. This industry vertical presents unique opportunities requiring a blend of financial expertise, risk management ...
Think Realty Podcast #312 – Don’t NOT Take the Picture Because the Next One Could Be Bad

Think Realty Podcast #312 – Don’t NOT Take the Picture Because the Next One Could Be Bad

| Eddie Wilson | Podcast | Funding
  If you’re a multifamily investor, should you be nervous with the current market? Eric Stewart from Atlantic Investment Capital and Think Realty Resident Expert, sat down with Eddie Wilson to discuss the ins and outs of multifamily investments in the market today. They discuss what the market feels like ...
Stay Ahead of the Real Estate Game with Advanced CRM Solutions and WhatsApp Integration

Stay Ahead of the Real Estate Game with Advanced CRM Solutions and WhatsApp Integration

The real estate industry is ever-evolving, moving at a pace that's challenging to keep up with. From people looking to purchase houses in order to flip them, renovate them and make some extra cash, to buyers specializing in short-term rentals that will bring them income now—the real estate market is ...
Save Money with Value Engineering

Save Money with Value Engineering

| Taylor Miller | Article | Operations
Value engineering empowers developers to maximize savings and achieve success in construction projects. Whether developing commercial or residential projects, project coordinators will face challenges ranging from rising material costs to tight timelines. Value engineering could be the beacon of efficiency and cost savings you didn’t know you needed. Value engineering ...
+Interview with Greg Slaughter

+Interview with Greg Slaughter

00:58:00 | In this flagship Plus interview, Think Realty CEO Eddie Wilson interviews Greg Slaughter, the Founder and Executive Director of Strive2Thrive Academy. Strive2Thrive provides entrepreneurs with skills, strategies, and systems to thrive and achieve their dreams faster then they can imagine in both business and every area of life ...
Introducing the Think Realty Plus Plan: Revolutionizing Real Estate Investment Education

Introducing the Think Realty Plus Plan: Revolutionizing Real Estate Investment Education

Kansas City, June 6, 2024 — Think Realty, the leading resource for real estate investors, is thrilled to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Think Realty Plus plan. This comprehensive membership package is designed to empower real estate investors with unparalleled resources, tools, and education to thrive in today’s dynamic ...
Progress Payment Submittal Requirements

Progress Payment Submittal Requirements

| David Jacobs | Article | Operations
Managing the disbursement of funds is the key to ensuring a construction project is completed within budget. Construction lenders often include specific requirements for progress payment requests in their loan agreements. This is an excellent way to guard against misuse of funds during a construction project. As a developer, you ...
Navigating the World of Private Lending

Navigating the World of Private Lending

| Damon Riehl | Webinar | Funding
01:05:03 | Learn how to navigate the world of private lending with Damon Riehl from LoanBidz.com. This informational webinar focuses on how to select a lender for your next investment and will help position yourself to get the best available rates, fees and loan amount. In this webinar, you will ...