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Blurred State Lines Benefit SFR Investors
The lines are becoming increasingly blurred when it comes to local versus out-of-state real estate investing. Thanks in large part to advances in technology that allow investors to find — and easily assess — the performance of out-of-town rental properties, as well as the range of management options that landlords ...
Where to Buy Homes with Least Natural Hazard Risk
Real estate investors who want to avoid property damage caused by natural hazards should be looking in the Rust Belt, according to the ATTOM Data Solutions 2018 U.S. Natural Hazard Housing Risk Index. For the report ATTOM indexed natural hazard risk in more than 3,000 counties and more than 22,000 ...
A Much-Needed Change in Mortgage Lending Practices
The opinions stated in this article are solely those of the author. The Issue: In nearly all cases, investors cannot finance more than 10 properties (including their primary residence) simultaneously using conventional mortgage financing. This is not because owning more than 10 properties is illegal, but rather because it is ...
3 Lessons Learned from Helping a Small Business Invest
Recently, I worked with a jewelry designer and her husband who own a small jewelry company in order to purchase a true “forever home” for their business. They had been leasing a commercial retail space for the last 30 years. They told me they had always known the benefits of ...
Real Estate Market Trend Spotlight: Senior Living
Although most baby boomers are still about a decade away from hitting the stage in their lives when they will be seriously considering their options in senior living, the real estate sector is getting ready now. From active adult communities to co-living spaces for seniors who need non-skilled care (not ...
Investing in the Age of the New Financial Internet
There has been so much going on in the world of internet technology and finance over the past few years, it is easy to get confused and left behind. First, there was the cryptocurrency craze (mainly bitcoin, but a few others as well) that powered online payments. That made way ...
Breaking Down the Networking Process to Meet “Big Players” in Real Estate
In real estate, it's common to hear people say, "Your network is your net worth" and other one-liners that basically show how important is is to make connections. A good network will make every aspect of investing better and probably more profitable. However, this often leads investors to act a ...
Innovative Real Estate Investing
This is not your grandparents’ real estate world. Bold ideas and disruptive technology are transforming the way we do business, and the real estate industry is no exception. Business as usual might be safe, but it won’t launch you into the future, and the future is where you’ll find success ...
The Dangers of the “Overnight Success” Myth
The four dastardly words, “became an overnight success,” have perverted the expectations of far too many entrepreneurs, including real estate investors, for far too long. Entrepreneurship is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. And it’s critical for any entrepreneur - new or seasoned - to understand that. Otherwise, a burnout ...
People are Fleeing NYC and LA for These Locales Instead
More people are moving away from urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago and instead opting for smaller, less expensive cities. In an analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau population data from 2012 to 2016, Realtor Magazine calculated the net migration for most major metropolitan areas. The ...
Homebuying Millennials are Avoiding the Coasts for These Cities
While behind previous generations’ homeownership rates at their age, Millennials are starting to buy homes by the droves. And rather than flocking to urban meccas like New York City, Los Angeles or Chicago, they’re opting for homes in a variety of cities closer to the center of the U.S., according ...
Market Spotlight: Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, spent 2018 quietly living up to its nickname, “The Bold New City of the South,” and is poised as a significant real estate investment destination in 2019. “We believe Jacksonville is one of the best real estate markets in the country, with 24.1 percent population growth since 2000, ...
An Overview of the Looming Commercial Real Estate Debate
For the past five years, my company, Standard Management Company, has cooperated with any number of universities, financial institutions, real estate companies, and industry leaders to produce an all-day conference that is, at heart, more of a conversation than a conference on the direction of the real estate industry. This ...
Protect Your Real Estate Investment from These Elements this Winter
Protecting your property in the winter can mean protecting it from the cold, but there are other elements that can be particularly punishing if you don’t develop a healthy respect for them, namely Earth, Water, and Fire. Read on to find out how you can protect your property from Earth ...
Changing Seasons of Investment Opportunity
In the Carolinas, fall is always one of my favorite seasons. We’re recharged from vacations and school breaks and feel some relief from the heat and humidity. The fall promises a change of climate, a change of colors from fall foliage and an optimistic outlook for opportunities ahead. At Lima ...
Report Reveals the Fastest Growing Cities in the Next 16 years
New York City might still have the largest economy of cities in the U.S., but two dozen other cities will grow at a faster rate in the next 16 years, according to a recent nationwide study. Oxford Economics annual “Global Cities” report explores key economic trends across the world from ...
Renovation Rockstar: A Small House Gets a Big Makeover
Investor’s Notes: Location: West Plaza area of Kansas City, Missouri Purchase Price: $80,000 Rehab & Carrying Costs: $35,000 Market Value: est. $175,000 Strategy: Cash-out refi with a 30-year note, added to his rental portfolio When Kyle Blake, owner at Kyle Blake Homes and a Berkshire Hathaway agent, first saw the ...
The Dark Side of Equipment Ownership
We’ve all had that moment: You rent the same piece of equipment again and again, and you start to think to yourself, “We should just buy one.” It may sound like a good idea, but there is a dark side to equipment ownership that you should understand before you take ...
Find Your Math Problem to Generate Leads and Success
To be a successful real estate investor, it's all about generating leads to find the right property in which to invest. As the founders of a growing wholesaling business in Indianapolis, Indiana, we approach finding the right properties as a math problem. We know that it's a numbers game, and ...
The 2019 Pantone Color of the Year Celebrates Vibrancy, Warmth
Take a deep breath. Because the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year is taking you underwater to the lively, eye-catching color of coral. To be more specific, the Pantone’s 2019 selection is dubbed “Living Coral.” Its “vibrant yet mellow” hues sophisticatedly celebrate “warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy ...
The Best and Worst of Metro Boston Real Estate
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” While Dickens didn’t exactly have real estate in mind when he wrote this line, it’s still a good description of the real estate market’s ups and downs in 2018. The first half of 2018 in metro Boston, where ...
Construction Costs are Deciding Our Strategies
Today, I have one really big concern in real estate: the rising cost of construction. As a developer of single- and multifamily residential properties throughout the Southeast, the cost of creating new housing options is of primary concern. In fact, although I am still actively acquiring new land for these ...
The next proptech success? Juniper Square raises $25M
Proptech startup Juniper Square announced Thursday that it has raised $25 million to fuel its software platform for commercial real estate investment firms. Over the last four years, the San Francisco-based startup has added more than 150 market-leading investment firms as customers, including Gaw Capital, PCCP, LLC, Rockpoint Group, Rockwood ...
Real Estate Syndications Gain Momentum in 2018
These past few years, real estate media headlines have been filled with two words likely familiar to most investors: “syndication” and its cousin, “crowdfunding.” While syndications have been around for decades, crowdfunding is a more recent phenomenon, introduced by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act in 2012. Both syndications ...
Most Americans Moving Out of State Are Picking This Region
As home prices hit high all-time highs in 2018, many buyers found themselves looking for new — and apparently warmer — places to live, according to a new analysis by LendingTree. In its nationwide study that analyzed more than 2 million new purchase mortgage loan requests, LendingTree found that of ...
