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1031 Exchange & the Role of the Agent
While most real estate transactions conducted in the United States have a real estate agent involved, not many of them are clear about their role in the 1031 Exchange. What should the role of the agent be with the principals in the transaction and what duties, if any, can the ...
Is Your Property Dressed Appropriately for Winter?
I went to college with a kid born and raised in Alaska. He still wore shorts and t-shirts when the fall weather ushered in highs in the 40s. All of us Midwesterners thought he was nuts. That was sweater weather! While he may have adapted to the colder temperatures just ...
5 Indicators a Real Estate Event is Worth the Investment
One of the most frustrating things that active real estate investors can encounter is a wasted real estate event. We don’t mean an event you paid for through the nose on credit, and then found yourself still unable to invest. Those are an entirely different topic, and not one we’re ...
Real Estate Investment, a get Rich Slow Strategy?
One of my favorite analogies for business was given by Jim Collins in his book Great by Choice. It involves Roald Amundsen, who was the first explorer to ever reach the South Pole. In 1911, Amundsen and his team faced off with Robert Falcon Scott and his team in the ...
Zillow Chief Economist Discusses 2018 Trends
Svenja Gudell started at Zillow in 2011 with her first project of calculating negative equity, and she’s probably one of the few homeowners in the country who would tell you that the topic has “a special spot” in her heart. However, that special spot, such as it is, is one ...
3 Effects Tax Cuts Could Have on Economy & Housing
When President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, he accomplished a number of things with a single swipe of a pen. Those things included: Cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent Cutting the top individual tax rate to 37 percent Reducing ...
64 Percent Live Where Cheaper to Rent than Buy
ATTOM Data Solutions, today released its 2018 Rental Affordability Report, which shows buying a median-priced home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in 240 of 447 U.S. counties analyzed for the report — 54 percent. The analysis incorporated recently released fair market rent data for 2018 from the U.S ...
Turnkey Operators: Insurance Coverage Choices
This article was originally published in the January 2018 issue of Think Realty Magazine as part of the sponsored “Investor Review.” Turnkey operators have unique needs when it comes to how they insure their property investment portfolio. Whether it’s deciding to carry property and liability insurance (or liability only) or determining what building value ...
Reform Boon for Commercial Real Estate
Starting this week, new tax rules will usher in the New Year with a big win for residential and commercial real estate investors. It’s still too early to know the full impact of the legislation, but many tax professionals say real estate investors and other property owners have hit the ...
Luxury Real Estate Lags Behind Mainstream Housing
According to Realtor.com, U.S. luxury housing lagged behind the mainstream real estate market in 2017 and is likely to continue to slow in 2018. Of course, that does not mean that the sector is not still growing. In fact, analysts reported that average sales price in the luxury market, defined ...
Section 1031: West Coast vs East Coast
The history of the tax code pursuant to IRC Section 1031 is striking when viewed against one simple critical factor that runs through real estate: Real Estate is a local business. In some ways this explains why a Federal Tax Code called Section 1031, which has so much value for ...
Global Economic Rankings Will Affect U.S. Real Estate
When the Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) announced in early January that China’s economy would surpass that of the United States “by 2032,” the reaction from the U.S. media was not surprising. The U.S. has been a dominant economic force in the world for a very long time ...
FHA May Refuse to Insure Loans on Energy Efficient Properties
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) recently released new restrictions on the types of mortgages it will insure and eliminated certain energy-efficient homes in the process. In early December 2017, the FHA reversed a policy from the previous presidential administration that allowed the FHA to insure mortgages on homes carrying liens ...
Rents Continue to Rise into 2018
Although rental rate growth slowed over the course of 2017, Zillow reported at the start of 2018 that rates were starting to rise again. Over the past 12 months, median rents nationwide rose about 2.4 percent. This manifested in a median rental price of $1,435 per month, which, Zillow analysts ...
7 New Ways to Grow Your Network – Week 2
Last week we kicked off the new year. With new goals comes new activity to reach those new heights. It seems all tasks are better when you have support to encourage you along the way. So, this month let’s focus on growing your network of real estate investors. Read on ...
Gary Harper Joins Think Realty Resident Experts
Effective leadership is not only a necessity in our society, but it is also a necessity for a successful business. Gary Harper, president and founder of Sharper Business Solutions and founder and CEO of Monster House Deals LLC, just to name two of his affiliations, is someone who understands what ...
Home Values Record High in 2017
At the end of 2017, the total value of all the homes in the United States reached $31.8 trillion, which is more than one-and-a-half times the gross domestic product (GDP). This is almost $2 trillion more than the value of all U.S. homes at the end of 2016, and a ...
2018 Perfectly Positioned to Bring Buyers Off Fence
2018 will likely bring a number of homebuyers out of the woodwork, to the benefit of real estate investors prepared to work with them. Although many would-be buyers have remained on the sidelines since the housing crash, a number of factors are likely to force their hand in the New ...
Tax Cuts & Jobs Act May Help Marketplace Investors
The commercial real estate industry clearly benefits from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. Even changes to the individual mortgage interest deduction and other limits on homeowner deductions may actually end up aiding the market for value-add multifamily projects ...
Fewer Homeowners Start 2018 Facing Foreclosure
Fewer homeowners are starting the New Year off with a foreclosure this year than did last year, according to a report from CoreLogic. Analysts attributed the decline to “strong job growth and prudent mortgage underwriting.” The decline in foreclosures is not just an indicator of stronger financial health on the ...
Pay No Taxes on Investment & Owner Occupied Properties
*Sponsored Content Taxpayers are earning record gains on both their investment real estate and personal residence, which means potential record taxes. But did you know you can avoid all taxes on a sale through creatively combining Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sections 1031 and 121? When you both live in and ...
Let’s face it; there are many of us who’ve found it difficult to sell or buy a home through regular marketing, the internet, or other advertising channels without the help of a representative. If it has never occurred to you why, here’s the obvious reason: When it comes to buying, ...
Property Management: DIY or Hire?
It is the age-old question every landlord must face: Should you manage yourself or hire a property manager? It’s not an easy question to answer and it depends on all sorts of different factors including your available time, money, inclinations and personality. To help make that decision, it is helpful ...
Lead Generation: Evolve to Beat Your Competition
I’ve been hunting bargain properties for decades. Just like everything else in life, the process has evolved. In a lot of cases, what used to work doesn’t work anymore, and what works today wasn’t even on the radar last year. If you want to be competitive in today’s market, you ...
Think Realty Magazine January 2018
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events •Member Benefits Coaches Corner | Panel in Print • Gary Harper Industry Voices | Don't Run the Race Alone • The Robots are Coming Cover Feature | When Data is Power Special Section: Starting Out Right | The Importance of Systems ...
