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5 Secret Investment Hotspots in America
To most people, the idea of taking 42 business trips in one year may not sound like a whole lot of fun. That's what my 2016 looked like – but I actually loved it. Why? Because I'm one of those annoying people who thinks he has the greatest job on ...
3 Tips for Using Virtual Assistants to Market Your Rentals
You may be the expert when it comes to your personal rental property portfolio, but that does not mean that you need to personally micromanage every aspect of the marketing campaign to fill those rentals. While many DIY landlords automatically discount the idea of using virtual assistants (VA) to help ...
3 Red Flags for Any Real Estate Market
This is a transcript of a previously-aired segment of “Self-Directed Investor Talk,” a radio show dealing with self-directed IRA strategy hosted by Bryan Ellis. Did you know that there are three housing market indicators that can tell you, with astounding certainty, whether a region and the real estate located there ...
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 ...
This article was originally published in Think Realty Magazine in the American Association of Private Lenders' (AAPL)-sponsored "Investor Review" insert in the July/August 2017 issue. Patch of Land is a marketplace lender that originates residential and commercial real estate loans by leveraging proprietary technology to support its innovative crowdfunding platform. In addition to offering ...
This article was originally published in Think Realty Magazine in the American Association of Private Lenders' (AAPL)-sponsored "Investor Review" insert in the July/August 2017 issue. Looking to stretch your time and money further on fix-and-flip projects? Would consolidating funding sources to a single capital provider who can fund on 24-hour notice create more ease ...
Fix-and-Flip Financing, Evolved: A letter from the CEO of Fund That Flip
This article was originally published in Think Realty Magazine in the American Association of Private Lenders' (AAPL)-sponsored "Investor Review" insert in the July/August 2017 issue. I got started in the fix-and-flip business as a teenager. I owned a small landscaping business and many of my clients were real estate investors. In addition to landscaping ...
A Two-Fold Focus to Help Investors
This article was originally published in Think Realty Magazine in the American Association of Private Lenders' (AAPL)-sponsored "Investor Review" insert in the July/August 2017 issue. Rob Barney, President of DHLC Investments, Inc. and owner of DHLC Mortgage, LLC, has been involved with real estate and real estate financing since 1998 when he bought his ...
Think Realty National Conference & Expo Attendees Double Their Networks in No Time
If you attended Capital City REIA (CCREIA)’s breakout session at the Think Realty National Conference & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 24, 2017, then you probably heard a dull roar shaking the Baltimore convention center around 9:35am. That roar was not the passing of a freight train or a ...
5 Common Mistakes Made by REIs
If you’ve never had an opportunity to see Kent Davis of Equistream speak, you need to attend the next Think Realty Conference & Expo. Davis is unique in his presence and the way he connects with the audience. He is knowledgeable, logical, and experienced. Everything you would expect out of an ...
This article was originally published in Think Realty Magazine in the American Association of Private Lenders' (AAPL)-sponsored "Investor Review" insert in the July/August 2017 issue. When private money financing is needed to fund a project, every minute counts. Walnut Street Finance can fund loans within days, so builders, developers and investors can seize investment ...
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 ...
National Conference & Expo :: Dallas, Texas Education, Networking, and Purpose Came Together in Dallas Attendees of the Think Realty National Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas, April 29-30, 2017, not only enjoyed a very full day of education and networking with local and national influencers in the real estate ...
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 ...
Breaking Down the Deal-Breakers
When real estate investors get started in the business, they often are hindered in their trek toward success by preconceived notions about the “right” kinds of deals and markets. Think Realty sat down with John Tesh, a former commercial photographer who has found he has an “eye” for real estate ...
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 ...
Kathy Fettke has been podcasting for the last 13 years and was on the air long before that on radio and television. She knows exactly what it takes to start a successful podcast and, this month, shares it with Think Realty readers. Donna Behrens: What got you into podcasting? Kathy ...
