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International investors swooped in when the U.S. economy faltered. Now that the dollar is regaining strength, they're still here. America – the land of the free, home of the brave and beacon to international real estate investors? While Francis Scott Key might spin in his grave with that last phrase, ...
The Most Important Real Estate Investing Lesson
A good real estate lesson doesn't have to break the bank. At Think Realty, learn how to separate the 'real-deal' educators from real estate investing gurus and scammers. In real estate investing, as in other aspects of life, education is the foundation for success. But it’s not as simple as ...
You Owe It to Yourself to Learn About Crowdfunding
In Episode 16 of my video series, Real Estate Deal Talk, I want to give you a little piece of advice on how to raise capital. One of the ways that we have been able to get money for our deals is through crowdfunding. Now, there are a lot ...
You Owe It to Yourself to Learn About Crowdfunding
In Episode 16 of my video series, Real Estate Deal Talk, I want to give you a little piece of advice on how to raise capital. One of the ways that we have been able to get money for our deals is through crowdfunding. Now, there are a lot ...
Think Realty Awards of Distinction Honor Leaders in Real Estate Investing
Think Realty Magazine, the nation’s oldest continuously publishing news magazine dedicated to individual real estate investing, honors 19 outstanding leaders in the industry niche with the 2016 Think Realty Awards of Distinction. The prestigious awards will be presented in August in San Francisco as part of Think Realty’s Global Conference, an ...
I Want to Invest in Real Estate, But Now What?
“OK, I know I want to invest in real estate—but now what?” That’s a question that every real estate investor—whether full-time, part-time or just thinking about it—has asked himself or herself at some point. And that leads to a whole bunch of other questions, including: What do you do? Where ...
Nationwide Foreclosure Activity Drops to Lowest Level in More Than Nine Years
RealtyTrac’s just-released Q1 and March 2016 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ shows first quarter foreclosure activity was below pre-recession levels in 78 out of 216 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (36 percent) analyzed in the report. Nationwide, the report shows foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—on 289,116 U.S. properties in ...
Homeownership No Longer Has Tax Savings
We believe we have found one of the primary reasons why entry-level home buying has not recovered—and why homeownership has been plunging. For decades, homeowners benefitted from both the financial and psychological benefits of paying less taxes. Homeownership came with income tax savings because mortgage interest plus property taxes easily exceeded ...
I Want to Invest in Real Estate, But Now What?
“OK, I know I want to invest in real estate—but now what?” That’s a question that every real estate investor—whether full-time, part-time or just thinking about it—has asked himself or herself at some point. And that leads to a whole bunch of other questions, including: What do you do? Where ...
7 Common Landlording Mistakes to Avoid
In the landlording business, we make lots of mistakes. Indeed, there would be no successes if we did not encounter some mistakes along the way. It is these mistakes that cultivate our systems for success. The idea, of course, is to run a profitable, stress-free business. We take what works ...
Understanding Equity Real Estate Investments Through Direct Participation Vehicles
By Lawrence Fassler Some real estate crowdfunding companies offer equity real estate investments through “direct participation” investment vehicles such as limited liability companies (LLCs). These entities, together with similar vehicles at the property title-holding level, allow for the “pass-through” of depreciation, interest expense and other deductions that can reduce or ...
The Essential Commercial Property Checklist
When it comes to successfully investing in real estate, due diligence and proper research are strongly required and an investing checklist is invaluable. No. 1 – Population Growth and Diverse Economic Activity My goal is to invest in areas of strong growth. We never want to invest in unstable or ...
Seattle Again Tops List of “Hottest” U.S. Single-Family Markets
By The Editors Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Palm Beach County and Fort Lauderdale took the top spots on Ten-X’s recently released Top Single-Family Housing Markets Report for Spring 2016. These markets have displayed the most consistent combination of rising home prices, home appreciation, favorable affordability and excellent economic and demographic conditions ...
Avoid These 7 Common Landlording Mistakes
In the landlording business, we make lots of mistakes. Indeed, there would be no successes if we did not encounter some mistakes along the way. It is these mistakes that cultivate our systems for success. The idea, of course, is to run a profitable, stress-free business. We take what works ...
Understanding Equity Real Estate Investments Through Direct Participation Vehicles
Some real estate crowdfunding companies offer equity real estate investments through “direct participation” investment vehicles such as limited liability companies (LLCs). These entities, together with similar vehicles at the property title-holding level, allow for the “pass-through” of depreciation, interest expense and other deductions that can reduce or defer investors’ taxable ...
The Essential Commercial Property Checklist
One of the main goals for any long-term investor is to enjoy a financially secure retirement. That being the case, it stands to reason their nest eggs should ideally generate above-market returns with below-market risk along the way. But with today’s tough market environment, what’s the best way to do ...
Bad Deals Come From Bad Decisions, and We All Make Them
If you have never experienced a bad deal, consider yourself very, very lucky. But luck can hold out only so long, and unfortunately most of us do fall victim to a bad deal—the result of our bad decisions. I have experienced this myself, and I painfully share my insights with ...
How You Can Score Free Tickets for the Long Beach Think Realty Expo April 23
In real estate investing, your network matters. Whether you’re brand new to the real estate industry or you’ve done 100 deals in a year; you need a solid, trustworthy network of contractors, lenders, lawyers, agents, and more to get the most out of your investments. If you want good ...
Outside Appearance is Only Half the Story in Evaluating a Rehab Deal
Episode 15 of Real Estate Deal Talk finds us on-site in Roswell—about a 20-minute drive northeast of Atlanta—at a property we are considering rehabbing. The neighborhood is really nice, judging by the other surrounding homes. We just met the lady next door. She has two really nice dogs. The ...
How to Tell a Good Rental Investment from a Bad One
When you look at a residential property, how can you tell if it will be a source of recurring income and make a worthwhile investment for you? There are some techniques that can help you do that, but when I was first starting out as a part-time real estate investor—as ...
Create Your Own Lifestyle and Succeed On Your Own
In my experience as a real estate investor – first starting out part-time while pursuing a corporate career, and now as a full-time investor and HomeVestors franchise owner in Dallas – I have observed one underlying trait in those who succeed and stick with real estate investing. And this applies ...
Create Your Own Lifestyle and Succeed On Your Own Terms
In my experience as a real estate investor – first starting out part-time while pursuing a corporate career, and now as a full-time investor and HomeVestors franchise owner in Dallas – I have observed one underlying trait in those who succeed and stick with real estate investing. And this applies ...
8 Reasons Behind the Single-Family Home Investing Phenomenon
Wow, it is hard to read an article on investing or on real estate in general without seeing headlines about the single-family home being in such high demand. Over the past several months I have read many articles on this topic to try to determine if this is simply a ...
My Sad Tale of a Deal-Gone-Bad, and an Important Lesson: Do Your Due Diligence
In Episode 14 of my video series Real Estate Deal Talk, the subject is a deal gone bad. The lesson is: Do your due diligence. It is massively, massively important. The question comes from Cisco, via Twitter. It’s an awesome question – Would you please talk about a deal that ...
5 Reasons Why Commercial Real Estate Should be a Core Component in Your Portfolio
“No recovery for U.S. property markets until 2017” was the headline Reuters ran on June 22, 2009. At the time, commercial real estate values were expected to fall 50 percent from their peak in 2007. Building prices could take as long as six to eight years to recover, observers predicted ...
