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Think Realty Magazine January/February 2023
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Woman to Watch | Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry Industry Awards | 2022 Think Realty Honors Winners Operations | 3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties • Metrics Matter! • Faster Alone, Further Together • 6 Tips for Finding the Perfect Marketing Partner • ...
Think Realty Podcast #258 – Happy 10 Years, Sharestates!
From starting out as an equity real estate crowdfunding platform to the present where they create customized lending solutions for real estate investors and developers, it’s been a successful 10 years for Sharestates! Eddie sits down with Michael Ramin from Sharestates to chat about the company growth, which states they ...
Key Considerations for a Commercial Real Estate Partnership
A real estate partnership is no different from any other partnership in its basic purpose: mutual benefit through collaboration to achieve more together than can be accomplished alone. Steve Jobs distilled the benefit of collaboration this way: “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by ...
New Wealth Optimizer Calculator, from Real Property Management
Real Property Management is the trusted expert in helping property owners optimize their rental property’s return on investment. Their proprietary Wealth Optimizer calculator is a free tool that gives insight into a rental property’s financial performance and analyzes the potential of a rental property you are considering for your portfolio ...
6 Tips for Finding the Perfect Marketing Partner
Whether you’re trying to sell real estate, rent luxury properties, or both, you need a smart marketing strategy on your side. To get in front of your target audience and make conversions, partner with an agency you can trust, has experience in your industry, and who show you which channels ...
Faster Alone, Further Together
An often-quoted African proverb states: “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It is advice you would be wise to heed. Why? Because it takes a team to build an Empire. Yes, you can be the emperor or leader, but you ...
Building a Strong Foundation For Your Relationships
Partnerships are as powerful as multiplication and addition. When you find the right partner—whether in your business efforts or a life relationship—you can accomplish more than you would going it alone. As wonderful as partnerships can be, however, they can equally be as detrimental. After being involved in more than ...
Fred and Tom were two young entrepreneurs who had just partnered to start a business. Unfortunately, they were struggling because they didn’t know their numbers, and they weren’t adjusting their business accordingly. “I don’t know what’s wrong,” said Fred, looking despondently at Tom. “We’ve been working hard to make this ...
Rent or Flip? Five Factors Real Estate Investors Should Consider
Seasoned real estate investors are adept at identifying up-and-coming markets and securing high-potential property deals. No matter how many times an investor goes through this process, there is always a decision to be made: Would this property work better as a flip or a rental? The answer isn’t straightforward and ...
Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Latest Market Trends
01:04:18 | Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a good time to buy rental property now? What real estate markets are the most advantageous when there is a recession? How does high inflation impact a rental property? How does owning rental property compare with other asset classes ...
6 Mistakes That Can Kill Potential Real Estate Deals
Investing in real estate can be incredibly lucrative, but it can also be a lot harder than it looks. Although the past few years of skyrocketing home values have given a lot of novice investors the idea that buying property is a “can’t-miss” investment, the reality isn’t quite so simple ...
The Possibilities and Perils of Investing in a Downshifting Housing Market
With a recession looming and home prices predicted to fall in many local markets, 2023 could represent a prime buying opportunity for real estate investors, assuming those investors account for the potential perils of buying during a housing market downturn. “I’m still buying heavy, but it’s harder to find the ...
Revolutionizing the Assisted Living Industry
Isabelle Guarino-Smith is the chief operating officer of the largest residential assisted living training organization in the country, Residential Assisted Living Academy. In her role, she teaches thousands of real estate investors, medical professionals, and entrepreneurs how to build successful and sustainable businesses in the assisted living industry. Using the ...
3 Ways to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Rental Properties
Similar to stocks, rental properties are viewed as capital assets. So, when you sell them and earn a profit, you must pay capital gains tax on the money you’ve earned. You can calculate your profit by subtracting the amount you paid for the property (plus any costs for renovations or ...
Think Realty Honors: 2022 Winners
Multifamily Investor of the Year The honoree for this award is an investor excelling in multifamily real estate, including but not limited to, new construction and development, community master planning and development, apartments, condominiums, co-housing, duplexes and larger multiunit investments, and other multifamily communities. Jorge Abreu is the managing partner ...
How to Maximize ROI on Your Next Fix and Flip
Calculating your potential for significant ROI can often be time-consuming and cause unwanted stress. When considering your next fix and flip, ensure you have the right tools to help you properly analyze your buy, hold, and sell costs before you jump in and make that financial commitment. Work with a ...
What Does a Housing Market Slowdown Mean for Real Estate Investors?
When there's a housing market slowdown, the demand for homes drops. A slowdown for fix-and-flip real estate investors may imply that there could be fewer offers on their listings or they might not get as much money for their homes when selling the property. For real estate investors who are ...
Six Terrific Communities Perfect for Family-Style Flips
Flipped homes are perfect real estate buys for people who love the look, feel, and convenience of an updated, polished, attractive home, without the fuss of building new or the headache of DIY renovations. Savvy real estate investors who know how to execute a top quality flip are honing in ...
Think Realty Webinar – Buying Rental Properties in 2023: Update on the Latest Market Trends
Think Realty is providing you with another FREE WEBINAR! On January 17th at 6:30PM (CST), Matthew Bowles from Maverick Investor Group will be speaking about buying rental properties in 2023 and will have an update on the latest market trends. Will there be a housing crash soon? Is it a ...
6 Reasons To Use a VPN for Your Real Estate Agency
As a real estate agent, you know that your livelihood depends on your ability to keep your data and communications secure. Whether you're communicating with buyers and sellers or working with other agents, using a VPN is the best way to ensure that your information is safe and protected. A ...
Think Realty Podcast #257 – Break the Chains and Find Financial Freedom
If you feel chained down when it comes to your finances, you’re not alone! Eddie sits down with our own Resident Expert, Gary Pinkerton, to discuss helping others gain agency, the hierarchy of wealth and breaking the chains to find financial freedom. They chat about if long term assets are ...
How Risk Shapes Your Investment Thesis
The past few years have thrown a few curveballs to commercials real estate investors, to say the least. If you’ve kept your eye on the ball, however, you likely have seized the opportunity to buy cash-flowing assets at a decent price and been able to benefit from inflationary rents and ...
For some, money is a means to an end. For others, it is the end. Everyone wants to be wealthy, and many want the ability to pass that wealth on to their children. Yet, so few are actually able to do so. Why? For those who didn’t grow up with ...
Gone are the days of unwieldy key rings and locksmiths on speed dial. Unified access control is an all-in-one solution for property owners and managers to control every point of access throughout a building from one integrated platform. With unified access control, owners and operators can easily manage everyday access ...
What’s in Store for Commercial Real Estate
Real estate investors have experienced meteoric returns in their favorite asset class since real property began its recovery from the devastating global shutdowns mandated in 2020. Whether you’re a buy-and-hold investor, a fix-and-flip professional, or even a private lender, there have been enormous and widespread real estate opportunities in 2021-2022 ...
