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2022’s New Legal Requirement: The Corporate Transparency Act
The U.S. Government wants to know who owns your business. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires, as of January 2022, entities defined as reporting companies to report key information about their beneficial owners. The information will be held in a ‘secure’ database maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s ...
Multifamily Investors Venture Beyond Gateway Markets
Historically, most multifamily investors preferred to invest in gateway markets. Colloquially known as the “Sexy Six,” these markets include Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle on the West Coast and New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. on the East Coast. For decades, institutional investors (REITs, pension funds, and endowments) refused ...
How Landlords Can Support Tenant Wellbeing
All landlords have legal relationships with their tenants. On paper, the nature of the tenant-landlord relationship is purely transactional - the tenant pays a monthly fee, the landlord makes sure the dwelling is habitable. However, in many cases, landlord-tenant relationships also have a human element. Tenants may stay in the ...
Setting Up Commercial Office Space? These Are the Features It Has to Have
There are some excellent opportunities in commercial real estate despite the crash of 2020. A lot of real estate holders took a rather unpleasant bath as they were left holding property that no one wanted. Retail made a mad dash toward the nearest eCommerce portal they could find. Restaurants discovered ...
5 Tips for Growing Your Real Estate Business
One of the most appealing aspects of the real estate business is that there are no limits to your performance or earnings potential, as there will always be clients who really need your services. Whether you need to purchase or sell a property, new people who come to the region, or perhaps ...
Understanding the Pros and Cons of Investing in Real Estate
Investing in real estate involves the purchasing of properties to increase your assets and possibly profit from this action. Since it is considered to be less risky compared to other investments, real estate acquisition can be a great addition to your investment portfolio. It is also known to be a ...
4 Smart Ways To Become A Successful Real Estate Investor
Real estate brings tremendous profit if the investment game is played tactfully. Real estate is not a happy-go-lucky kind of investment venture, you need to plan and play your game with close observations and strategize your every move. A single investment may make or break your entire investment game. If ...
How Investors and Renters Should Assess a Neighborhood in New York
You’re living the dream now. A respectable figure in the bank, an arguably good number of choices to find a sense of solace in a place like New York—but wait. Since you have come so far, you would want to make the most of your money and space now, wouldn’t ...
Why Market Price is the Right Price in Dubai
The performance of Dubai’s property market in 2021 has been nothing short of phenomenal, with transaction levels of Dh88.12 billion ($23.99bn) in the first 8 months - surpassing the entire volume of 2020’s transactions by 22.6% according to data from real estate portal Property Finder. It is an incredible rebound ...
6 Tax Breaks for First-time Investors
Real estate can be a lucrative long-term investment for your portfolio. It can also provide you with tax breaks and deductions along the way. But real estate tax law can be tricky, particularly for first-time investors. It’s important to do your research and understand all of the codes and breaks ...
10 Things You Can Outsource for Your Property as an Investor
Managing an investment property is a huge commitment. It takes a lot of time, money, and dedication to be successful. Luckily, you don’t need to do everything on your own. For example, owning a long-term rental or an Airbnb takes a lot of upkeep, but property managers, online platforms, and ...
Think Realty Magazine December 2021
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Titan Talk Featuring Garrett Sutton • Presidents' Circle Featuring Marco Santarelli Fundamentals | The Social Impact of Real Estate • Tax Benefits with Short-Term Rentals • 5 Factors for Real REI Success • Commercial Review • How to Buy or Sell a Property Management ...
December 2021 Commercial Review
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Commercial Review | Diversify Your Portfolio with Self-Storage • Multifamily Investors Venture Beyond Gateway Markets • Hotel Outlook Remains Bifurcated in 2022 • Industrial Real Estate Report: How E-Commerce & Global Shipping Defined 2021 • Commercial Real Estate Post-COVID ...
3 Steps to Flip Houses for Quick Profits
One of the most significant changes in the housing market over the last decade has been house flipping. In this real estate transaction, a home is quickly bought and sold to make a profit. When flipping, an investor buys a property to sell as soon as possible, generally within 12 ...
5 Ways Rental Management Software Can Save You Time and Money
Managing your property entails repetitive administrative tasks that are time consuming and monotonous. Thankfully, there are numerous software available that enable you to streamline these rental tracking and property management tasks. Key time-saving features to look out for include income and expense tracking, with bank feed connection capabilities document storage, ...
Why It’s Time to Move Beyond BRRRR
Back in April of this year, I saw a statistic I would have never believed possible. In Jackson County, Missouri where I live, the months of inventory on the market was a mere 0.6 months! This means for every 10 sales in April, only six properties remained on the market ...
Industrial Real Estate Report: How E-Commerce & Global Shipping Defined 2021
Economic downturns, like the one caused by the pandemic, have ripple effects that are felt at every level of the economy—and the real estate market was no exception to this rule. The effects of work-from-home mandates and reduced consumer spending were felt in commercial real estate, though some asset classes ...
Benefits of Buying Multifamily Properties
When it comes to real estate investments, there are times where investors are unsure if they are ready to take on the challenge of owning a multifamily property. Although the management and costs of these properties may seem daunting, there are numerous benefits of buying and owning multifamily properties. Passive ...
With current U.S. real estate prices surging out-of-control, let’s look at five reasons why global real estate investing in Panama can be a great way to diversify your portfolio. Many U.S. properties are being sold for 10-22 percent over the asking price. On top of this surge, many buyers are ...
Diversify Your Portfolio with Self-Storage
Did you notice how the government didn’t place rent restrictions, moratoriums, etc. on self-storage during the pandemic? That’s because they not focused on someone’s stuff that has been collecting dust for years sitting in a metal box. While single and multi-family landlords have been feeling the heat, self-storage is gaining ...
5 Factors for Real REI Success
Many real estate investors tend to get caught in the trap of believing that since we have been investing in real estate for years that we have that many years of experience. “How many years of experience do you have?” “I’ve got 18 years of experience in real estate investing,” ...
Political Advocacy in the REI Industry
Every year in every state capital and every day in Washington, D.C. and your local town, politicians get together to pass laws. The simple truth is that most Americans blissfully go about their day with no knowledge that elected officials meeting behind closed doors are in the process of “goring ...
Hotel Outlook Remains Bifurcated in 2022
Summer vacations jump-started recovery. The U.S. lodging sector entered the autumn season having made up substantial ground during the spring and summer months. Loosened capacity restrictions, vaccine availability and pent-up travel demand led to a marked increase in trips taken and rooms occupied. By the end of July foot traffic ...
The Abstract Side of Real Estate
What does it even mean to invest in real estate? Historically, you buy a building. You develop. You occupy. You rent. You manage. Real estate has always been, literally, something real and tangible, something you can touch. But over time, as with every other investment type, real estate has become ...
Bursting the Real Estate Bubble Concerns
While it might feel like we’re in a similar housing market bubble circa 2006, it’s not the same. In order for there to be a bubble in the first place, there has to be a catalyst that causes the housing market to crash. Historically, there are a variety of factors ...
