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Five Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home
When you’re a homeowner, you will want to make money on the property. While the house might go up in value even if you do nothing, you should make investments in the property to increase its value. Luckily there are a lot of ways to improve your home and keep ...
The Benefits of No-Doc Loans for Real Estate Investors
If the majority of your income comes from real estate investments or you’re looking for more privacy while applying for investment loans, a NO-DOC loan might be the loan for you! NO-DOC loans are usually used by real estate investors as an alternative to a traditional mortgage as it requires ...
Think Realty Podcast #196 – Mortgages, Moratoriums, and More!
Homeowner equity is the highest it’s ever been. So, how do investors play in this market where demand for housing exceeds supply? If you want access to a database that covers 90% of comprehensive foreclosure information, you’ll want to listen to this show! For more from guest Rick Sharga, visit ...
PeerStreet Launches Evolving Neighborhood Uplift Fund for Entrepreneurs
PeerStreet, a two-sided marketplace for investing in real estate debt, announced the launch of a new charitable initiative, the Evolving Neighborhood Uplift Fund, or the E.N.U.F. project. The aim behind E.N.U.F. is to create a more purposeful and sustainable way to invest in real estate entrepreneurs from underserved communities across ...
Tips for Investing in Real Estate Part Time
Ask any professional investor, and nearly all will agree: Real estate is a great way to build wealth over time, making it one of the most valuable asset classes in any portfolio. In fact, 41% of Americans surveyed in 2021 said “real estate is the best long-term investment.” But real ...
How Real Estate Depreciation Can Help You Achieve Financial Freedom
Real estate prices might be skyrocketing across the country right now, but for whatever reason, the IRS believes they are falling. In fact, they have believed they are falling for a long time and at a very consistent rate. If you just bought your house today, in 27 and a ...
Think Realty Magazine July 2021
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Increase Your ROI with Architects and Designers • The Secret to Living Your Perfect Day • Contributor Corner Featuring Michael Zuber Fundamentals | Designing Your Thought Leadership Platform • Navigating the Private Lending World • Rewarding Good Tenants • Investor Review • How to ...
Increase Your ROI with Architects and Designers
In one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, Tampa, FL, my wife Gloria Kloter and I launched Glow Architects. With her background as an award-winning architect, being in the industry since 2004, and having a variety of exposure to different design styles, we were poised to take ...
Design a Life You Love Using Real Estate
When I think about design, I see it primarily as a thoughtful, proactive element in crafting our output and shaping outcomes in life. Other times, it is best seen in review, when looking back at our project or personal history. The fact is that I have always loved designing, whether ...
We all know that wholesaling real estate is a hustle and such a transactional business. You can have the best month ever, but once that calendar turns you are right back to zero and have to do it all over again. Your business is built off of going after that ...
Design Elements in Rental Homes
When it comes to real estate, most people swear by the axiom “Location, location, location.” But, there’s one other element I think is equally important. The kitchen, the kitchen, the kitchen. The kitchen has long been a centerpiece of family gatherings, whether it’s a nightly family dinner, leisurely Sunday breakfast ...
Connecting Past and Present Through Design
Every state, every city, and every small town has a past or a history in which a potential home buyer may perhaps be in love with enough that they are considering moving there. Why not capture that history in the design of your next investment? Designing a beach-themed home at ...
Turning a Nightmare Home into a Dream Home
It may not look like it now but this house was as scary as they come. When acquiring a property you’ll often hear the saying, “It needs some work, but it has good bones.” We ended up finding out that not only did this house “need some work,” but the ...
Custom Furniture Printed for Your Home
On February I wrote about 3D printed houses and how they can help to address the affordable housing crisis while also being unique and beautiful works of art. But the technology has widespread applications beyond houses. Already today there are companies creating stylish furnishings that are 3D printed. And many ...
How to Design an Effective Online Marketing Campaign
Let’s face it, online leads are better leads. Online ads and social media promotion are becoming favorite business generators for realtors and investors. If you still think internet marketing is not that important for real estate firms, it’s time to divert your attention to the digital age. Undoubtedly, you can ...
Real estate investing is a wonderful way to improve your financial future and earn financial freedom. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bias and uninformed thinking that goes into real estate education. For example, how investors choose to focus on “good” tenants verses “bad” tenants can have a significant impact ...
Tarkett: Durable Flooring Solutions
Tarkett creates people-friendly flooring solutions for any property. In your investment properties or your own home(s), you know how important quality flooring is. And with industry trends changing rapidly, there are so many new products to freshen floors and make them last. Gone are the days of replacing carpet with ...
PPG: Color Expertise and Advice
If you are a painting contractor, new home builder, or real estate investor working on your first (or 50th) flip, you can save money with PPG paints. And you can save time by simply submitting your order and managing your account online. From product information at your fingertips to pro ...
The New Think Realty Paint and Flooring Program
Nationwide brands Benjamin Moore and PPG and flooring supplier Tarkett have partnered with Think Realty to provide its members—real estate investors like you—savings on quality supplies and services to help you keep up your investment properties while keeping more money in your bank account. Benjamin Moore: Home Color Inspiration Benjamin ...
What do the following percentages have in common? 50% 208% 323% At one time or another this past year, these numbers reflect how much lumber prices have increased. Although, it’s hard to determine just how high lumber prices have climbed because the numbers seem to increase daily, and they drastically ...
Should a landlord accept pets? And if so, which ones? Should there be any restrictions? Should landlords charge pet rent or a pet deposit? And if so, how much? Question 1: Should I Accept Pets? The answer to this question is Yes… most of the time. There are some 90 ...
How Single-Family Rental Investors Can Leverage Property Data and Technology
The single-family rental (SFR) industry exploded in 2020 in large part due to the impact of the pandemic with more consumers seeking single-family homes suitable for spending greater amounts of time at home in suburban markets. Investors in the property type, as well as developers who are building houses expressly ...
Short-Term vs. Long-Term Real Estate Investment Strategies
When it comes to real estate investment properties, there are two main strategies that investors can employ to gain experience and attain wealth. The two different paths to success include a short-term strategy as well as a long-term option. The short-term strategy called Purchase and Rehab, otherwise known as fix-and-flip, ...
How to Develop a Strong Investor-Lender Relationship
Like in any other industry, a successful real estate investor is only as good as their network of well-versed, experienced professionals, and that begins with the relationship they develop with their lender. Having a strong relationship with your lender that’s built on mutual understanding and trust can be vital to ...
Real Estate Financing: A Guide to Funding Options
As a new real estate investor, funding and finding real estate go hand in hand. Unfortunately, an absence of knowledge of finance options keeps on thwarting most novel real estate investors in the present market. However, there are multiple common financing options to choose from. The below options have been ...
