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Tax Benefits of Investing in Real Estate
Real estate investment is one of the most lucrative investment options available. The industry has created countless millionaires since time immemorial. In fact, many financial experts rank real estate as the best investment to get the highest return on investment (ROI). This is also backed by many studies that have ...
How to Prepare for Millennial Homebuyers
The pandemic has pushed more millennials into searching for a home earlier than they had anticipated. In its third annual Millennial homebuyer survey, Clever Real Estate asked 1,000 people who are planning to purchase a home in the next year about their hopes, anxieties, and the compromises they’re willing to ...
Is Investing in Rental Properties Worth the Risk?
Rental properties can provide a way to supplement your income and over time can lead to your only source of income. However, as with any investment, there are some risks. Listed below are a few pros and cons to owning rental properties. Fixer Upper If you’re investing in real estate ...
Software and Its Role in the Real Estate Industry
If you work in the real estate industry, you’re aware of the many types of software that can help you work in a more efficient and productive manner. And when you do that, your chance of success goes through the roof. With that in mind, a growing number of real ...
Think Realty Podcast #184 – Hotter Than Ever
What do you call Wall Street-backed prop-tech companies that buy properties as-is in the hottest markets around the country? They’re called iBuyers and today’s guest and Think Realty contributor Aaron Norris knows a ton about this hot trend that isn’t cooling off anytime soon. But what do iBuyers mean for ...
Investing in the Houston Market
00:46:52 | This panel discussion brings together industry experts to explore the dynamics of Houston’s real estate landscape. The discussion will cover key investment opportunities, market trends, and challenges unique to the Houston area, including economic factors, growth hotspots, and property demand. Attendees will gain valuable insights into making informed ...
State of the Build For Rent Market
00:45:21 | This panel discussion explores the growing trend of purpose-built rental properties and its impact on the real estate market. Industry experts will discuss current market conditions, emerging investment opportunities, and the challenges faced by developers and investors in this sector. Topics will include rental demand trends, financing options, ...
Technology That Maximizes Your ROI
00:46:20 | This panel discussion explores the latest technological tools and innovations that can enhance returns on real estate investments. Industry experts highlight how technology such as property management software, data analytics, virtual tours, and automation platforms can streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve decision-making. Attendees will learn how adopting ...
Finding the Right Investment Path For You
00:44:46 |This panel discussion focuses on helping real estate investors identify the investment strategy that best aligns with their financial goals and risk tolerance. Industry experts discuss various pathways, including residential rentals, commercial properties, fix-and-flip projects, and real estate syndications. They offer insights on market trends, property types, and financing ...
How to Structure Notes for Maximum Value
00:45:29 | This panel discussion explores strategies for structuring real estate notes to maximize their value and returns. Experts share insights on key elements such as interest rates, amortization schedules, and collateral arrangements that can enhance a note’s attractiveness to both buyers and sellers. They also discuss ways to mitigate ...
Compassionate Marketing for Real Estate Investors
As real estate investors, we often need to remember to be people first, and deal with the emotional struggles a family might be facing. That has never been more apparent than during the pandemic. For your business to survive the pandemic, not just grow, remember how you are able to ...
02:56:47 | This Resident Expert Member Training Session includes the following presentations: Mobile Homes: The Best Kept Secret in Real Estate Investing with Mobile Home Expert, Glenn Stromberg How to Avoid the 2 Biggest Mistakes Almost Every Landlord and Property Manager Make with Property Management Expert, Greg Slaughter Raising Money ...
How to Keep Maintenance Costs Down in Your Rental Property
Buying that first investment property can be a strange experience. Most people approach their own home with a “whatever it takes” attitude. Leaking pipe? Pay whatever plumber can get there fastest—no matter the cost. With a rental property, you suddenly have to think about things like your return on investment ...
Types of Investments That Do Well in a Recession
When the market is performing well and investors are enjoying monetary benefits from their investments, it can be easy to forget that what goes up can also come back down. The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected all industries and many experts have predicted a financial downturn in the offing. While ...
Multifamily Loans: Clarification in Commercial Real Estate
Using a Multifamily Loan to finance an apartment will allow you to buy a property that could very well end up being self-sufficient from the monthly rent you receive from tenants. Buying multifamily real estate properties may seem complicated at first glance, but a Multifamily Loan now offers a private ...
Think Realty Podcast #183 – Working Well with Lenders
When you need financing, you need to play your cards right. On this show, learn what to say to a capital partner, what information to have prepared, and how much in assets you need. Also, did you know you need to have the right contractor lined up when you come ...
Private or Hard Money Lenders for a Fix-and-Flip Loan
There are many factors to consider when using a private or hard money lender for financing on your real estate venture. We find that many investors initially focus on origination points charged and the interest rate of the loan. But there are also many other factors to consider that can ...
Rental properties more often than not guarantee you a steady return on your investment. This, alongside forming a fairly strong protective hedge around your financial future. The two most important benefits of rental properties are that they can provide cash flow and generate value from appreciation. Rental property investment continues ...
Business Owners – Are You Diversifying from Your Business?
Last month, we discussed how a Self-Directed SEP IRA could be used as a tool to help reinforce your tax sheltering strategy and supplement your business cashflow at the same time. The above question may seem contradictory to our previous topic, but bear with us, there is a method to ...
In late March of 2020, the real estate industry collectively appeared to be heading straight off a deep cliff of Grand Canyon proportions as the widespread fallout connected with the rapid spread of the coronavirus threw the market into a downward spiral. The real estate market has proven surprisingly resilient ...
At REVA Global, we talk with entrepreneurs every day. We hear the needs of our clients and see time and again how outsourcing to trained Virtual Assistants enables our entrepreneur clients to get more done while feeling less overwhelmed all at a massive cost-saving over in-office hires. Ask our CMO, ...
Think Realty Magazine March 2021
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Presidents' Circle Featuring Bruce and Stephanie Petersen • Success Story • Contributor Corner Featuring Lorraine Beato Fundamentals | Corporate Transparency and Real Estate • Building a More Diverse Industry • Investor Review • Tax Return Mistakes • Hard Money Loans Demystified Investor Review | ...
How to Become a Deal Architect: Find Killer Deals and Money After a Pandemic with Brian Lauchner
01:27:21 | Are you surviving or thriving in this Covid-19 situation? We are in the middle of a massive mortgage meltdown and Brian will be revealing the data behind it and how you can profit from it. NoteSchool is helping investors nationwide open their eyes to something Covid has created! ...
How You Can Benefit from Common Living
Food, water, clothing, and shelter are indeed the necessary foundations of survival, and more and more people are looking at creative ways to find a place to rent and live. In cities far and wide, finding affordable places to live has become difficult. Between impacts from the recent pandemic to ...
Understanding How Mortgage Companies Use Your Credit Report
Most people interested in purchasing real estate don’t have the cash to do so alone. Although there are several ways to acquire money, obtaining a mortgage is the most common. If approved, a loan covers the cost of the home. While a home loan makes it easier to secure a ...
