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New Think Realty Gift Subscription!
Shopping for real estate just took on new meaning! With the new Think Realty Gift Subscription, you can provide anyone interested in or already investing in real estate with access to real estate investor tools and education designed to give them a smart advantage. Think Realty Gift Subscriptions can be ...
7 Benefits of Hiring a Moving Company
Moving from one place to another is not just time-consuming, it can also be a daunting task, especially if you have a busy schedule. If you’re planning on relocating soon, you need to decide whether or not to hire a moving company to help you with your moving needs. You ...
Think Realty Honors the Life of Oliver Somoza From Turnkey Property Pro
Think Realty honors the life of one of our partners, Oliver Somoza, Principal at Turnkey Property Pro in New York. He passed away on Thanksgiving night and will be missed by many in the real estate investing industry. His passion to use real estate as a vehicle to help others ...
3 Questions Entrepreneurs Have Before Investing in Real Estate
As real estate investing experts with more than 18 years of success, we have heard just about every question you can possibly think of. While you may think most of these questions come from first-time investors, just as many come from clients on their second or third property. No question ...
Think Realty Podcast #172 – What Purpose Feels Like
Don’t let the Rat Race distract you from why you started in the first place! This episode reminds us how to go back to our roots and revisit our WHY for REI instead of just chasing the next dollar. Plus, how to start a real estate wholesaling business, tech tools, ...
How to Find a Bank to Refinance Your Investment Property
Finding a bank that is ready to offer you financing at good rates is vital if you are trying to make it as a real estate investor. Obtaining good, long-term financing is something close to a law for real estate investment and financing. Getting Started It is very expensive to ...
5 Signs You Should Try REI Management Software
Did you know that commercial real estate firms that are slower in embracing technology are getting left out? Commercial real estate has grown into a business that involves many functions, some running simultaneously. Imagine having to deal with bringing together investors, raising capital, and recording and analyzing manually. You’re most ...
Think Realty Magazine December 2020
+WHAT'S INSIDE Investor Stories | Contributor Corner Featuring Abhi Golhar • Presidents' Circle Featuring Gary Pinkerton Engagement | Realty Matters: New Supply Chains for Low-Cost Housing Fundamentals | Reflect and Prepare • Profiting from Single-Family Rentals • Real Estate Licensing • Association Management: A Profitable Growth Strategy Investor Review | ...
Think Realty Podcast #171 – Not Robin Hood
More, more, and more assets! You might think REI is all about asset accumulation. But on this show, honorable U.S. veteran and real estate investor Gary Pinkerton shares unique wealth strategies and business hacks beyond AUM. Why do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? The answer might ...
One bad deal can cost you many more good ones in the future. Indeed, if bad enough, it has the capacity to break an investor’s future in real estate. This is why there are critical steps you need to take when purchasing a piece of real estate. And due diligence ...
5 Reasons Real Estate Investment Software Is Helpful During Market Shifts
The real estate industry has always been an attractive investment option because of its handsome returns and the potential growth of capital. However, just like any other industry, real estate is not absolutely risk-free. Sometimes market shifts compel the investors to look for new opportunities and, at the same time, ...
5 Secrets to Living Your Best Life
Do you sigh when you look at your bank account balance? If you’re not excited when you look at your bank account, then keep reading. Have you ever asked yourself why you’re so broke? Or why you still haven’t been able to secure that lifestyle you daydream about? It might ...
Seller Financing is a valuable tool that will put more money in your pocket when you sell a property and help you sell faster especially as banks tighten lending. Plus, you are able to sell that loan at any time you want to raise cash. Last month we discussed tips ...
Real estate investors have the power to do more than just buy and sell properties. The investments you acquire, and what you do with them, can have a significant impact on your community. Turn Losses into Opportunities Homeowners in forbearance will often decide to sell their home in order to ...
We all know the old saying: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This is true in business. It seems that most people let out a collective sigh after April 15th. This is not true with business owners. If you are running a business and you are only ...
The landlord-tenant relationship is not always as straightforward as it may seem. This is especially true when a property owner may need to compensate a tenant, as opposed to the more usual rent payments from tenant to landlord. While it is true that there are reasons why a property owner ...
Investing in Residential Real Estate Online
Passive real estate investing is defined as an investment, or the acquisition of something with the expectation of generating income, in real estate that requires no investment of your time to operate or manage the asset. Investors invest a sum of money into an income generating asset that is backed by ...
Unfortunately for real estate investors, separating fact from fiction when it comes to land trusts can be difficult. A land trust is a simple tool that has been around since King Henry VIII ruled England. Its purpose then, to hide ownership of land (so a commoner would not have to ...
The ranch was the most popular architectural design style post-World War II, and with the abundance of land available then, subdivisions full of ranch style houses popped up everywhere, in all price points. Some were, as my dad would call them; " stick and chewing gum" houses, others were beautifully ...
3 Keys to Guaranteed Growth in 2021
Wow, what a year 2020 has truly been. There were the murder hornets, fires that seemed to never end, hurricanes that seem to show up every other week, and heck let’s not forget that invisible enemy we call COVID. Just twelve months ago, many of you probably had 2020 marked ...
Managing Costs in Build-to-Rent
One of the biggest challenges for any real estate developer or home builder is managing costs. Land, materials, and labor can all fluctuate from a project’s inception to completion, which makes predicting final costs a bit of a moving target. If you are building houses to sell, most of these ...
The Cincinnati, OH single-family investment market has been a great choice for many years. It has been a favorite target for investors since the last recession for several reasons, including solid equity and income appreciation supported by rising population, job growth, and wage increases. HOME PRICE METRICS As of September ...
Becoming an Accredited Investor
There is a famous scene in “The Matrix” when Neo is asked if he wants to take the red pill or the blue pill. The blue pill will allow him to continue living his normal life even though he feels deep inside there is more out there to experience. The ...
Featured Member: Gary Pinkerton
The Think Realty Presidents’ Circle attracts the best of the best — real estate investors and entrepreneurs with extensive backgrounds and experience from which all members can benefit. The Circle meets several times each year where members share knowledge, network, and inspire continued success. This month, our featured member is ...
4 Reasons Real Estate Is Better Than Stocks
No just anyone can go buy an apartment deal. Schwab or Fidelity will let even an idiot buy a stock, but to find a property, get funding, and manage it requires an experienced investor resume, liquidity, property management skills and more work, which reduces the buyer pool. Here are four ...
