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Interior of a House Being Built

Build-to-Rent, Rent-to-Own

Tough news for first-time homebuyers: availability of affordable homes is declining. According to the National Association of Realtors, availability of homes under $200,000 declined by 19 percent year-over-year from January 2019 to January 2020. The average sale price of a home is nearing five times the income of the average ...
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Using Fear as the Green Light for Action

Many of us fear that which does not exist. Much like the boogie man, we all are afraid of some things that are only made up in our minds, or we fear things that, in reality, have little chance of happening. The sad thing for most of us is that ...
Think Realty Magazine September 2020

Think Realty Magazine September 2020

+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty |  News & Events • Contributor Corner: Meet Bruce McNeilage Investor Stories |  Presidents' Circle Featuring Romney Navarro • Titan Talk: Tom Meade Engagement |  Realty Matters: Sustainability is Opportunity • Easy Answers Fundamentals |  The True Cost of Homeownership • Using Fear as the ...
Market Spotlight: Atlanta

Market Spotlight: Atlanta

RentRange®, an industry leader in market data and analytics for the single-family rental (SFR) housing industry, found in its recent data report that the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area (Atlanta MSA) is a large-sized market that has been steadily growing within its means. The market is one of the ...
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Land Investing Facts  

“You’re quitting your job to do what?”   This was the most common response I received when I mentioned I was starting a land investing business.   Of course, my friends and family were just trying to look out for me, but their reaction was common even among investor circles.  Vacant land ...
Evie Brooks-Panama

7 Reasons to Diversify Your Portfolio in Panama

While many investors focus on accumulating positive cashflow through rental properties and/or investing in stocks, sustainable agriculture is a great way to diversify your portfolio in 2020 as part of a “Plan B.” Based on teaching international real estate investing for decades and being a “Rich Dad Poor Dad” Elite ...
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Building an Elite Organization

It may be tempting to think the post-COVID world will look much like the pre-COVID one. The reality is the landscape has changed.    That’s why experts list COVID-19 as the top issue affecting real estate going forward. Uncertainty remains, and the aftermath of the pandemic will test our priorities, resilience, ...
Eko Home Layout

A New Housing Development: Container Home Villages

Communities in Central Appalachia and the rural Midwest are quietly facing a crisis when it comes to cost-effective living. Currently, the choice that the families have in the region is to either live in substandard housing or leave the region. Furthermore, the lack of investment in the region has left ...
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Presidents’ Circle Featured Member: Romney Navarro

| Editorial Staff | Article | Profiles
The Think Realty Presidents’ Circle is an elite group of real estate investors and private lenders who meet throughout the year to discuss and share ideas, insights, business practices, and more. This month, we turn to member Romney Navarro who shares the number-one invaluable resource that has helped him navigate ...
Tax Lien Investing For Real Estate Agents with Chantelle Owens

Tax Lien Investing For Real Estate Agents with Chantelle Owens

03:48:56 | Learn how to leverage tax lien investing for your investor buyers and yourself. Learn the following: The significance of getting started investing in tax liens GA tax lien process overview The difference between tax liens, tax lien certificates, and tax deeds Tax lien type by state Interest rate ...
Sherman Ragland

The Wealth Creator

| Joe Dyton | Article | Profiles
No one could blame RealInvestors® Chief Visionary Sherman Ragland if he had shied away from real estate after his first introduction to the industry. When Ragland was in junior high school, he begged his mother to take him to a real estate seminar that someone he saw in an infomercial ...
7 Benefits of Using Real Estate Management Software

7 Benefits of Using Real Estate Management Software

Owning property and having a place to live in is one of our fundamental needs as humans. Maybe this is why the real estate sector is always buoyant and growing. This is also why this sector is a major indicator of economic strength. Many realtors and real estate brokerages are ...
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Are Your Short-Term Rentals Ready for a Safety Reckoning?

While hotels have been dealing with regulations like zoning ordinances, state guidelines, and tax laws for decades, private accommodation short-term rentals largely have been left to their own devices — aside from a few local guidelines and taxes. On the one hand, this lack of regulation made it possible for a new ...
Titan Talk Featuring Tom Meade

Titan Talk Featuring Tom Meade

| Tom Meade | Podcast | Profiles
Real estate industry titan Tom Meade is dominating the Boston market, becoming the king of local capital. Born and raised in Quincy, MA just a few miles south of Boston, Tom Meade and his three siblings were children of working parents—his dad a nursing-home administrator and his mom a registered ...
Think Realty Podcast #156 – Do You Care About Money?

Think Realty Podcast #156 – Do You Care About Money?

Do you know what cost segregation means? More importantly, what does cost segregation cost you? This episode dissects the benefits of cost segregation and tax liability strategies that can bring you more cashflow! Former educator Yonah Weiss turned his passion for teaching to real estate investing. He loves teaching investors, ...
5 Things to Know About Real Estate in Houston

5 Things to Know About Real Estate in Houston

Real estate in Houston is one of the best business ventures to practice for anyone passionate about helping people find homes and at the same time to make money off it. Houston has great potential - buying properties there is almost always a very good investment. Real estate investors from ...
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Social Spaces and Shared Amenities after COVID-19

Now that we are in a situation that prevents large groups of people from using any one facility at the same time, what will happen to shared condo amenities for which residents are still paying fees? And, what can commercial real estate investors and property managers do to with the ...
Think Realty Podcast #155 – The Best Path to Profits

Think Realty Podcast #155 – The Best Path to Profits

What makes single-family rentals the easiest, safest, fastest way to build long-term wealth? Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in REI, this episode is for you. Learn 10 profitable risk indicators that will tell you whether to invest or not. Learn how to build your wealth with deal flow ...
Reducing Concerns Regarding Loan Extensions

Reducing Concerns Regarding Loan Extensions

| Augie Zidek | Article | Sponsored
One of the more common questions asked by real estate investors is, “When will I receive my principal back?” The principal repayment is dependent on the borrower, who must repay the underlying loan before the investor will receive the principal that they originally invested. When some investors hear that a ...
6 Reasons Why Online Rent Collection Should Replace Checks

6 Reasons Why Online Rent Collection Should Replace Checks

When tenants forget to pay their rent, it is more than just an annoyance for landlords. For a start, you waste time chasing up checks. Late rent payments may even have an impact on your cash flow, potentially putting you in the position where you can’t pay your mortgage. Despite ...
Think Realty Podcast #154 – Move Your Money

Think Realty Podcast #154 – Move Your Money

On this episode, learn about financial agility with IRAs, how you can bring your own expertise when managing your assets, and how you can gain control and flexibility over your money. Find out the top three IRA strategies that will get your blood—and your funds—flowing! Also, learn how Roth IRAs ...
3 Markets Seeing More Buyers During COVID-19

3 Markets Seeing More Buyers During COVID-19

| Tom Olson | Article | Market & Trends
Which state has one of the most COVID-19 cases in the country and is also one of the hottest markets experiencing buyer demand in 2020? The answer might surprise you: Florida. While August brought out some pretty devastating Coronavirus statistics for the Sunshine State (hundreds of students quarantined, thousands of ...
Remodeling Projects with the Best ROI

Remodeling Projects with the Best ROI

Every home is an investment of some kind. For property flippers, it’s all about a quick and profitable turnaround. For investors, it’s about making the property as attractive as possible to prospective renters. And, finally, for homeowners, it’s about building sustainable, long-term value—the traditional American “nest egg.” While these three ...