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Even the most seasoned property managers fall victim to tenant fraud. According to a 2020 survey conducted by ReRez Research of 100 property professionals, two-thirds of them experienced losses due to fraudulent rental applications. As for the remaining third? Just give it time: applicant fraud is on the rise and ...
Think Realty Podcast #132 – Your Fortune Is in Your Follow Up!
When seeking real estate deals, you’re probably following up with sellers, but are you doing it often enough? And are you doing it the right way? Find out how assumptions can lead to a dead-end on your leads. From automated campaigns to old school tricks, following up correctly can bring ...
Concrete 101 Webinar with Sunbelt Rentals Flooring Solutions
Please join us on Wednesday, July 15th at 12PM (CST) for an exclusive educational webinar to learn basic information about concrete properties and equipment selection. Topics Include: • Concrete properties and surface profiles • Equipment and tooling selection • Overview of polishing process • Open discussion and on-line Q&A Don't ...
Think Realty Podcast #131 – Harding Easley with The Harding Group
“Your Network Is Your Net Worth.” You’ve probably heard this concept before. But how do you know you are surrounding yourself with the right people? And what does “net worth” really mean? On this episode, host Abhi Golhar and REI advisor Harding Easley, dissect this concept. Plus, paying it forward, ...
iBuyers Re-enter Flipping Market
Two iBuyer giants, Zillow and Redfin, have announced they are ready to reenter the home-flipping market. Is the return of iBuyers a negative development for investors or could this be a sign that will create positive consumer sentiment and result in a resurgence in the house-hunting market? When Zillow Offers ...
10 Best Cashflow Markets in Light of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the game in many industries and real estate is no exception. With the stock market underperforming and the economy reeling from shelter-in-place orders, investors may be wondering where to put their cash. Historically, residential real estate has proven relatively stable amidst other failing economic factors ...
Foreclosure Buyers Respond to COVID-19
Auction.com has just published its Q2 2020 Foreclosure Buyer Insights report, which sheds light on how real estate investors on the frontlines of the housing market are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing market turmoil. Here are some high-level findings: 61 percent of investors now say online auctions are ...
Perspectives: Follow Up Is Crucial Now
The full effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market are not yet known. If you are buying houses to flip or for long-term investment, do you really know what the value will be in the coming months and years? All we have are trends, and we know the real ...
Think Realty Podcast #130 – Robert Martinez with Rockstar Capital
What is the key to life as it pertains to YOUR real estate business? Find out on this episode when Think Realty owner Eddie Wilson talks multifamily real estate investing and property management with Robert Martinez of Rockstar Capital. They talk about the syndication model, whether thin margins will yield ...
Think Realty Podcast #129 – Robert Nickell from Rocket Station
Skype, Slack, Zoom. These tools-turned-buzzwords are talked about now more than ever. But Rob Nickell with Rocket Station has been in the virtual assistant business for nearly a decade. Eddie Wilson picks his brain on another common term we’ve been hearing—The New Normal—and what you can do to build culture ...
Commercial Property Types That Will Thrive Post-Coronavirus
Commercial real estate, like many other industries, has taken a serious hit from Coronavirus shutdowns. Businesses cannot afford their lease payments because they’ve been forced to close. Tenants cannot pay rent because they’ve lost their jobs. And commercial property owners are having to deal with the fallout. While some commercial ...
The Effects of COVID-19 for Landlords
The novel coronavirus has rocked economies across the globe. Stay-at-home orders have affected businesses and millions of Americans’ jobs, with projections that the unemployment rate could be nearing the 15% mark — the highest level since 1940. For real estate investors and landlords this has a very real impact — ...
Think Realty Magazine May 2020
+ WHAT'S INSIDE Think Realty | News & Events • Think Realty Supplier: Office Depot Investor Stories | Contributor Voices • Success Story Featuring Kristina Sawyer • Presidents' Circle Engagement | Mindful Action: The Antidote for Fear and Uncertainty • Builders Finding Buyers • Easy Answers • Realty Matters: Investment ...
Many times, fix and flip investors have come to us to ask for a small bridge fund to carry them on until their construction lender(s) release the requested construction draw. To avoid any of these shortfalls during the course of construction, it is important to know these rules that construction ...
We’ve all heard the maxims: “Cash Is King,” “Cash Plays,” “Money Talks.” And there is nothing wrong with those terms. It is absolutely true that for most sellers out there having cash is the ultimate for a quick and easy sale. Having cash means that there are no other parties ...
Hybrid Real Estate Entrepreneurs
Do not read the next sentence if you’re a real estate agent. …You little rebel, I like you! Rebels make powerful real estate entrepreneurs because they challenge rules, defy industry norms, and chart new paths toward success. They’re unhindered by traditional roadblocks and their innovation makes them industry game-changers who ...
With all the real estate financing options out there, it can be hard to know which one is right for you. So, what are your options to finance your next project? Cash (Equity): most expensive capital and could limit your project volume Bank Loan: requires outstanding credit and will not ...
In the Ring of Investment Protection
How hard can it be?” a prospective client for my former property management business asked. “Well, it really depends on…” I started. Before I completed my sentence, he couldn’t help himself from throwing another jab, trying to get me on the ropes. “Depends on what?” he interjected. He was setting ...
Talking Loudly: Creative Ways to Cashflow
Though the housing market remains strong, things have become tricky for investors. In early 2020, the U.S. inventory of homes plunged to the lowest level since 2012, according to the National Association of Realtors. As the graph below shows, the U.S. only has 3.1 months of supply, meaning it would ...
Kristina Sawyer, director of loan operations for Arixa Capital, shares her real estate story and what she has learned to help others on their path to success. What is your start-up story? Why real estate? I knew I had an entrepreneur mindset when I was sixteen; my father offered me ...
As many of you know, it is my professional mission to flip my hometown of Gary, Indiana. In the town’s heyday, the city was the second largest in the state. It was home to a booming steel industry, a diverse and thriving population, and a beautiful lakefront community on the ...
When former baseball player turned real estate investor, business owner, and mentor, Ryan Pineda was just 12 years old, he was suspended from school for selling…Pokémon cards. You read that right. He was suspended for selling popular trading cars to his friend for $100. It was an upfront deal. No ...
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 Houston-Woodlands-Sugarland TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (Greater Houston MSA) is a stable, consistently appreciating market with room to grow. Job Growth According to the Bureau of Labor ...
Interest rates are an important part of any investor’s business strategy. Unfortunately, interest rates and your investing goals may not always peacefully coexist because interest rates are also a monetary tool used by the country’s central bank to stimulate an economy and control inflation. In certain situations, central banks may ...
Understanding the 3 M’s: Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular
You know by now that you can stand to make a sizable fortune off of mobile home investing, but do you understand the difference in the “M’s” behind the millions? This is your one-stop shop to understanding the differences between what is regularly encompassed as a mobile home, but is ...
