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From food stamps to millions… We all have a story. A history of life’s highs and lows. No matter our unique qualities and differences, we all share these similar threads with each other. These similarities allow us to see ourselves in others. It’s what makes sharing our life’s story and ...
The start of a new year is traditionally a time of reflecting on the past and setting goals and intentions for the future. One of the most common resolutions people make is to take better care of their finances — and this is especially true for real estate investors. If ...
Protecting Your Assets, Part 2
Last month’s article discussed how a separate tax-paying entity can help the real estate investor appear more bankable. Here are two more important considerations. #2 Using Disregarded LLCs to Hold Multifamily or Commercial Real Estate It’s tempting to set up an LLC for asset protection and at the same time ...
Technology is all around us. The second you think you’ve secured the next great breakthrough, there’s a new version, new roman numeral, new 2.0, 3.0 and so on. And, I’m not just talking about the Holy Grail otherwise known as the iPhone or equivalent. Technological advances today run the gamut ...
Technology and the Modern Investor
Every day, mobile technology becomes more ingrained in the real estate space. Consumers and industry professionals alike benefit from the tech tools that are rapidly changing the way property owners buy, sell and invest at auction. In 2019, smartphone usage increased, with 90% of smartphone time being on mobile apps ...
Is Your Private Lender Technologically Ready for 2020?
Real estate in 2020 will exist in a unique environment: a market in which private capital is clamoring for placement. In 2020, most experts agree that institutional money will reach new levels of desperation when it comes to generating the yields its investors demand. This desperation will drive many “mega-funds” ...
It isn't glamorous, and it's not met with intrigue or fervor at social gatherings. It sounds quite dull. However, if you saw the bank accounts of most mobile home investors, you might be compelled to find out more about this profitable investing method. Many investments are risky. I've even heard ...
When the absolute truth seems too good to be true, how do you know whom to trust? That statement is the most-often-cited reason investors give for why real estate investors have not yet gotten involved in tax lien and tax deed investing. Many aspects of this strategy just seem too ...
How To Find Success With Off-Market Property Deals
With the right circumstances, an off-market property deal is ideal for real estate investors. Here’s why: many listed properties today receive multiple offers from competing investors. And it can be difficult for your offer to stand out. Here’s the secret, though: there are strategic tactics to find off-the-market homes to ...
Renovation Issues in Older Homes
Fix and flip investors often acquire older properties, which can bring a host of their own issues. These properties can have a lot of character but also underlying problems the investor will need to tackle. Older properties might have been built to different building standards, make use of hazardous materials ...
Of Pigs and Wolves: A Tale for Investors?
The story of the Three Little Pigs features a BIG, BAD WOLF who is always huffing, puffing, and threatening to, “BLOW Your House Down!” It could be a tale about three investors that we can learn from. The Greedy Pig The first pig is greedy and wants to keep more ...
In the cattle business, you spend most of your time working the herd to ensure it is well-fed, well-groomed and well on its way to market. You spend less time tending to that one hard-headed stray that wanders off from the herd. However, tending to that one stray and wrangling ...
For many investors, having an SPE (single-purpose entity) is the starting point for securing lending on their real estate transactions. This type of entity is set in place to protect the real estate investor, capital partner, and the asset. #1. What is a Single-Purpose Entity? Typically, lenders require their customers ...
There has never been a better time to invest in single-family rental properties. Over the last few years, demand for single-family homes has consistently outstripped the available supply. This is particularly true of entry-level homes, as builders struggle against rising costs of land, labor, and materials to keep home prices ...
Most analysts agree that we will see a recession in the next 12 months. Will it be on the par of “The Great Recession” that followed in the wake of the last housing crash and subsequent global financial meltdown? Probably not, but real estate investors must accept we are overdue ...
One of the things that makes GROUNDFLOOR unique as a source of funding for real estate projects is that we offer a true deferred payment loan option in addition to the more standard monthly payment option. The difference between the two is simple. The monthly payment option requires the real ...
Most people think mobile homes cannot be a solid investment because they are simply too easy to acquire. They depreciate, right? In fact, as someone who has fix and flipped more than 500 units, I have had other investors tell me that they don’t deal with “trailer trash.” Remember the ...
When Closing Opens Opportunity
No. Nope. Not interested. Click… Rejection isn’t easy, but it’s a big part of the real estate investment business. After all, only one out of every forty-five leads turns into a deal. From polite to downright hurtful, most of us can fill a book with the many verbally creative ways ...
When it comes to planning for real estate investments, many professionals fail to recognize the true needs of most real estate investors. It is often assumed that asset protection or tax reduction should be the focus of any planning. These are very important aspects of your investing, but as a ...
How would you like to work with a lender as eager to loan you money as you are to borrow capital for your real estate projects? In today’s real estate market, that “daydream” for many real estate investors has become reality. Real estate has always been an attractive asset class ...
Hoarding and Property Management
Hoarding is more than a simple, nasty habit, or childlike refusal to let go. Hoarding can lead to a dangerous, unstable home. It’s also protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act as are disorders like PTSD, C-PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Compulsive hoarding is an issue of mental health, and while ...
Our country is experiencing one of the longest economic expansions of all time – June 2009 and counting. And yet, everyone is asking the question: “How much longer do we have?” Investors, lenders, and borrowers are all looking for the correction. No one is at the point of sitting on ...
This article series was designed to provide an understanding of the opportunity of “Become the Bank.” The next step in the non-performing note process is execution! You have the education, now it’s time to apply what you learned. The surface has just been scratched as there are a lot of ...
Mobile Homes Make Millionaires
A trend we have discussed numerous times is gaining not only momentum, but attention. If you have followed Mobile Home Millions at all, you certainly can understand how this surge in acceptance and appreciation (both financially and publicly) is noteworthy. These prefabricated houses simply are not what they once were and ...
Almost every aspect of our lives now occurs online — from healthcare, education, politics, shopping habits, to our family interactions and personal lives. Real estate investing is no exception, and more possibilities to do business online emerge daily. This means there are new challenges and opportunities for marketing your business ...
