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Why Buying Into Access and Noise Can Lead to Poor Investments
If you’ve ever vacationed overseas, you know that the most interesting spots to visit and the best places to eat aren’t the tourist traps where the masses go. The best spots are usually the ones the locals recommend. They are off the beaten path and away from the crowds, offering ...
Is Wall Street Buying Up Main Street?
There has been a lot of talk in the last few years (and increasingly since the pandemic) that large institutions such as BlackRock and Zillow are buying up the housing stock in the United States. These purchases are driving prices up and making homeownership unaffordable for the regular Jack and ...
The 7 Keys to a Successful Rehab
Flippers and would-be landlords want a magic tool that will estimate renovation costs and tell them exactly what to fix every time they find an opportunity. Unfortunately, such a tool doesn’t exist (yet). But there are steps you can include in your overall process to help you approach your projects ...
How to Choose the Best Real Estate Agent
If you’re looking to move, you can look on the internet to research a new area you might be interested in, but that’s only the beginning of your investigative journey. Without having first-hand knowledge of an area, it’s difficult to really get a sense of what it’s like to live ...
Certified Asthma and Allergy Friendly Means Healthier Indoor Air for Everyone
If the global pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that good air quality, especially good indoor air quality, is paramount. In fact, a recent report in The Lancet predicted that climate change events like wildfires, rising pollen, ill health due to rising humidity, and the presence of harmful particulate matter ...
The World Economy Is NOT Your Economy
The global economy inevitably impacts the real estate industry. It is also true that many investors have been using it as a crutch to avoid starting to invest in real estate—or move to the next level. Leveraging the current reality is the key to growing your portfolio, regardless of market ...
Designing Your Entrepreneurial Life
You invest time into the design of your real estate properties, but what about the design of your business, and your life as an entrepreneur? How much time and care do you put into the systems that promote your development—and eventually determine your success? As with anything in life, there ...
The health crisis has fundamentally changed how people live, work, rest, and play. Spurred on by the blurring of our professional and personal lives, there is a new set of rules at play in urban planning and multifamily housing. Let’s take a look at some of them. According to One ...
Loan Is Not Bad – Here Is What You Need To Know
You must have heard that you should keep away from debt or loans if you want to be successful. It is a complete lie, not only that but it is also a great way how rich people to keep getting richer and poor people to keep getting poor. The wealthy ...
Essential Things Every New Homeowner Should Do
Every person dreams of owning their home. People work hard to make their dreams come true. Some can construct their house from the first dig to the last brick, however, others may find it more suitable to buy a ready-made house. Whatever the way you choose, becoming a new homeowner ...
How Design Can Maximize A Multifamily Investment
Many cities throughout the country are experiencing tremendous rent growth, and the Tampa, Florida, market is no exception. Local statistics puts market rent growth for this area at more than 20% during the last year as supply continues to be sparce. With such a high demand, investors can continue to ...
Inflation-proofing Your Renovation Budget
Real estate investors who renovate and redesign for retail are in the business for more than just numbers. Being able to see past layers of chipped paint, rusted hardware, and DIY fails to spot potential brings a satisfaction beyond the paycheck at the close of a deal. The manifestation of ...
6 Signs It’s Time To Replace Your Property’s Air Filters
Your air filter is critical to the efficient operation of your HVAC system. Its primary role is to keep an area safe from contaminated air, allowing cooler air to enter instead. Dirt and tiny debris can degrade your system's performance and put your family's health at risk. Changing the air ...
How Tokenization Could Streamline The Mortgage Process
The traditional mortgage industry with its high cost entry and illiquidity is discouraging to smaller players trying to break into the market. However, with the introduction of blockchain technology, tokenization is poised to revolutionize how mortgages work by Improving the liquidity and transparency of these assets while creating the opportunities ...
How to Get a Mortgage to Buy a Rental Property
It’s a great time to buy a rental property. Most real estate investors finance their rental property purchases using home loans. But getting a loan for a home you plan to rent out isn’t quite the same as getting a loan for a home you plan to live in. To ...
What to Know Before Buying a House in San Diego
Are you looking to buy a house in San Diego? If so, then there are some things that you need to know before diving into the process. For instance, did you know that a bank or lender can reject your application even if you have excellent credit and income? It’s ...
Things to Consider Before Buying Rental Property
The primary reasons for purchasing rental property include making money and using it to build wealth in the long term. Just as it is with any other type of market, prices for housing and demand for rental properties can go up and down, depending on the cycles of the real ...
5 Successful Lead Generation Strategies for New Real Estate Agents
As in any other commission-based industry, real estate brokers and agents must rely on a steady pipeline of clients to keep their businesses profitable. If you are entering the real estate industry in 2022, you are facing a unique combination of a skyrocketing housing market, limited inventory, and intense competition ...
Getting Into Real Estate Investment: 5 Key Preparations to Make
Real estate remains to be a popular investment due to its potentially lucrative payoff. It’s also fairly simple to understand and get into. As an investor, you buy a property, let its value appreciate, and cash out after a while. When you compare real estate with stocks, you have a ...
Springtime Property Inspections
Springtime ushers in warmer days and blooming trees. It’s also a strategic time of year to inspect the overall health of your rental property. You should ensure you are scheduling time annually to perform property inspections checks; specifically, spring is a good time of year to inspect for any damage ...
3 Smart Business Ideas for 2022
Innovation is not the only challenge you face as a business owner. You’re probably also searching for the next big idea that will lead to business success. An idea can succeed for many reasons. It’s often about timing. A clever idea won’t work if you don’t launch it at the ...
What to Look for When Choosing Floor Plan Software (and 3 Tips for Creating the Perfect Floor Plan)
Putting together floor plans is simple thanks to the myriad software solutions designed to streamline this process. Of course if you aren’t familiar with the market and you don’t know what separates the top options from their second rate rivals, it’s easy to be baffled by the choices you face ...
Don’t Become the Prey in Today’s Predatory Sellers’ Market
In today’s red-hot real estate market, sellers can be almost predatory. Bidding wars, minimal due diligence times, and larger deposits make it tough for lenders to feel comfortable with their deals. In this type of environment, it is more important than ever to protect yourself. Lenders have well-established ways of ...
What the Heck Is Lead Generation, Anyway?
For many investors, new and experienced alike, deciding which lead generation source is the best option can be a daunting task. There are a few ways to simplify the process and bypass unnecessary headaches. The process begins with a clear understanding of the following: Exactly what lead generation is (and ...
Prioritize Your Personal Development
The biggest investment you can make is in yourself. No doubt you’ve heard that sentiment before, in one form or another. Most people would agree with the idea, yet when it comes to applying it—that is, making the investment—many miss the mark. As an entrepreneur, by nature, you have an ...
