Month: October 2019

Demystifying Property Analysis

Demystifying Property Analysis

Understanding property analysis can be the difference  between a big profit and losing everything. By Scott Fahl Property analysis has long been a subjective practice, with as many different opinions on best practices as there are properties. Getting it right can mean the difference between a big...

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The Hard-Money Mindset that is Weakening Your Portfolio

The Hard-Money Mindset that is Weakening Your Portfolio

With hard money so cheap, more investors should be using it. By Charles Sells The real estate industry stigmatizes hard money and private money lenders. Unfortunately, that is preventing thousands of investors from generating the wealth and returns they are fully capable of creating. Although...

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Georgia on My Mind

Georgia on My Mind

The Real Estate Investor’s Ongoing Love Affair with Atlanta Housing By Carole VanSickle Ellis It had been more than three years since Atlanta, Georgia, had posted a double-digit temperature, but it did so this past June when the heat index hit 100. It’s also been about three years since the city’s...

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Commercial Real Estate is the New Liquid Asset

Commercial Real Estate is the New Liquid Asset

The blockchain and “tokenization” of CRE are taking off, bringing new liquidity to a traditionally illiquid asset class. By Aaron Lohmann As every seasoned CRE investor or lender knows, getting into a CRE investment requires significant due diligence and paperwork. Exiting an investment can be...

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4 Things to Consider When Investing in Single-Family Homes

4 Things to Consider When Investing in Single-Family Homes

Trends, opportunities and investment strategies for this growing asset class By Kendall Krawchuk Many real estate investors swear by multifamily investments, but investing in single-family homes can also be a great way to increase cash flow and your bottom line. For many, the single- family asset...

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The Handshake

The Handshake

In a relationship business, you must genuinely build the relationship to get the business. By Mike Tedesco When I was 12, my brother John got me an after-school job selling newspaper subscriptions. Armed with nothing but our wits (and free umbrellas if you signed up), we hustled door to door and...

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Doorstead Raises $3.3 Million to Create the Opendoor for Rentals

Doorstead, an operations technology company, has raised $3.3 million in funding, according to an October 8 press release. The company has pioneered a new class of property management called “iRenting,” a model that provides landlords with a guaranteed rental income, regardless of occupancy, with...

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Research Shows Solar Energy Systems Increase Property Values

According to recent research by Zillow, adding a solar energy system to a home can increase the property value by as much as nearly 10% in addition to lowering electricity bills. Zillow’s research found that more than 80% of home buyers cite energy-efficient features as being important. The sale...

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