Cost Effective Alternatives for the BTR Investor by Kade Clark Historically low interest rates and thin inventory of available homes to buy have pushed up home prices, creating a hurdle for Americans who want more space for working from home, remote learning, and maybe a treadmill to stay in...
PIP Group's Charles Sells' Real Estate Journey by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Charles Sells, founder and CEO of Platinum Investment Properties (PIP) Group looks back on how he got started in real estate, he proudly admits he started at the very bottom of the ladder. “In my early 20s, I took a...
Options Within the Single-Family Industry by Rick Sharga For those not interested in splurging on Bitcoin or fighting with hedge funds over GameStop shares, there are no shortage of alternative investment opportunities in real estate. Typical real estate transactions involve working with a real...
Median Values Jump At Least 10 Percent in Almost Two-Thirds of Zones ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, released its fourth-quarter 2020 special report analyzing qualified low-income Opportunity Zones established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs act of...
Buying Intellectual Property as an Investment Opportunity by Jennifer McLain McLemore Last year’s wave of retail bankruptcies will have a long-lasting impact on the structure of modern shopping centers. However, the businesses that sought bankruptcy protection and the diverse outcomes can be...
Don’t Get Too Creative with Diversification in 2021 by Bryan Ellis There is a word you should probably get ready to hear a lot in 2021. No, it is not “unprecedented”. That was last year’s word. This year’s word is going to be different. It is already incredibly popular. In fact, some of the...
2021 May Be the Best Year Yet for Private Lenders...If They Are Careful by Tom Olson When speaking with self-directed investors who are considering acquiring turnkey rentals in their retirement accounts, I always make sure to tell them that a slightly more “creative” option might better suit their...
The City “Where Florida Begins” Remains a Bright Spot in 2021 by Carole VanSickle Ellis In 1901, Jacksonville, Florida, earned the dubious title of “home to the third-largest urban fire in the United States” when The Great Fire of 1901 sparked from a kitchen chimney, ignited a fiber factory, and...
The Risks, Rewards, and Strategy Options by Stephanie Fryar Trust Deed investing has been around for decades, offering private investors a myriad of opportunities to invest in real estate development and provides benefits such as diversification, capital preservation, and historically high yield...
