The Queen City Remains One of the Fastest-Selling Markets in the Country By Carole VanSickle Ellis When a multitude of large, urban markets began cooling off with the advent of 2023, Cincinnati, Ohio, just kept getting hotter. The midwestern city, also often referred to as “The Queen City” thanks to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1854 poetic reference to it as “The Queen of the West,” was ranked as one of
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Take Action and Find Good Leaders As an independent business owner with HomeVestors® of America, Inc., Vee Le has achieved enviable success in the real estate investment industry. In just nine short years, Vee has already accomplished more than most other real estate investors accomplish in their entire career. She has purchased 250 properties in this short time and is the owner of a property management company. And she’s not
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The Rebranded Conference Made a Splash in Key Biscayne, Florida By Carole VanSickle Ellis Last month, a private-lending industry tradition went through an exciting evolution, making waves at one of the biggest conferences for private lenders in the country. On March 27, 2023, the first Pitbull Conference of 2023 started out with the announcement that new ownership would be renaming and repurposing the 21-year-old event. The Pitbull conference will move
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In a Global Economy, Every Financial “Ripple” Matters By Carole VanSickle Ellis In early March 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a major bank in Silicon Valley that had made its name catering to venture-backed tech startups, was taken over by federal regulators. The SVB collapse was the start of the second-biggest bank failure in history and was instigated by a run on deposits after the institution announced it had sold
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A Conversation About the Economy, Lending and the Real Estate Industry Warren Ifergane is the CEO of ICG10 Capital LLC, a private lending company focusing on financing for fix-and-flips, new construction, and long-term rental properties. Currently lending in 44 states, they are very active in secondary cities such as Jacksonville, FL, Kansas City, MO, and Atlanta, GA. With headquarters in Miami, FL, ICG10 funded $250MM in loans in 2022. REI
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LVT is the Superior Choice for Short-Term Rental Flooring By Fred Harris Short-term rentals are a great investment in 2023, but a wise investment must be backed up with wise expenditures. Smart spending goes a long way to help overcome some of the challenges you may face with short-term rental investments. Flooring is one of the most important expenditures you will need to make, and here is what you need
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