New Life & New Challenges in an American Tradition By Carole VanSickle Ellis If you have read the Little House on the Prairie books by American pioneer girl Laura Ingalls Wilder, then you may remember the book in which the family lives in a dugout underneath a hillside next to a creek while they build a farmhouse in which to live permanently. Wilder describes this time spent “on the banks
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Investors Prepare for Pivot in the “White Rose City” By Carole VanSickle Ellis York, Pennsylvania, is one of the oldest cities in the country. Also known as “The White Rose City” in a nod to the white heraldic rose of England’s House of York, the city was initially named Yorktown in 1741 for its namesake across the ocean. York, which also styles itself “the first Capital of the United States”
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Engage with Reliable and Thoroughly Vetted Industry Partners By Amy Kame and Jonathan Gearhart In the nonbank lending industry, the successful closure of a loan heavily relies on a number of stakeholders to work together to achieve a common goal. Borrowers, lenders, brokers, real estate agents, law firms, and title companies all depend on one another, and these entities play pivotal roles in ensuring transactions are executed efficiently and securely.
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JELD-WEN Windows and Doors When you are investing in properties to rent or to sell, you want to frame it and forget about it. Investors know that replacements and repairs can dramatically influence the potential ROI of an asset. Enter JELD-WEN® doors and windows to help get it right. Beautiful and durable. That is the simplest way to describe JELD-WEN’s doors and windows. An extensive range of interior and exterior
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“Do the Uncomfortable Until it Becomes Comfortable” Michael Lewis is an independent business owner with HomeVestors® of America, Inc. in the Fort Worth, Texas market. He started his business, Morning Glory Investment Group, Inc., in 2012 after a successful and lucrative career as a real estate agent with RE/MAX and Keller Williams. His wife, Ashley, is a former pastor and chaplain at a children’s hospital. His 15-year-old son, Walker, is
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A Conversation About the State of the Single-Family Rental Industry For the serious real estate investor, studying and analyzing data is of primary importance to help achieve success through solid and rational decision making. Data takes the emotion out of making decisions. One important caveat is to be careful whose data you are looking at and putting your trust in. For this discussion, we reached out to a leader in
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