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 profit and losing everything. Why is it so difficult to get an accurate property value? Surely with all the billions that have been
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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 private money was once (justifiably) considered expensive and sometimes predatory, those days are long gone. Before you lose one more cent, isn’t it time to
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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 housing market posted double-digit gains in value, but that doesn’t really worry local investors, local businesses or even local
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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 quickly became the newspaper’s top salesmen. In those four years, many a door was slammed in my face, but
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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 class is also a way to diversify their real estate portfolios. If you’re thinking about investing in single-family homes or single-family rentals, here are
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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 difficult if a recession strikes or if a property is outdated, poorly located, oddly configured or has other issues that limit cashflow and marketability. In
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