Real Estate News
A Solution For Fix-and-Flip Investors Facing Today’s Tightening Housing Supply
My company works with fix-and-flip investors every day, and one of the most common challenges we hear from borrowers is the difficulty in finding viable investment properties to purchase. As Reuters reported in early 2018, housing inventory across the U.S....
Top 15 Home Updates That Pay Off
#1 Minor Bathroom Remodel Average return at resale: 102 percent It costs about $10,500 to replace the tub, tile surround, floor, toilet, sink, vanity and fixtures. You’ll get back an average of $10,700 at resale, a recoup rate of 102 percent. If you can pipe a...
Why Real Estate Is One of the Best Ways to Make Money
After a decade of saving and investing, I think real estate is one of the best ways to make money and build wealth. Here is why. There are many ways to turn a profit with real estate. When you buy a stock, the only way you can make money is if the stock...
Why You Should Be Investing Your Money In Real Estate
As entrepreneurs find success with their primary business ventures, many search for the proper investments for their profits. Of course, we can and should all start traditional tax preferred vehicles like an IRA and 401k. These are the bedrock of good 'benefit'...
Leveraging vs. Paying Cash for Rental Properties: A Look at the Infamous Debate
Oh, the famous debate. Should you pay cash for your investment properties, specifically rental properties, or should you leverage them? If you are new and don’t know what leveraging means, it means using a loan or some other form of money (basically anyone’s money...
Secrets of the rich: Use other people’s money
Want to build a real estate empire or grow a business from scratch, but you don’t have the cash? Try a little leverage. Borrow to buy real estate It was the mid-1980s and D.G. Southen was only 24 years old when he bought his first investment — a house near the...