Real Estate Investing: Identifying Your Investing Style

Real Estate Investing: Identifying Your Investing Style

Are you just starting on your real estate investing journey? Many newcomers are surprised to learn that there's more to making money on the real estate market than buying and selling. These are some of the most popular strategies real estate investors use to create profits. Which one is right for you? Buy And Hold Buy and hold investors play the market like stocks. They buy properties when prices are low, then hold them until values are high. During the holding period, some investors choose to offer their properties as rentals. Apartment buildings are also a popular option for buy…
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Real Estate Investing: 3 Secrets That You Can Use Today

Real Estate Investing: 3 Secrets That You Can Use Today

While making a real estate purchase can be filled with many questions, buying to invest in a long-term property can be even more confusing. If you're looking into investing in real estate and wondering what variables to consider, here are a few tips that you'll want to keep in mind before deciding on an investment property. Be Aware Of The Market You're Buying Into Since you'll need to be aware of what other people are looking for in a property if you're diving into real estate to invest, you'll want to carefully consider the neighborhood and city that you're buying…
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Buying a Short Term Rental Investment Property? Here’s How You Can Maximize Your Rental Revenue

Buying a Short Term Rental Investment Property? Here’s How You Can Maximize Your Rental Revenue

Whether you're buying a ski-in/ski-out condo at your favorite resort or you're thinking of picking up a small home in a busy tourist area, buying a property for short-term rental purposes can be an excellent investment that quickly begins to provide additional revenue. Let's take a quick look at a few steps that you can take to maximize the revenue that your investment properties bring in each month. Upgrade Your Home to Give It a Luxurious Feel It should go without saying that if you want your home to rent for a high price it has to have a significant…
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Real Estate 101: Real Estate Investing Companies and Investment Trusts

Real Estate 101: Real Estate Investing Companies and Investment Trusts

In the last real estate investing article for beginners, we covered real estate investing for the individual. However, a significant portion of all real estate is owned and controlled by real estate  investment companies. These are generally companies organized as traditional businesses — such as corporations, LLCs, LLPs, etc. Here we’ll explore the world of real estate investing companies and how they work. What Are Real Estate Investing Companies?  Real estate investment companies are essentially groups of investors who raise capital from other investors and deploy this capital to purchase real estate, either for long-term cash flow and appreciation or for…
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Advantages of Multi-Family Properties (Part 2)

Advantages of Multi-Family Properties (Part 2)

1. Scale faster Say you want to grow your real estate portfolio by 10 units. With single-family rental properties, you’d have to find 10 separate houses. That’s 10 different sellers, 10 different inspections, and potentially 10 different mortgages. Purchase a 10-unit apartment building, however, and just like that — you’re now the proud owner of 10 rental units. Lenders might want to take a closer look under your financial hood when you’re trying to close on an MFR, but it’s potentially a lot less hassle compared to investing in an equal number of SFR units.  2. Beneficial Economies of Scale…
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Mixed Use Properties — Why They Are a Good Investment

Mixed Use Properties — Why They Are a Good Investment

Maybe you’ve never heard of the term mixed-use property, but we can guarantee you’ve been in one. Mixed-use properties exist all over the place – these properties are real estate developments that have different uses (retail, residential, offices, hotel, etc.). In a mixed-use property, the separate uses all compliment each other. Mixed-use properties come in all shapes and sizes: they can be a single building or take up an entire neighborhood. Right now, there is an increasing number of real estate investors looking to invest in this type of property, and you can be one of them! Investing in these…
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Getting Started in Fixing and Flipping

Building a career buying property, fixing it up and then selling it for a profit can be a lucrative endeavor. However, it is also very competitive. You must make sure you have a good plan in place to be successful. There are some tips and advice that you should consider before you launch yourself into the fix and flip rehab market. Start With a Good Plan You should approach a fix and flip career as you would any other business. Create a solid business plan before you begin. Your plan should lay out all the details of your business. Make…
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