Real estate investing is full of choices and options. Being aware of these is the first step to making the best possible investment decisions. For individual investors looking for a long-term, income-producing opportunity, rental properties offer considerable advantages. Investing in rental properties has been gaining a lot of traction in…
The results are in: Americans love renting. If recent data are any indication, Americans’ living preferences are slowly switching from homeownership to renting. That’s bad news for homeowners looking to sell — but great news for those in the market to buy rental properties. A steadily increasing demand for affordable…
As any realtor will tell you, location is everything. With that in mind, we’re going to talk about some of the best locations to buy and sell this year. Whether you’re a first-time realtor or a veteran in the field, there’s one thing you’ve likely already concluded: when it comes…
Technology is constantly evolving, and it can be difficult to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest tools that are available to rental property investors. But as these landlords can attest to, manually performing the day-to-day tasks (rent collection, maintenance requests, etc.) isn’t always the most efficient use of their…
Teamwork makes the dream work! Any real estate investor that has overcome challenges to fulfill their dreams, especially those that have endured the trial and tribulations of the school of hard knocks, will tell you that surrounding yourself with an effective team is essential to building and sustaining profits in real estate…
I would like to think I’m a good golfer but that would be totally delusional on my part. Fishing is another activity that I enjoy as well as amateur carpentry and working on cars. All these activities, on face, seem very incongruent but they do have one particular attribute in common…
By Tim Leber, Relationship Manager Buying real estate should not be an intimidating endeavor, especially when you are buying in an asset class most people are already familiar with; the single family home. As a new investor with capital set aside for purchasing investment properties you should not fear the…
The Difference between Asset Based Lending vs. Hard Money This is a common question and often misunderstood explanation. The truth is that Hard Money Loans traditionally are asset based lending. As an overall blanket statement, asset-based lending is a business loan secured by collateral or assets. The term “hard money”…
Investors often consider financing their rental portfolio as a strategy to maximize their return on their investment. Through borrowing money, investors have less of their own cash tied into each of their real estate properties and are able to make a greater return on their cash invested. Often, real estate…
by Johns Prins, Originations Analyst There’s no two ways about it—property management for single family rental portfolios is no simple task. This type of property management requires not only a deep understanding at the individual property level, but also a tremendous deal of efficiency and organization of the real estate…
