by Rick Tobin | Sep 22, 2016 | Fixer - Rehab, House Flipping/Wholesaling, Miscellaneous
The “curb appeal” of a home is a reference to how attractive and welcoming a home looks to a person driving by the property. A freshly painted Cape Cod style home with a brand new garage door, a fancy front door, and new windows can look quite appealing to neighbors...
by Rick Tobin | Sep 13, 2016 | Buy and Hold, Fixer - Rehab, Miscellaneous
Today, indoor pollution can far exceed outdoor environmental pollution for homeowners and tenants alike, due to exposure to mold, mycotoxins, and other forms of fungi. Molds are simple, microscopic living organisms. Both molds and yeasts are fungi. Fungi are the...
by William Bronchick, J.D. | Aug 29, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Where are the best locations to invest in real estate? If you have enough experience investing in real estate, you can make money almost anywhere. But there are always places that are better or worse for real estate investing. For maximum profits, you want places that...
by Mike Kalis | Aug 15, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The best real estate investors are the people you see wearing shorts in the winter and ski parkas in the summer. You look at their decisions and think, “Are they crazy?” If your stomach isn’t in knots when closing on an investment property, you’re probably not making...
by Rick Tobin | Aug 9, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing News
Investors, homeowners, or real estate agents – basically anyone trying to flip or resale to new buyers, usually prefer to sell the properties as quickly as possible at the highest price. Prompt sales can lead to exceptional profits (in most deals) as well as...
by Clay Malcomb | Jul 20, 2016 | IRA, 401K, Retirement Funds
Real estate is one of the more popular investment choices for self-directed IRA account holders. Investors can translate pre-existing knowledge of the real estate market to their IRA’s investment strategy. Part of devising a long-term plan for your real estate IRA is...
by Rick Tobin | Jul 6, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The housing markets across the U.S. have wildly fluctuated from peak-price highs near 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008 to peak lows reached in 2009, 2010, 2011, or in more recent years–depending upon region. The Credit Crisis has impacted housing price movements...
by Peter Abualzolof | Jun 21, 2016 | Miscellaneous
We’ve seen an increase in the number of Millennials (those born after 1980) investing in real estate. This has some of us wondering, why and how? It also has many of us exploring the channels that enable Millennials to invest and the new resulting opportunities for...
by Rick Tobin | Jun 3, 2016 | Miscellaneous, Real Estate Investing News
We’ve seen plenty of negative economic data, statistics, and other financial stories: Troubling unemployment numbers, government debt, a weakening dollar’s purchasing power, rising inflation, and asset valuation trends. There’s also been some very positive...
by Peter Abualzolof | May 24, 2016 | Miscellaneous
It seems like everywhere we turn, we are hearing about a new app or new website. The latest advances in technology have given birth to a flock of web-based startups, simplifying processes and saving time. Almost every industry has had a startup provide online-based...