Category: Real Estate
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83 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Property Manager
You don’t have to tell us, finding a good property management company is hard. When we first started investing in residential real estate we…
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Home Prices: Past, Present and Future
CoreLogic released their most current Home Price Index last week. In the report, they revealed home appreciation in three categories: percentage appreciation over the…
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What’s Different about the Latest Housing Boom?
After peaking in 2006, the median U.S. house price fell about 30%, finally hitting bottom in late 2011. Since then, house prices have rebounded…
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Cities with the Biggest Rent Hikes
Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year — especially those living in cities in the South and West. Rent prices have been…
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The Most Expensive Real Estate Markets in the World
The number of people considered to be ‘High Net Worth’ (those with assets of more than $30 million) is predicted to increase by 95,000…
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How To Predict and Prepare for Another Market Crash
As you have probably heard, China seems to be on the edge of a significant crash. This has prompted questions of how to predict…
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When To Buy Investment Real Estate
When people ask, “Is it still a good idea to buy real estate now?”, there are often two underlying problems. First, is a loss…
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Researching Comps Online
Ever try typing your address into Zillow.com and wonder how the heck they value your home at $30,000 less than your neighbor’s that is…
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Do-it-Yourself (DIY) vs Turnkey Investing
Regardless of where you choose to invest, there are two opposite ends of the investing spectrum when it comes to your involvement and required…
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Do Zillow Zestimates Mislead Real Estate Investors?
We know Zestimates aren’t exactly accurate, but new real estate investors rely on those numbers all too often. Zillow states on its website that…
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Survey Finds Investors Thrive in Changing Market
A recent survey by Visio Lending found that real estate investors are optimistic about the next year of investing. With home prices rising and…
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Economic Impact of Every Home Sold [INFOGRAPHIC]
Every time a property is sold, the surrounding economy gets a boost. Local businesses and industries benefit at every stage of the process from…
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How to Track Your Real Estate Portfolio | Podcast
In this episode we talk to Joel Grasmeyer, a real estate investor, engineer, and entrepreneur who started PropertyTracker.com in 2004 to create user-friendly, yet…
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Financing Your Real Estate Investments | Podcast
In this episode we talk to Aaron Chapman, an 18 year veteran in the mortgage industry with a focus on real estate investors. Some…
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Tenants Find it Cheaper to Rent Than to Buy
In most areas of the country, homeownership costs more than renting. Many economists with calculators claim the opposite, but the calculations and conclusions are…