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Want to invest? First invest in yourself
By Brad Sumrok Are you new to the idea of personal real estate investment? Your first decision will be to identify the best investment you can make in the real estate sector. Is it investing in...
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What kind of investor are you?
There’s no doubt about it, real estate is an inefficient investment by nature. Unlike Wall Street style investments that can be traded quickly and easily, no two properties are the same. Each...
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It’s not location, location, location
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Real estate is all about three things: location, location, location.” I think we should throw that one right out the window because is entirely wrong. In fact...
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Crowdfunding: The good, the bad and the ugly
I believe the investment world will look completely different within the next five years. We’re at a perfect storm between technology and changes in government regulation. In April of 2012, the JOBS...
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Choosing the right real estate investment for your IRA
One of the most common questions I get asked by new clients initially investing in real estate with an IRA is around the different types of real estate investment vehicles that are allowed in a...
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Crowdfunding: Real estate’s technological takeover
At Patch of Land, we often hear a line of defensive questioning from traditional real estate lenders who are unfamiliar with crowdfunding and our overall process. This line of questioning is eerily...
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The fundamentals of indirect real estate IRA investing
In a previous blog post I talked about choosing the right real estate investment for your IRA and I thought it might be helpful to dig a little deeper on what is considered an “indirect” real estate...
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So you are selling your rental properties? Here’s the secret to getting the...
Real estate entrepreneurs who have undertaken the painstaking task of selecting, acquiring, rehabbing, leasing and managing residential homes over the years can find themselves in a predicament when...
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Is your rental fetching top dollar?
When an obscure upstate New York dairy farmer named Max Yasgur rented out his alfalfa field to some concert promoters in 1968 for $10,000, he unexpectedly welcomed 400,000+ hippies who attended the...
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Real estate investors look to farmland and timberland
I’ve written a lot about real estate properties and the various strategies involved with these types of investments. For example, the buy-to-rent strategy works well for those seeking a steady influx...
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8 rental property predictions for 2015
All good investors are visionaries. That is, before making an investment they make a prediction about the future – which may or may not come true. That said, and working with the humility appropriate...
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Apartment investing: Invest your time wisely
I ask this question all the time at our three-day Multifamily Investor Weekend: What is the one thing that you can’t buy more of? That’s right. Time. Even the most efficient person only gets 24 hours...
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Use data to reduce the risks of residential rental property ownership
Here is a story I like to share, because it is so common in our industry: Some time ago, an individual real estate investor reached out for assistance in acquiring residential rental property to build...
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What is a “pactive” multifamily investor?
For many, the allure of being a multifamily real estate investor is being able to be your own boss. You won’t hear me tell you to quit your job, while laying across a Bentley. That’s just not me. There...
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Partnering for success in real estate with a self-directed IRA
I got a call from a Realtor friend asking if I would be interested in a 4-bedroom, 3-bath brick home that was for sale. The Realtor wanted his 3% and knew that I was looking for a rental to be held in...
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How my real estate coaching differs from what the “gurus” do
A few years ago I received a call from a coach saying the company he worked for was planning a real estate boot camp Saturday and Sunday in my town. He asked if I had any vacant properties they could...
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Apartment investing with NO heavy lifting?
Not every investor wants to blaze a trail… Let me clarify. You frequently hear me talk about taking massive action. But this doesn’t need to mean getting down and dirty. Multifamily investing is...
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Two value-add opportunities in multifamily real estate investing
In this video tip, Chris Urso of URS Capital Partners and Elite Apartment Coaching breaks down the two types of value add deals. Most people think of value-add types of deals as gritty, construction...
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Moving on up: From real estate to rent estate
When you think of real estate investments, well-known business moguls and investors probably come to mind. But while getting into large-scale real estate investing is largely relegated to the realm of...
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How one 28-unit apartment complex could be your road to building equity for...
When leverage is used properly it’s your best friend in real estate. Using the right financing for the right property allows you to create true wealth over time. We help our private coaching clients...
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