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Turnkey Real Estate Investing

Chris Clothier

Entrepreneur, writer, speaker, ultra-endurance athlete, husband & father of five beautiful children. Chris puts these natural talents on display every day. As a partner at REI Nation, Chris addresses small and large audiences of real estate investors and business professionals nationwide several times each year. Chris is also an active writer, weekly publishing real estate, leadership, and endurance training articles.

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The 7 Scariest Things Real Estate Investors Encounter

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Oct 31, 2024

This time of year, we revel in all things spooky – goblins and ghosts, skeletons and grim reapers, witches and creepy-crawlies. Most of us know there’s a difference between an innocent scare and true terror. And while we may not be talking about buckets of blood in the latest Halloween thriller, a few things should strike fear into the heart of any  SFR investor.

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The Dangers of DIY Real Estate Investing

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Oct 29, 2024

There are many ways to invest in real estate, but inexperienced investors are often drawn to the most difficult, risky way to do it: DIY investing.

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6 Ways to Reinvest in Your Rental Properties

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Oct 24, 2024

Investors might feel gunshy about buying because the real estate market seems like such a toss-up (especially with un-affordability and unpredictable reactions to slashed interest rates). Never feel pressured to buy properties if it goes against your risk tolerance. Still, though, investors should do something. It isn’t enough to twiddle our thumbs, even as passive investors.

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12 Fundamentally Misunderstood Financial Concepts Investors Must Master

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Oct 22, 2024

Even elementary financial concepts are commonly misunderstood. We all had the wrong idea at some point or another. There’s no shame in that – only in refusing to learn better! Some commonly misunderstood financial concepts could hold you back from building lasting wealth!

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3 Indicators Mortgage Rate Cuts Will Impact a Market

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Oct 17, 2024

Mortgage rates have already fallen at least a percentage point below their 2024 peak. Cuts are expected to continue through the end of the year and on into 2025. Many of us have been waiting for this – something that will finally jog the frozen real estate market and get us towards more palatable conditions.

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What Actually Drives the Real Estate Market?

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Oct 15, 2024

The Average Joe likely looks at the real estate market of 2024 in shock and awe. Prices are high, but mortgage rate cuts promised to bring everything back into balance. Meanwhile, data shows that the real estate market remains frozen, with only a tiny percentage of homes on the market changing hands.

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This is How Investors Solve the Riddle of Rental Turnover

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Oct 10, 2024

Rental property turnover: the bane of an investor’s existence.

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When Real Estate Investors Should Make Insurance Claims

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Insurance feels, in many ways, to be a necessary evil. Not only is insurance largely required, whether on a car or a property, but it can also seem like paying for nothing until you actually need it. And even then, many of us have experienced the headache of trying to make a claim and get a promised payout.

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10 Disastrous Investment Decisions That Seem Like a Good Idea

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Oct 3, 2024

Inexperienced investors are more likely to rely on their own sense of logic and reason instead of following tried-and-true financial advice. After all, certain investment strategies seem strange and counterintuitive to the uninitiated. But make no mistake – our instincts are prone to lead us astray regarding financial wisdom.

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What a Construction Boom Means for U.S. Real Estate

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Oct 1, 2024

Could a construction boom be on the way for 2025? Some experts seem to think so. Our friends at Bigger Pockets are also discussing the possibility – foreseeing the lower rates will kickstart construction activity – if not in 2025, certainly within the next five years.

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