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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.

Recent Posts

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As Unaffordability Rises, So Does SFR Demand

By Chris Clothier on Wed, May 26, 2021

The excitement of the real estate market has begun to turn sour. In 2020, a combination of job flexibility, low mortgage rates, and a pandemic-inspired shift in priorities dramatically increased real estate demand. 

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Shut-In to Spruced Up - Houston Turnkey Transformation

By Chris Clothier on Tue, May 25, 2021

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Houston, Texas!

Nothing says off-putting like boards over the front windows! The state of the interior was even worse, with surfaces and floors coated in mounds of mess. Thankfully, our renovation team took the state of this residence from littered to rent-ready.

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5 Ways to Tell That a Hot Real Estate Market Has Lasting Power

By Chris Clothier on Wed, May 19, 2021

By now, we’re used to hearing about how hot real estate is. While not every market is experiencing a real estate boom, many are.

The widespread impact of COVID-19, its ripple effects on the real estate market, and low mortgage rates mean that the market as a whole has been seriously impacted.
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Blue to Brilliant - St. Louis Turnkey Transformation

By Chris Clothier on Tue, May 18, 2021

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from St. Louis, Missouri!

The 60's are calling! The blues of the exterior and the orange interior clashed in the original state of this house. With the help of our renovation team, now this house is a contemporary home with lots of bright, clean spaces to enjoy. 

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The Investor's (Updated) Guide to Memphis Real Estate

By Chris Clothier on Thu, May 13, 2021

REI Nation calls Memphis home. This famous southern city is near and dear not only on a personal level but on a professional one as well. While we have expanded into real estate markets across the South and beyond, Memphis is where we first cut our teeth nearly twenty years ago.

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Rental Demand Soars in Real Estate Squeeze

By Chris Clothier on Wed, May 12, 2021

While much of the news has been focused on the traditional real estate market, investors know that there is more happening in more niche areas of the market. Beyond buying and selling, the rental market is seeing its own upheaval. 

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Two-Tone Tudor - Oklahoma City Turnkey Transformation

By Chris Clothier on Tue, May 11, 2021

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma!

Walking through the original state of the house was a trip down memory lane. The interior was decked in decades-old details, and the tudor-style exterior was hidden behind overgrown landscaping and monochrome siding. Thanks to our hard-working renovation team, this blast from the past is now a real beauty. Scroll down for more pictures! 

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Buy-and-Hold is the #1 Strategy in Today's Market Frenzy

By Chris Clothier on Wed, May 5, 2021

Buy-and-hold real estate investing is your best strategy in the middle of a nationwide real estate boom. The state of the housing market has been called “insane” for its intense bidding wars and hyper-expensive prices.

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Gloomy to Gleaming - Dallas-Ft.Worth Turnkey Transformation

By Chris Clothier on Tue, May 4, 2021

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas!

From exterior to interior, the original state of this house had loud colors and shadowy corners. Not the most inviting of looks for a rental property! With a suite of updates done by our renovations team, now this sizable family home is a clean slate.

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Your OK Credit Score Won't Be Enough as Lending Standards Tighten

By Chris Clothier on Wed, Apr 28, 2021

In this moment of low supply and high demand, obtaining a loan for businesses, automobiles, and homes is nearly impossible without a pristine credit report. We’ll get into why, but know this: if credit scores are important for the Average Joe, they’re doubly important for the real estate investor.

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