Big financial commitments are always a little daunting. This is particularly true when it comes to investing — after all, you won’t see an immediate reward for your hard-earned money. When investing in real estate, the initial down-payment is critical, but it’s far from the only or the most important factor in your financial success.

As we move into the Fall season and closer to the fourth quarter of the year, no one can deny that the real estate market has been full of surprises. Ask any expert what they thought was going to come of real estate back in March or April, and surely we’d have seen a sea of predictions spelling doom for the real estate industry as we know it.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from St. Louis, Missouri! This single-family home was obscured by overgrown foliage with its true beauty inside hidden by outdated interiors. In getting this house into rent-ready conditions, we had a fair share of work both inside and outside of this property. To see the stunning before and after pictures, keep scrolling!

We all want a secure, reliable financial future. As people, we just want to have something dependable. Life can be so unpredictable in ways both good and bad. This can make it challenging to chart a course on your path to financial security. So often, we rely on hearsay, the success of others, and speculation when making these decisions.

With all of the talk about how hot and resilient the real estate market at-large has been despite pandemic fears and uncertainties, real estate investors no doubt have big questions about a more specific area of the industry. While homebuying has been a frenzy for multiple reasons (including but not limited to: record-low interest rates, tight inventory, and increased desire for more space in suburban and rural areas), questions have plagued the rental market from the beginning.

This week’s Turnkey Transformation comes from Memphis, Tennessee! This single-family home was suffering from serious neglect. From the deteriorating roof to the trashed interiors, our expert team of contractors had quite a checklist for getting this house into rent-ready conditions. The final results show their hard work — and offer a beautiful opportunity for a future family. See the before and after pictures below!

Though investing in real estate seems to be hotter than ever, new real estate investors can’t expect to find success by diving into the deep end. For investors, success comes with time, patience, and experience. Thankfully, new investors don’t have to rely on trial-and-error to come out on top. Because so many have come before us, we can learn from their triumphs and failures. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into a lot of plans. Whether we had dreams of big 2020 vacations, family reunions, or big financial moves, the state of the world has led us to reconsider more than a few things. The pandemic has taken its toll on our health, our social lives, the economy, and our finances. 

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas! A hodgepodge of abandoned belongings and trash littered the front yard of this single-family home. The interiors were outdated and what little was left was entirely past its time. To see how our expert team of contractors renovated this home from the ground up, see the before and after pictures below!

In real estate investment (and finance in general) there’s often a raging debate about which is better: cash flow or net worth? The truth of the matter is that we need both to truly succeed in our real estate investment ventures. When we look at lists of the richest people in the world, they’re often ranked solely by net worth.