Over the past year, we’ve been fascinated and occasionally anxious as we’ve watched the real estate market. When the Coronavirus pandemic hit the United States last March and we saw the first wave of shut-downs, there was no telling what would happen in the real estate world.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from St. Louis, Missouri! On the outside, this property looked to be barely standing with unbalanced columns and washed out exteriors. The inside wasn’t much better. However, our expert team of contractors renovated this home to be one of our most beautiful properties to date. Be sure not to miss the new backyard in the photos below!

Tax advantages are one of the greatest incentives we have as real estate investors. This is especially true of buy-and-hold investors, who benefit from the government’s encouragement of long-term investing.

If you’re up-to-date on the news cycle, you’ve no doubt heard about the chaos ensuing on Wall Street. Now, we don’t usually talk stocks here, but there are valuable lessons we can take away from the frenzy of the past few weeks.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Tulsa, Oklahoma! This ‘70s single-family home was in need of some serious TLC. From its ransacked living room to its outdated kitchen, our expert team of contractors went to work revealing this home’s foundational beauty. To see all of its stunning features, keep on scrolling!

Breaking into the world of real estate investment can be daunting at any age. After all, many of us are fearful of making the kind of mistakes that result in losses — while knowing that our inexperience leaves us more prone to them.

While real estate looks to be in for a calmer year than the flurry of 2020, many markets are still riding the high-demand momentum of the last year. We’ve seen the market shift in major ways — accelerating trends that were present but are now undeniable.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from Memphis, Tennessee! This single-family home had plenty of unique characteristics to make it stand out, including arched doorways, a spacious kitchen, and expansive backyard. However, mismatched painted walls and an overgrown yard left the home hiding in the shadows. To see how our expert team of contractors made this property shine, check out the before and after pictures below!

2020 has been a wild, busy year — especially at REI Nation. One of the exciting things to come out of the year, however, has been the expansion of the opportunities offered to our investors. Just over eighteen years ago, we started our family-owned turnkey real estate company in our hometown, Memphis. Today, we have single-family rentals in ten markets and counting! 

Throughout 2020, we often discussed the growth in secondary and tertiary real estate markets while primary markets saw a decline. The designations of primary, secondary, and tertiary markets are valuable for real estate investors to understand not only in terms of size but in terms of investment strategy.