Imagine you’re at a restaurant. You shell out your hard-earned money not just for a meal – but an experience. After all, would you return to a place that served an excellent meal with poor service? Likely not. And many of us would more easily forgive a mistake or a fine – but not exceptional – dinner if it came with attentive, personable service.
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Dear Real Estate Investor, Your Experience Matters!
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Dec 5, 2024
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The SFR VS Multifamily Post-Pandemic Showdown
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Nov 28, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic changed much of what we consider “normal” for the real estate market. The trends we saw were often unexpected and unprecedented. Now, almost five years later, where are we? The age-old debate between multifamily and single-family rentals continues to rage, but we’re still placing our bets on the latter.
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How to Identify a Risky Investment Market
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Nov 26, 2024
With a new year and a new president approaching, change is on the horizon for the real estate market. While we’re cautiously optimistic that the U.S. housing market will turn in our favor, we also know this: success depends less on market conditions and more on our informed decision-making backed by solid fundamentals.
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Your Quick Guide to Proper Portfolio Analysis
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Portfolio analysis sounds daunting, particularly to newer investors who may be unsure what this process entails. Are you doing it right? Looking at all the relevant factors? Making the right decisions?
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Why We Take Housing Market Predictions with a Grain of Salt
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Do us a favor. Type “real estate news” in your search bar. Now count how many headlines seemingly contradict one another. No matter when you do this, you’ll find a huge variety of opinions and predictions. Right now, we’re seeing people say that “there’s never been a better time to invest,” while others say the opposite.
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How to Wisely Prepare Your Investment Portfolio for 2025
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Nov 5, 2024
Believe it or not, the end of the year is already upon us. By the time we account for the holidays, it may as well be over, especially when preparing your investment portfolio for 2025!
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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!