Traditionally, investors have looked upon owning far-away rental properties with suspicion. It seemed impossible to own and manage a property that was hours away from you. In today’s hyper-connected world, these impossibilities have disappeared. If work can be done remotely, why can’t investing in real estate?
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Why Remote Real Estate Frees Investors to Dream Big
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Sep 5, 2023
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Guest Blog: Top 10 Tips for First-Time Real Estate Investors
By Matt Haycox on Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Building wealth through real estate is a popular and veritable investment method, and the market is currently seeing a multifaceted expansion. Investing in property has several advantages such as capital growth, wealth creation, retirement planning and of course, tax benefits. Given that this is a highly competitive niche, being successful requires a careful strategy of planning and taking calculated risks.
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Why You Should Be Using Your SDIRA to Invest in Real Estate
By Chris Clothier on Mon, Feb 6, 2023
The most successful real estate investors know that you must utilize every advantage at your disposal. One of those advantages is in utilizing a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) to invest. Here’s why you, too, should consider using an SDIRA in your real estate investment strategy.
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Are Your Financial Advisors Recommending Turnkey SFRs?
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Dec 21, 2022
If someone asked you what the absolute essentials they need to know are for your industry, what would you say? It’s a question we’ve been thinking about. After all, there’s a lot you could say about investing in single-family rentals. What you need to know often goes together with dispelling some misconceptions about the industry.
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The Fundamentals of Rental Property ROI
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Oct 12, 2022
No matter what assets you invest in, your return on investment (ROI) is the metric that matters. ROI shows how profitable an investment is compared to purchase and operating costs. When investing in real estate, there are ways you benefit that aren’t reflected in pure profits.
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Real Estate Investment Is the Secret to Sustainable Wealth
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Sustainability is a term we hear most often in relation to environmental efforts rather than wealth management.
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The Investor’s Roadmap to Wise Financial Decision-making
By Chris Clothier on Fri, May 29, 2020
Big financial decisions are difficult to make. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have as an investor, either. We still feel that rush of uncertainty, that feeling of standing on the edge of something big. Deciding to step off the edge on faith is scary. After all, no investment is a sure thing. There’s always risk. What if you make the wrong move?
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4 Essentials for Real Estate Investors Facing Uncharted Territory
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Apr 15, 2020
We’re well aware that we are currently venturing into the unknown, not only as it relates to investing in real estate but in life as we know it. The COVID-19 pandemic is unavoidable. All of us have to address and deal with it in our own ways, personally and professionally.
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Strategies for Financial Security in the Age of Coronavirus
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Apr 3, 2020
While our lives are currently fraught with worries and uncertainty, now is the time to make decisions for the long-term. We can easily get wrapped up in day-to-day anxieties brought on by our age of pandemic, but it is important, now more than ever, to focus on what we can control. Beware of knee-jerk, fear-based decisions during this time.
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Utilize Credit for an Advantage, Not a Financial Burden
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Aug 9, 2019
When we hear about credit, we often hear the negatives. We ourselves have warned against credit card debt on this very blog. However, credit in itself is not always a bad thing. Just like anything in the world, responsible, informed use of credit cards and be advantageous to your investment career.