One of the unique features of the Memphis Invest story, is the transition from a transaction based company focused on selling houses, to a customer service based company focused on providing an experience.
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When a Customer Service Company Meets a Real Estate Investing Opportunity ~ Magic Happens!
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Dec 15, 2016
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Memphis Invest Hosting a Real Estate Investor Q&A and Meet-n-Greet In Dallas, Texas
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Sep 20, 2016
Friday October 7th 6:00PM to 7:30PM ~ Memphis Invest offices, Grapevine, TX.
Saturday October 8th 8:30AM to 12:30PM ~ The Palace Theater, Grapevine, TX.
Saturday October 8th 12:30PM to 2:30 PM ~ Lunch at Memphis Invest offices, Grapevine, TX.
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3 Secrets to Transcending "Hype" in Real Estate Investment
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Aug 2, 2016
As with just about everyone, real estate investors can fall prey to hype. While the tried-and-true ways to invest still reign supreme, there are new trends constantly popping up—flavors of the week that don’t last and rarely deliver on their promises.
In real estate investment, hype can look like a lot of different things...
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5 Reasons to Focus on Satisfaction Over Profit
By Chris Clothier on Mon, Jun 6, 2016
Many of us are guilty of focusing a little too much on income. Granted, income is important. We have to have money to cover bills, needs and desires and offer life security for ourselves and families. No one is denying that security is very important to our overall wellbeing.
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5 Ways Real Estate Investors Can Reduce Tax Liability & Increase Savings
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Apr 15, 2016
Its never too early to start planning for taxes! It may be tax day 2016, but we have a fantastic webinar with Amanda Holbrook, formerly with Memphis Invest and currently a superstar at Specialized IRA services, to help you get planning for next year!
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4 Methods for Real Estate Investors to Utilize Big Data
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Apr 15, 2016
If you invest in real estate, there is a trend that you need to know about. For real estate investors, and real estate professionals in general, big data is slowly transforming how we do real estate, especially when it comes to the buying and selling process. But it goes deeper than that, too.
Big data, more than anything, is making things more accessible, more transparent, and less risky for real estate investors. But how, exactly? What does it mean for investors?
Defining Big Data
Forbes has one of the best definitions of big data we’ve seen:
"Big data is a collection of data from traditional and digital sources inside and outside your company that represents a source for ongoing discovery and analysis."
This data can be high-volume or high-velocity to be “big,” and it’s only worth anything to you if it’s accurate. After all, making decisions based on bad data will wind you up in a world of trouble.
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Stop Sabotaging Your Real Estate Investing Success!
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Apr 8, 2016
As human beings, we’re all prone to making excuses for ourselves. Everyone deals with insecurities and fears—it’s natural. For anyone looking to have a successful business of any kind, getting past the excuses born out of these fears and negative thoughts is a crucial first step.
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The 5 Stages of Finding Your Real Estate Niche
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Apr 7, 2016
Getting into the business of real estate is an infinitely rewarding journey. Investing now means building up a solid financial future: something you, your family, and future generations can depend on and enjoy.
Investing in real estate, however, isn’t as simple as just starting. It’s a business that demands a lot of education and time to be done right and profitably, and, really: the stakes can get high. Should that deter you from starting? Absolutely not! The reward is worth the work it takes, and many times over.
Investing in real estate just isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, and if that’s what people are expecting, they’re in the wrong place!
Beyond getting started, there are questions you as an investor have to answer for yourself: what kind of investor do you want to be? There are endless opportunities out there to fit the particular style that captivates and excites you.
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Are You a Real Estate Investor with Staying Power?
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Feb 26, 2016
Investing in real estate is a long-term commitment—at least, to achieve the kind of success we read about so often on books and blogs. Sure, some investors hit it big or have a lot of resources to leverage from the very beginning. But for most of us, it’s years of hard work on a solid buy-and-hold strategy that guides our investments.
Over time, our passive income adds up to something big—something that fuels retirements, futures, and lifelong passions.
The dream is great. The reality is hard.
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7 Stunning Qualities That Make Memphis One-of-a-Kind
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Dec 8, 2015
Many of our investors are investing out-of-state. They don’t call Memphis home, but they know that this place has something great to offer. Before really drilling down into the other six incredible characteristics that make Memphis such a unique city, let me add one that rarely makes too many lists.
The Memphis Invest & Premier Property Management teams!
This is an extraordinary group of men and women who do an outstanding job every day managing an incredibly large portfolio. They are a tremendous factor in the success of over 1,600 real estate investors investing their hard earned incomes and retirement accounts into investment real estate. This team is second to none in the country and they are an extremely unique value for real estate investors and this city alike!
Now, onto the amazing things that Memphis has to offer. And boy, does Memphis have some amazing things going for it! Every city has problems, sure: we’re not trying to romanticize. But at the end of the day, we can’t help but love Memphis.
If you’ve ever considered investing here, visiting, or even moving to Memphis, let us tell you a few of the things that make Memphis so incredible.