Because investing in real estate is a numbers game, getting those numbers to fall in your favor is everything. While maximizing profits and minimizing expenses is sound on paper, it doesn’t always work in practice.
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5 “Optional” SFR Expenses Worth the Cost
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Aug 15, 2023
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What Exactly Do Turnkey Real Estate Companies Do (And Not Do)?
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Whether you’re pursuing remote real estate investing or simply looking for a team to take the heavy lifting off your hands, a turnkey company can be a great option. We want to lay it all on the line…what do turnkey companies do? What do they not do? Understanding the fundamental role turnkey companies play will help you identify worthwhile partners…and potential scams.
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The Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Real Estate Investors
By Chris Clothier on Thu, May 25, 2023
Due diligence is a simple concept to understand but challenging to execute. It’s anticipating and mitigating risk, gathering accurate facts and data for informed decision-making, and doing your best to ensure you’re building your wealth and managing risk exposure.
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5 Reasons to Choose Turnkey Investing Over REITs
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Jan 12, 2023
Although 23% of Americans believe that investing in real estate is the best way to build wealth – more than stocks, starting a business, or getting a side hustle – only 12% bought real estate in the last year.
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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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With So Many Ways to Invest in Real Estate, Why Add Turnkey to Your Portfolio?
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Nov 2, 2022
You’ve decided that you want to add real estate to your investment portfolio, but that’s just the beginning!
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Is Buying Turnkey Property Worth It?
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Jan 13, 2021
There are more than a few ways to invest in real estate. Deciding the best strategy for your financial goals, your personality type, and your desired level of involvement can be overwhelming. You’ll hear talk of BRRR and FIRE, buy-and-hold, flipping, and wholesaling.
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6 Things Every Passive Investor Should Consider When Doing Due Diligence on a Turnkey Company
By Chris Clothier on Thu, Dec 17, 2020
I want to address some common misconceptions I’m hearing in my conversations recently. There are a lot of investors who believe passive and active investors should take the same approach to due diligence.
After 23 years buying and selling real estate, 18 years owning and operating a passive, turnkey investment company with my family, and having personally made or witnessed every mistake an investor can make, I believe it’s my duty to share my insight.
If you read this and take away nothing else, please take this: There is a fundamental difference in the approach a passive investor should take in doing due diligence as compared to an active investor.
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5 Standards of Excellence in a Passive Real Estate Investment Market
By Chris Clothier on Fri, Jan 17, 2020
This year, we’ve embraced a new identity as REI Nation. In the beginning, we had our sights set on Memphis, Tennessee, to provide investment opportunities for passive real estate investors. Memphis remains a huge part of our story — it’s our home base, our first love, and looking better than ever in terms of investment opportunities.
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Knowing Turnkey Real Estate Investment is the Perfect Fit
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Nov 27, 2019
We know by now that there are countless ways to invest in real estate. If you’ve heard the term “turnkey real estate investing” you may have some ideas in your head as to what this is and what it isn’t. Unfortunately, “turnkey” has become something of a buzzword in real estate. We have to be careful when looking for turnkey opportunities.