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10 Sep

Understanding the Pros and Cons of Investing in Mobile Homes

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When it comes to investing in real estate, there are plenty of options. You can buy single-family homes, multi-family homes, apartments, townhomes, condos, vacation rentals, commercial properties, even tiny houses! But there’s one unique, yet potentially lucrative option you probably haven’t considered: mobile home parks.

When most people think about mobile home parks, a lucrative investment isn’t typically the first thing that comes to mind. Because of the price point and stereotypes associated with mobile homes, it’s generally assumed that there’s no money to be made here. However, you should be wary of coming to this conclusion without first doing your research.

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5 Sep

How to Transition from a 9-to-5 Job to Full-Time Real Estate Investing

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If you’ve ever dreamed of living a life where you don’t have to report to a boss and punch a time clock, real estate investing could be the answer. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people have discovered financial freedom and built wealth by ditching their day jobs and investing in real estate full-time. Could you do the same?

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31 Aug

How to Start Learning About Investing in Real Estate

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Ask almost any successful person about the quickest, most efficient ways to build wealth and they’ll point you to real estate. Chances are, you know this and have thought about investing in real estate in the past – but something is holding you back.

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6 Aug

7 Tips to Help You Get Over Your Fear of Real Estate Investing

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The ROI of real estate investing is well known. In fact, you’ll be hard pressed to find any investment vehicle that delivers a higher return than real estate over a three-, five-, or ten-year period.

So, why do so many people with the means to invest in real estate never give it a go? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not laziness or complacency. In most cases, a failure to invest has more to do with fear than anything else.

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8 Jun

The 10 Improvements Tenants Want Most (and Why You Should Make Them)

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Once you buy a property, there are a few things you won’t be able to change (or change easily). You can’t change the location of the property, or improve the school district, or reduce the crime rates. But there are many updates you can make to the property—sometimes exceedingly simple ones—that will attract more tenants and keep them happier over the next several months and years…. [Read More]

14 May

6 Ways You Can Improve Rental Property Cash Flow

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It’s doubtful that anyone becomes a real estate investor or rental property manager just for fun. You don’t take on considerable financial risk and spend a lot of time and effort to secure real estate, draw up contracts, and prepare a house to rent just because you don’t have something better to do…. [Read More]

9 May

Can Rental Properties Fund Your Retirement?

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You’re probably well aware that the compounding nature of traditional retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s and IRAs, can make anyone wealthy over time. Even maxing out a Roth IRA each year (and nothing more), can make you pretty comfortable in retirement…. [Read More]

12 Mar

How to Use the Snowball Effect in Rental Property Investing

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You’re probably already familiar with the classic “snowball” effect. A snowball, rolling downhill, will accumulate snow around its exterior, and grow larger. The effect continues, but the larger total area of the snowball means even more snow is accumulated. The snowball rolls faster and faster, picking up snow at a faster rate, until it reaches massive proportions.

There’s a strategy you can apply to real estate investing that gives you access to the same kind of exponential return; once you build momentum, and choose your direction, you should be able to accumulate more and more revenue, eventually establishing you with independent wealth and a wide portfolio of different properties in your possession…. [Read More]

1 Feb

What’s the Most Profitable Real Estate Strategy?

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You’ve likely heard that investing in real estate is one of the most profitable financial endeavors you can undertake; real estate is responsible for many self-made millionaires, and is often found as a component of diversified investment portfolios.

The problem is, “real estate investing” can refer to one or more of several strategies, each of which have advantages and disadvantages, and a different potential level of profitability. So if you’re interested in making the biggest profit, which one should you choose?… [Read More]

28 Dec

12 Pros and Cons of Investing in a Multifamily Home

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If you’re considering investing in rental property, you’ve probably thought about the prospect of managing a multifamily home. In case you aren’t familiar, multifamily homes are exactly what they sound like; houses that are designed or structured to accommodate multiple families in different units within the home. They come in many forms, including duplexes and triplexes, and apartment buildings are considered multifamily properties as well…. [Read More]

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Home Improvements That Could Actually Hurt Your Home’s Resale Value

Styles come and go. Design trends fade, then re-emerge. Technology innovates and iterates. When you’re a homeowner, improvements, renovations, remodels, and additions enable you to keep your house up-to-date and functional. You may also generally assume that such tinkering will enhance the value upon resale. But this isn’t always the case.

8 Things to Think About Before Buying Land

Land is a scarce commodity, but there are always vacant lots and acreage available for purchase in the Houston area. Whether you want a half-acre lot in a residential neighborhood or a hundred-acre farm outside of Katy, you have options. But there’s a lot more to purchasing land than meets the eye.

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