Strategies
Wholesaling, and what it actually involves
Contracting a property and assigning the contract for a fee is a real business with a marketing engine at its centre and a growing set of legal constraints.
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strategy
Every Real Estate Investing Trends article tagged strategy — 9 pieces across 2 sections.
Strategies
Buying land, and why it is harder than it looks
No tenants, no maintenance, no repairs — and no income, no depreciation and financing that barely exists.
Markets & Cycles
Is now a good time to buy?
The most frequently asked question in real estate, and the one where the honest answer is least satisfying.
Strategies
Flipping: a business, not an investment
Buying to renovate and resell generates income rather than assets, and the tax treatment and risk profile follow from that distinction.
Markets & Cycles
Single-family versus small multifamily
Two entry points with genuinely different economics, risk profiles and exit markets, frequently compared on cash flow alone.
Strategies
Buy and hold, and the case for boring
The least discussed strategy is also the one that has produced most of the wealth in this asset class, largely by not doing very much.
Strategies
House hacking, honestly assessed
Living in the property you rent out is the most accessible entry point in real estate, and it involves trade-offs nobody mentions in the enthusiastic version.
Strategies
Short-term rentals: the returns, and the regulatory risk
Higher gross revenue, considerably higher costs and effort, and a rule set that can change with one council vote.
Strategies
The BRRRR method, and where it breaks
Buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat is a real strategy with real mechanics, and the versions taught online skip the parts that fail.