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Appraised Value Versus Market Value: How Appraisals Work

In the world of real estate, appraisals play a crucial role in due diligence for property buyers and lenders alike for every real estate transaction. During an appraisal, a licensed…

What Are REO’s? How John Retired Early with Bank-Owned Properties

If you’ve ever wondered “What are REO’s?” just talk to John Soforic. He reached financial independence in his 40s after learning how to buy bank-owned properties, and today owns over…

Tenant-Proof: 13 Rental Property Improvements to Fortify Against Damage

People are clumsy, dirty, accident-prone Tasmanian devils. That goes double for children, and says nothing of pets. Homeowners are no better, but they have so much money invested in their…

5 Steps to Become a Millionaire from Real Estate in 5 Years

Dream of becoming a millionaire from real estate? The good news is that the strategy to become a millionaire in real estate is actually pretty simple. The bad news: simple…

NACA Loans: Can You House Hack with 0% Down Using the NACA Program?

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) is a nonprofit organization aimed at making homeownership affordable to underserved borrowers in lower-income communities. It coordinates with lenders to offer qualified borrowers…

Roth Conversion Ladders: How to Raid Your Retirement Funds Before 59

Want to tap your retirement accounts earlier than 59 ½? You can withdraw money from your tax-sheltered retirement funds earlier, tax- and penalty-free, using a strategy called a Roth conversion…

Tenant-Proof: 13 Rental Property Improvements to Fortify Against Damage

People are clumsy, dirty, accident-prone Tasmanian devils. That goes double for children, and says nothing of pets. Homeowners are no better, but they have so much money invested in their…

Best Cities for Real Estate Investing by GRM (Price/Rent Ratio) in Q2 2023

The last 12 months have seen a wild ride for real estate markets across the country. Median home prices jumped 4.99% nationwide as of the end of March 2023 since…

Groundfloor vs. Fundrise: Which $10 Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Performs Better?

If you’ve checked out our comparisons of real estate crowdfunding investments, you know we love both Fundrise and Groundfloor. Both of them beat publicly-traded REIT returns by over 24% in…

How to Use Dollar Cost Averaging with Real Estate & DCA Calculator

Like the idea of steady investing every month in real estate, but don’t know how to do it? Many investors (myself included) use dollar cost averaging to invest in stocks.…