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3 Transformative Tips to Refurbish a House to Sell

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Did you know that Americans spend over $400 billion every year on residential repairs and renovations? Some of these fixes are to suit the needs of current residents. Other projects come about before a house hits the market for sale.

The cost of refurbishing a house in its entirety can range from $100,000 to $200,000. However, you do not have to completely refurbish a house to get a return after you sell.

You may be contemplating picking up a fixer or selling your own home. If so, read this guide for three pointers on how to refurbish a house and actually generate a return on your investment. [Read more…] about 3 Transformative Tips to Refurbish a House to Sell

Self-Storage Investing: How to Profit from Self-Storage Real Estate

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Why should you get started with self-storage investing? The self-storage market has created solid real estate investment opportunities with an average annual ROI of 16.9% since 2009, according to Forbes. And it’s maintaining strong industry growth despite the pandemic’s economic shake-up.

How do you get started in self-storage investing? There are only three ways to invest in self-storage facilities: buy stock in public self-storage companies, invest with a private equity firm that specializes in self-storage investing, or buy a physical self-storage facility and operate it yourself. [Read more…] about Self-Storage Investing: How to Profit from Self-Storage Real Estate

U.S. Self Storage Market is Booming: Here’s How to Invest

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Today, the U.S. self storage market is an exploding industry valued at $22 billion. There are many reasons for the rise of self-storage investing, but consumer and demographic shifts are the major drivers. According to a recent survey by the online marketplace Mercari, “Americans collectively have more than 5 billion items sitting at home that they no longer use.” That figure is mind-blowing. [Read more…] about U.S. Self Storage Market is Booming: Here’s How to Invest

12 of the Top Commercial Real Estate Podcasts for Binge Listening

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Commercial real estate podcasts are one of the most pleasurable and efficient ways to keep up with the latest developments within the industry. Due to the ever-changing name of the commercial real estate market, they are a savvy way to stay on top of recent news and trends.

So, without further ado, here’s my list of the top 12 commercial real estate podcasts you should be listening to. [Read more…] about 12 of the Top Commercial Real Estate Podcasts for Binge Listening

How Real Estate Compares to Other Investment Options

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Wealth isn’t created by a job: Jobs only create income. In contrast, financial freedom is always created through investments. This is because investments can work 24-7 for you, doubling in value over and over during your lifetime.

For example, investing is how you double $100K into $200K, $200K into $400K, $400K into $800K, and $800 to $1.6M. That rapid wealth growth from $100K to 1.6 million only requires four doublings, which if you get a 20% rate of return, you can do in only 14 years. [Read more…] about How Real Estate Compares to Other Investment Options