Wow! The housing market continues to be hot! Every day I talk to investors who are not only looking for great deal properties to fix and flip, but they’re also looking for great long term buy and hold rentals. So, if your plan is to fix and flip, are you overlooking the importance of rental [...]
Are you looking for an investment property to flip? So how do you analyze the potential of that property? You look at comparable properties, right? But are they really comparable properties? Although it’s important to build your analysis from the ground up, in a competitive real estate market you don’t really have the luxury of [...]
by Marco Leone, The Equity Finders + HomeSmart This month I want to talk about our SmartMap ARV Comping System and how important a tool like this is to your fix & flip and/or rental business. First of all, it really doesn’t matter where you’re finding your deals, because our ARV Comping System will comp [...]
by Marco Leone, The Equity Finders + HomeSmart This is May of 2020 and WOW...pretty crazy times right? Here we are, right in the middle of this crazy GLOBAL pandemic called “Covid 19.” It hasn’t been easy for any of us, so I sincerely hope that you’re staying healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally. Boy! This [...]
In Part 1 and 2 of this series, I discussed some of the pros and cons of becoming an Airbnb rental host. So what about location? Studies show that some of the most profitable Airbnb locations in any city are near colleges and universities, festivals, concerts, plays, sporting events, large employers, medical facilities, hospitals, and [...]
In part 1 of this article series, I discussed some of the pros and cons of becoming an Airbnb short-term rental host. One of the biggest negatives is the fact that running an Airbnb is just like running a hotel. In between those guests, the place must be cleaned, trash cans emptied, linens changed, towels [...]