Entries by dulce

How to Benefit from a Private Money Loan

By Stratton Equities Banks used to be the only option for real estate investors trying to take out loans. Nowadays, private money lenders are allowing investors to borrow money under more flexible conditions. Banks and traditional financial institutions can reject your loan application for multiple reasons—your credit score, your debt-to-income ratio, employment status, etc.— What […]

Partnering For Profits in High-Priced Markets

Image from Pixabay By Bruce Kellogg The Situation Today A large number of real estate investors and would-be investors live in high-priced markets. Large cash downpayments are necessary to make a purchase, and even more cash is required to achieve a positive cashflow. This can be discouraging. One alternative that many in this position consider […]

Limited Home Inventories & Soaring Prices

By Rick Tobin Nationwide during the first quarter of 2021, homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity jump by a staggering 20% as compared to one year earlier. The dollar amount gains for the first quarter (January 1st – March 31st) alone for homeowners across the nation amounted to a whopping $2 trillion in total […]

EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE TRIPLE NET (NNN) LEASE

By Rachel Maisen Today we will discuss everything you should know about the triple net (NNN) lease. Gross and net lease arrangements are the two most common types of commercial real estate leases. In a gross lease, the tenant is responsible for paying the base rental sum, but the property owner is responsible for all […]

Buying Property in a Less-Dense City? What You Need to Know

As a realty investor or developer, urban properties probably comprise a significant portion of your bread and butter. Why was urban development so lucrative for so long? Big cities were magnets for people looking for more work opportunities and higher incomes. As a result, large city populations have been steadily increasing for the past 70 […]

Why Are Bridge Loans A Great Choice For Real Estate Investors?

Image from Pixabay By Stratton Equities In the world of private lending, real estate entrepreneurs are building strong careers investing in real estate utilizing asset-based loans. An asset-based loan product is based on the value of the available equity in the property, it closes faster than a traditional mortgage, and requires less paperwork. One of […]

Benefits of NO-DOC Loans for Multi-family Properties

Image from Pixabay Special submission by Michael Mikhail, CEO of Stratton Equities If you’ve ever considered looking into purchasing real estate, it can almost be daunting to decide what time of property to purchase. The most common real estate investments are multi-family properties. These types of buildings, investment homes, and apartments/condos are ideal assets for […]

Exploring Florida’s Underestimated Cigar Scene

Image from Pexels By Tim Houghten The connection between success and cigars is an inseverable relationship. Florida happens to not only be one of the hottest real estate markets this year, but also one of the best destinations to treat your senses to some of the best cigars in America. So, where are the best […]

Chicago Real Estate Market Update: July Sales 3rd Highest In 25 Years

The Chicago real estate market had another super strong month of home sales in July. Since last year was a bit funky with the pandemic we should compare it to 2019 and on that basis closings were up 23.3% despite the fact that we now have 1 1/2 years of pandemic under our belt. And […]

Airbnb.org is Assisting Afghan Refugees

Airbnb’s nonprofit organization, airbnb.org, is stepping up to the plate once again to assist, this time, Afghan refugees with temporary housing worldwide. The humanitarian crisis has displaced tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan. Both Airbnb and Airbnb.org have announced that they will be providing temporary housing to more than 20,000 Afghan refugees globally. In […]