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What We Can Learn From Zillow’s Downfall?

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By Clinton Lu, TFS Properties

Zillow’s making headlines recently, but not necessarily in a positive way. As you may have heard by now, the well-known online real estate company Zillow had a blunder and their algorithm went a little too far. Now, the company is facing $569 million or more in debt if they can’t offload a few thousand properties.

What began as an algorithm-based way to buy, renovate, and sell a large quantity of homes has become a nightmare scenario for Zillow. But it’s not the computer’s fault. Rather, it’s the unaccounted-for situations that real estate agents see all too often. It is the very act of having a real pair of eyes on a house that lies at the root of the program’s downfall.

The good news is that where Zillow fell short, you can take note and learn a thing or two before entering the real estate market yourself. That’s true for anyone looking to buy and/or sell a home, as well as budding real estate agents.

So what exactly can you learn from Zillow’s downfall?

Real World vs. Ideal Conditions

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Real estate agents will be the first to tell you there’s a limit to how much you can ask for your house when selling it. Determining that price range includes identifying the physical aspects of the structure itself including those that can not be identified from a quick glance or through examination of the numbers.

A large part of a home’s market value comes from looking at the values of homes in the same area that have sold recently. These are often referred to as “comps,” or comparable houses. They’re more or less a way to justify the asking price you come up with, because if someone paid a certain price for a comparable house, they should (in theory) pay about the same for your house. However, an investor can not judge the value based purely on comps alone.

In the beginning, Zillow based their home values on these comparisons. The company hired real estate agents to do all the work behind the scenes. Then, it taught the software what to look for, setting parameters to then buy, flip, and sell houses. It sounded all well and good in the ideal world, but when it comes to real estate, hardly any piece of property meets these impossible standards.

Home Values are Not Plug and Play

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Whereas a computer might pick out parameters from a data set to determine that house’s value, real estate agents are the ones actually stepping foot in those houses. And what they find isn’t always caught by the algorithms. It takes an in-person inspection to truly determine the state of a home. There are factors such as the mold smell inside a house, or poor plumbing that can only be found through the eyes “and nose” of someone with experience.

In fact, this is where Zillow Offers truly set itself up for failure. It’s no secret the housing market has exploded as of late, but that doesn’t mean the houses going up for sale are perfect specimens. Zillow’s algorithm assumed that the repairs necessary to prepare these houses for market were (a) quick, (b) cheap, or (c) easily identified and addressed.

As time went on, Zillow’s software soon learned how hard it is to flip a large number of houses, especially with the rise in building materials prices and the aftereffects of a global pandemic. The get in, fix up quick, get out approach may work for reality TV stars, but real life isn’t so predictable. It takes expert eyes to gather the information about a home and come up with a well-researched estimate that goes beyond the facts to consider reality.

Real-World Warning Signs to Look For

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We’ve been talking a lot about what real estate agents can see that a computer can’t. So what exactly are examples of aspects of a home that don’t show up online?

Here are just a few warning signs to paint a picture for you:

● Water damage: rust, leaks, mold, etc.
● Warped walls
● Vintage fixtures
● Doors that stick
● Misshapen insulation
● Uncodumented work with no building permit(s)
● Water flow issues
● Cracks in walls, ceiling, foundation
● Damage otherwise (poorly) covered up

As you can see, there’s much more to buying and selling a house than just what shows up in the pictures. If you want to make a house your home, choose wisely. It could end up saving you thousands, both in terms of dollars and hours lost to headaches and frustration.

The Value of a Real Estate Agent

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Real estate agents know the home better than almost anyone else. They know what to look for when it comes to pushing past the staging to seek out the cracks. When you hire a real estate agent, you’re setting yourself up for success by choosing experience.

As Zillow found out, it’s real-world experience that separates the computer algorithm from reality. A computer might just see the three bedroom, two bath home as a prime buy for the area in which it’s located. The experienced real estate agent, however, knows that this particular house, so close to a school, may appeal more to young families than anyone else.

Hiring a real estate agent might seem unnecessary for some folks. But when you enter into a relationship with a real person, you’re gaining their experience and their connection to a world you may not know a lot about. Think of them more as a guide and you may begin to see the value of a real estate agent, no matter if you’re looking for a property to buy or wanting to sell the one you’re in.

Take it From Zillow

As Zillow prepares to attempt to unload roughly 7,000 homes in order to pay off its debts, rest assured you don’t have to make the same mistakes. Hire an experienced real estate agent to guide you in your home search and you could save tens of thousands of dollars. After all, you should be enjoying your new home, not drowning in buyer’s remorse.

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Retirement Savings Gone After Investment in Fraudulent Company Resembling SDIRA Custodian

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By Stephanie Mojica

A Wisconsin woman lost her entire retirement savings by investing with a now-deceased friend’s business, My IRA, LLC, according to the Milwaukee NBC television affiliate TMJ4. It seems the company attempted to resemble an SDIRA – a Self-Directed Individual Retirement Account custodian.

My IRA, LLC was started by a tax preparer and purported investor, Michael Cuccia, who suddenly died in November 2020, according to TMJ4. When people who had invested in his company sought the return of their assets, they were stunned to learn that most of them were nowhere to be found, according to TMJ4.

Attorney Anne Cohen stated that her client Diane Conklin had a 401(K) account, but needed to figure out her best options when she broke her back in 2012.

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“She had learned that she could no longer work and wanted to make sure that the funds she had in her 401(K) were in a secure account,” Cohen told TMJ4.“Because she quickly was learning that was all of the wealth she was going to amass in her lifetime due to her disability.”

According to Cohen, Conklin knew Cuccia professionally and also considered him a friend. Cuccia told Conklin to take her money out of her 401(K) account and invest in his My IRA, LLC company, according to a lawsuit Conklin filed against Cuccia’s estate.

Cuccia claimed Conklin had no risk of losing her assets and she was guaranteed a 5% return on investment each year, according to Cohen.

“…after years and years of friendship and going to him for tax advice, she trusted his advice,” Cohen told TMJ4.

After Cuccia’s sudden death, Conklin and others could not reclaim their assets, according to Cohen.

People had invested anywhere from $5,000 to $200,000 with Cuccia’s company, according to Cohen. The total was $1 million, but Cuccia only had about $200,000 in assets, according to Cohen.

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Anyone considering making an investment should be automatically suspicious if they are told there is no risk involved, according to Robin Jacobs from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Enforcement Bureau.

“When you invest your money in something, it means you’re going to take a risk in exchange for getting a return,” Jacobs explained during her interview with TMJ4.“Of course there’s no guarantee.”

Investors should also steer clear if one or more of the following warning signs are present:

  • A vague or confusing business model.
  • Time limits on when you can invest.
  • High-pressure sales tactics.
  • A lack of disclosure documents.
  • No audited financial records.

Would-be investors should also research whether the person they’re talking to has the proper training and licensure.

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In Wisconsin, that can be cleared up with a phone call to the Department of Financial Institutions Enforcement Bureau.

“…we can tell (you) whether that person is registered either as an investment advisor or a broker-dealer and if they’re not registered…I would be very suspicious of that person,” Jacobs said during her interview with TMJ4.

Some broker-dealers and investment advisors must register with FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) or the SEC (the Securities and Exchange Commission), while others do not. It depends on whether the professional does business in one or multiple states.

The regulation bodies for other states include:

  • California Department of Business Oversight
  • Texas State Securities Board
  • Idaho Department of Finance
  • New York State Attorney General
  • Arizona Corporation Commission
  • Nevada Secretary of State
  • Florida Office of Financial Regulation

Any inquiry to your local business licensing or permits office or a quick Google search should point you in the right direction.

Back to Cuccia’s purported victims, the future is unknown.

Conklin and other people who claim they were swindled by Cuccia are waiting to see if the courts will award them any of what’s left from his estate, according to TMJ4.

Attorneys representing Cuccia’s estate declined to be interviewed by TMJ4.

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House Flippers Need a Business Plan

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By Stephanie Mojica

One of the biggest mistakes many would-be house flippers make is operating without a business plan, according to a recent article published by millionacres.com (a Motley Fool service).

However, this blueprint should not focus on a specific rehab property; it needs to be a document that discusses the vision for the overall flipping business, according to the article.

Any solid business plan needs the following basic information:

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  • Specific goals for the company, with a realistic time frame set for each goal.
  • Details about the actions necessary to achieve those goals with the desired time frame.
  • An executive summary, which includes details about your experience and education (this is especially crucial for any would-be investors).

A complete business plan has multiple categories and is not a static document. It is a document that will change and evolve as your flipping business grows.

Other aspects of a solid business plan for house flipping include:

Information about the structure of your organization. For example, are you a corporation, LLC, or sole proprietor? Are there other people involved in your company? How and why was your company founded? A strong mission statement, which discusses the principles under which your business operates, is also important.

A market analysis. Basically, you need to identify and analyze the neighborhoods and communities of focus. Why are these neighborhoods good? Discuss schools, crime rates, and other information important to homebuyers. Are you focusing on specific types of properties, such as single-family homes or condos? What are your price points? Who is your ideal buyer?

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Financial details. Discuss, in detail, how your first few home purchases and rehabs will be financed. Also, what are your financial projections for the future of your company? Basic documents needed include an income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet.

Growth, leads, and acquisitions strategies. How do you plan to grow your house flipping business? How will you find the properties you want to flip? And how will you find homebuyers?

When creating a business plan, it’s important to stay realistic and back up any claims with third-party data, according to millionacres.com. Also, the business plan does not need to be a long document. While it should be thorough, most people nowadays don’t have the time or patience to read long, meandering documents.

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Why Should Physicians Invest in Real Estate?

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By Blue Ocean Capital LLC

Since the news emerged regarding doctors investing in real estate, more physicians are looking into this option. Not just because they want to get passive income but also because they want to further decrease their overall tax exposure. They want to slow down and avoid burnout. You would agree that we all enjoy practicing medicine but we want to have some degree of control over our lives and future. We can add that by including passive income for physicians. Would you agree?

Why should physicians invest in real estate? With a number of benefits, it’s a great line of work to delve into if you’re looking for a way to earn some passive income for doctors and physicians or add security to your retirement portfolio with the least amount of volatility.

The number of physicians investing in real estate is on the rise. According to recent data from the Urban Institute, a research organization based in Washington, D.C., nearly 41% of doctors have reported that they have invested in some form of real estate. The attractiveness of real estate, when compared to other investments, becomes more apparent as one takes a closer look at how a real estate investment can play an important role in the financial portfolio by increasing its overall returns.

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Real estate investing can give you a huge financial advantage as a physician, but many of you don’t even know where to start or how this investment tool could help your retirement. Today we’re going to tackle what you should know about real estate investing so that you can start taking steps towards realizing your financial potential today.

Tangible Rewards One reason physicians may want to consider investing in real estate is that they can see the rewards they reap. If you own your own practice, you probably work long hours and deal with the stress of running a business. The nice thing about passive investing in real estate is that you don’t have to deal with the day-to-day operations. Instead, you can hire someone to handle things and concentrate on growing your business and making more money. The main perk of being a physician is having the status, financial stability, and respect that come along with the job title. Investing in real estate allows you to achieve those same benefits without putting in 80-hour weeks. Your money is working as hard as you are while it grows in the background.

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Here are a few reasons that every Physician should strongly consider:

Investing in real estate is a great way to earn some passive income for Physicians and add security to your retirement portfolio. But why should physicians invest in real estate?

  1. Real estate has consistently outperformed all other investments, including the stock market.
  2. Many doctors lack the time needed to actively manage their own real estate investments.
  3. Diversification is key in any investment portfolio, and real estate can provide an excellent hedge against the volatility of the stock market.
  4. With the right guidance, doctors can get started in real estate with very little money down, allowing them to diversify their portfolios quickly while minimizing risk. Yes, you can start investing passively by investing 50k if you do it each year and compound it over 10 years at a 15% return you will end up above 1.3 million in your bank. Does it sound like an interesting way to grow your wealth while you are working at your primary job?
  5. Selling your primary residence is considered tax-free under current law, providing much-needed capital for future purchases.

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Realty411’s Virtual Investor’s Summit

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Join Realty411’s complimentary investing summit and learn from experts who are sharing important knowledge about real estate investing.

Join us at 9 AM PT for a special educational online REI event. Don’t miss this day as Realty411 will virtually unite some of the most successful, knowledgeable and savvy investors in the REI (Real Estate Investing) industry to help our readers make educated and informed decisions.

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Kathy Kennebrook is the ultimate success story. She spent over 20 years in the banking industry before discovering the world of real estate. After attending some real estate seminars this 4 foot 11 mother of two got really excited and before you know it she’d bought and sold hundreds of properties using none of her own money or credit. Kathy holds a degree in finance and has co-authored the books- The Venus Approach to Real Estate Investing, Walking With the Wise Real Estate Investor, and Walking With the Wise Entrepreneur. She is the nation’s leading expert at finding highly qualified, motivated sellers, buyers and lenders using many types of direct mail marketing. She is known throughout the United States and Canada as the Marketing Magic Lady. She has put together a simple step-by-step system that anyone can follow to duplicate her success.

Jeff Dixon, MBA, CISP, SDIP
Vice-President of Business Development @uDirect IRA Services

Jeff Dixon has been involved with financial services for over 30 years. He worked in the Mortgage field for many years helping clients understand the best way to finance and leverage properties. Currently he is with uDirect IRA Services, a self directed IRA company which helps people understand how their retirement accounts can be used outside of the stock market, into assets like real estate, loaning money and syndications, just to mention a few. He has owned investment properties and is very familiar with what landlords have to deal with. He has an MBA in Business Administration and is a constant reader.

Jim Biggs
Founder @GOB Network

The GOB Network of Apartment Investors, an open source, democratized all inclusive platform for apartment investors to source deals, partners, capital. The platform also provides coaching, mentoring, teaching and access to partnerships as GP, KP, LP, JV and other creative deal structures. Mr. Biggs has held a professional license in real estate, as an agent in the state of Florida’s Department of Professional Regulation, presided as President of Chesterfield HOA, held an insurance license and Series 6 Securities License with the Department of Professional Regulation in Illinois and is currently a Managing Broker for the State of Indiana. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Illinois Rental Property Owners Association, National Real Estate Investors Association, Northern Indiana Creative Investors Association, Chicago Creative Investors Association, Chicago Real Estate Investor Networking Group as well as several other community and professional associations.

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Founder @Blue Ocean Capital

Chander Mishra MD MBA is an MF real estate investor and a sponsor, who has invested in over 3000 units across the US, worth over $200MM. Chander is the Founder and Senior Managing Partner of Accel Equity Group LLC, and Blue Ocean Capital a real estate investment firm specializing in multifamily investments, where he helps investors create wealth by generating double-digit returns by investing in the apartments. He is an author speaker and has appeared as a guest on multiple podcasts.Chander graduated from the MBA program at NYIT Ellis school of management and is a physician with a specialization in Cardiac Anesthesiology. He is an experienced entrepreneur, VC who has helped build and scale companies by improving their business operations and customer relations. He manages a portfolio of over 125 million at Accel Equity Group LLC, and Blue Ocean Capital he created an opportunity for investors to invest in large multifamily assets they usually don’t have access to.

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Happy New Year from New Sphere Capital and Realty411

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Realty411 Helps Investors take their Real Estate Portfolio to a NEW LEVEL in a Post-Pandemic World.

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Creating a Lasting Legacy Plan for Your Loved Ones

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By Linda Pliagas

Welcome to our new Realty411 edition.

I know many of our readers are working virtually now, and I hope you have enjoyed time bunkering down at home with your family. While it’s devastating that nearly 600,000 Americans have lost their lives to the novel coronavirus, the imposed lockdown has brought many families much closer together.
In the past twelve months I’ve spent more time with my family than in previous years. And, it’s been wonderful.
Prior to the pandemic, life was faster, schedules were busier, and often in conflict with our family time. The extra special moments shared with my aging mother and daughter, who will soon leave for college, plus my busy husband, have been precious. This increased connection has made a huge impact on my life, our family, and hopefully our future. For this reason, creating a family legacy is the focus of our cover feature for this special issue. It is often said in motivational seminars that we do more for the people we love than we do for ourselves. Family is the why behind the success of many people. Many real estate investors have confided to me during our live events that their main motivation for building a property portfolio is to leave their family with the stability of having passive income.
For this reason, it’s an honor to have Gene Guarino on our Realty411 magazine cover. Gene is one of the most sought-after educators in the REI industry and truly one of the most dedicated family men I know.
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Gene has attended numerous live Realty411 events over the years in California, Arizona, Texas, and New York. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting his lovely wife, Mona, as well as their son, Emmanuel (Manny). I’ve also worked with their daughter, Isabelle, on a few digital marketing campaigns. The Guarinos are truly one of the closest family units I’ve ever met. They are true role models for our industry, not only professionally, but in the amazing way they connect personally with one another. The love, devotion and respect they have for each other spreads to all those around them. For the past ten years, I’ve also seen Gene Gaurino skyrocket his professional career! Starting from speaking at small venues in his home state of Arizona to educating hundreds of investors at numerous professional events across the country. Plus, his RAL Academy has grown into numerous other organizations, including an industry RAL association, a speaking academy, and more.
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The most wonderful thing of all is that it seems Gene’s company expands as his family grows. For example, now that Gene and Mona’s son, Manny is married, his new bride, Beckah, is also involved in the family business. In addition to speaking at virtual and live events, Manny, along with Beckah, also manage their own RAL home. It’s been a pleasure to witness Gene’s organization (and family) grow through the years. Gene is certainly setting up a long-lasting legacy for his family. In fact, his legacy will last for generations to come!
Imagine creating a company that generates multiple streams of income on a monthly basis for your loved ones?
How powerful would that be for your children, your grand children, and even great-grandchildren?! You can create than turning point for future generations – right here, right now. And, Realty411 wants to help you do just that. In this issue, you will be able to read Gene Guarino’s wealth-building playbook. Learn from his years of business and numerous ventures. Find out what worked, and what did not. We hope Gene’s cover feature, and this entire issue, sets you on the right track to create a lasting-legacy plan for your family.
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Remember, it all starts with a plan and purpose. The journalist and best-selling author Napoleon Hill wrote in “Think and Grow Rich” that all success begins with a burning desire. But, it doesn’t just stop there. Each one of us has to then Take Action.
Join us as we all take action to improve our lives and those of our loved ones. The moment that will define your family’s life 100 years from now starts TODAY… Get started on a plan for generational success. Join us as we consciously create a secure future for our loved ones. A legacy that will withstand the test of time. To your success, Linda Pliagas Publisher PS: If you have any questions or need assistance, please call our office at 805.639.1497.