real estate investment

Real Estate Investment Financing: Options Everyone Should Know About

By Jenni Utz Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Real estate is among the most valuable, tangible assets in the world.So don’t believe the hype sold to you on those late-night infomercials that can be possessed for free. When you do a slight bit of scratching under the surface – or defining the term “free...

Do I Need an LLC For My Investment Property?

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, May 11, 2021

“You have to hold your investment property in the name of an LLC!” You have probably heard something like this if you sit in a seminar or forum for newbie real estate investors. You may also have heard someone argue “You don’t need an LLC! Liabil...

Know Thy Numbers: Rental Property Profit Analysis

By Jenni Utz Monday, April 26, 2021

Mom gave great advise when warned us to look both ways before crossing the road. She was teaching us the importance of analyzing your situation before stepping into potential disaster.That principle serves real estate investors well when analyzing rental properties to purchase. C...

Real Estate Wholesaling: Perfect Pivot Business Opportunity

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, December 22, 2020

With the real estate market being so hot right now and interest rates remaining low, the real estate opportunities abound.In this series, we’ve been looking at multiple ways you can jump into real estate investing to make money and build wealth. Now, we’ll look at ano...

What You Should Know About Crowdfunding Real Estate Investing

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, December 8, 2020

We know that real estate provides one of the most lucrative options for those looking for long-term, stable investment returns. Unlike stocks or bonds, the real estate market isn’t as prone to wild minute-to-minute fluctuations, and real estate can offer more stable and bet...

Turnkey Rental Property for Hands-Off Investing

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, November 10, 2020

If you’re looking to invest in real estate for maximum upside potential and financial benefits while avoiding the common headaches that come with landlording, you should consider turnkey rental property investing.Next to investing in the real estate market via REITs, turnke...

6 Real Estate Investment Options Everyone Should Know About – Part 1

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 27, 2020

2020 brings a tremendous opportunity to Americans. With 10-year record low interest rates, it’s literally a better time than most other times in U.S. history to buy property. In the midst of all the craziness of this year, historic, global pandemic, racial unrest, econ...

How to Calculate Real Estate Investment Returns

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Real estate has the reputation as a “good investment.” But how good? Better than stocks? Bonds? Gold? The answer is always “it depends.” If you buy the right property at the right time, real estate investments can run circles around those other invest...

Top 5 Benefits of Real Estate Investing in Westminster Maryland

By Jenni Utz Thursday, March 12, 2020

Let’s face it.There’s far too many options out there that all claim to be great vehicles for accumulating wealth and providing an early retirement for the investor.Every single one of the plethora of investment instruments out there all promise the world. But sadly, m...

Looking Ahead to 2020: Rental Price Trends Investors Should Know About [PART 2]

By Jenni Utz Monday, January 20, 2020

Part 1 Part 2Rent rates rose in 2019 and will continue to rise in 2020 because people are renting more and renting longer than they did before.On a national level, median rental rates rose from 4.1% for one-bedroom units, reaching $1,078 per month by the close of 2019. In the sam...