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1% Advantage: New Construction Opportunities in Memphis
Charles Lott, a builder, discusses his new construction properties for rental in the Whitehaven area. The houses are 3-bed, 2-bath, around 1,300 square feet. With a one-year builder warranty, the rental market offers a stable 1% return. Lott emphasizes the appeal of affordable housing in the $90,000-$175,000 range, providing a higher rate of return. The conversation touches on the advantages of polished concrete floors, hardy board exteriors, and the potential of emerging markets like Frayser. Overall, new construction for rentals is seen as a low-risk investment with government support.
https://mymemphisinvestmentproperties.com/podcast/1-percent-advantage-new-construction-opportunities-in-memphis/
BRRR Method: A Reality Check for Real Estate Investors
New to real estate investing? Gain invaluable insights from seasoned experts. Learn the 1% rule, set your goals, and maximize long-term returns for financial freedom!
https://mymemphisinvestmentproperties.com/podcast/brrr-method-a-reality-check-for-real-estate-investors/
Building Wealth: Memphis Real Estate Investor’s Guide
Michael Gibson, a Memphis real estate investor since 2019, emphasizes understanding markets and staying emotionally detached to make wise investments. Valuable investing tips include diversifying portfolios across various markets and creating financial reserves for unforeseen expenses, as key strategies. Michael advocates ongoing learning and the importance of knowledgeable, responsive local real estate agents while focusing on long-term wealth over quick cash flow.
https://mymemphisinvestmentproperties.com/podcast/building-wealth-memphis-real-estate-investors-guide/
Section 8 Makeover: Higher Rent, Less Risk, Memphis
Andre Smith, a placement and property manager for TNT Property Enterprises, discusses the positive changes in Section 8 housing. In the past, Section 8 had a bad reputation due to problematic tenants and low-quality properties. However, Memphis Housing Authority (MHA) and other Section 8 entities now offer slightly above-market rent, ensuring consistent payments. They’ve also introduced accountability measures, allowing landlords to take tenants to court if they damage properties. Section 8 offers a reliable source of income for landlords.
https://mymemphisinvestmentproperties.com/podcast/section-8-makeover-higher-rent-less-risk-memphis/
Unlocking Real Estate’s Potential this Holiday Season
Now is a great time to invest in real estate as the holiday season approaches. During fall and winter, the real estate market slows down, creating more inventory than buyers. This means potential bargains for investors. Diversifying your real estate portfolio across different markets and property types can reduce risk and, overall, real estate offers stability and consistent long-term growth, making it a secure investment option. It’s crucial to choose the right location and seek local expertise for informed investment decisions.
Memphis Investment Insights: New Builds and Turnkey Rentals
In this engaging discussion, the real estate team unveils a treasure trove of off-market inventory that promises exciting investment opportunities in Memphis, TN. With decades of experience, their collaboration with seasoned builders offers new construction projects in various city areas, focusing on rejuvenating blighted homes and vacant lots into lucrative 1,400 square foot, 4/2 new builds for rentals. Additional builders are actively crafting turnkey properties and rehabilitated homes with attractive returns. Amidst Memphis’ nuanced real estate landscape, a standout property in the vibrant Soulsville neighborhood emerges, ripe for Airbnb or traditional rentals. The team’s extensive investment network ensures a continuous stream of exclusive off-market listings, making this a prime moment for savvy investors.
Investing for the Future: A Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate
Discover the art of long-term asset-building in real estate, with tips on managing cash wisely and building equity. Our beginner’s guide to real estate investing gives practical examples of why you should be viewing real estate as a long-term asset-building strategy rather than a quick income source. We advise investors to prepare for unexpected expenses, maintain reserve accounts, and focus on building equity. What questions should new real estate investors ask? Including, why they should invest, how to use available cash wisely, and when to consider using home equity loans to expand their real estate portfolio.
Predicting Interest Rates & How to grow your Real Estate Wealth
Brett & Jeff predict that interest rates may decrease in the near future, benefiting investors, and they highlight Memphis as a unique market with a significant rental population, making it attractive for investment. They advise against expensive properties in favor of diversifying your portfolio with multiple properties for long-term asset growth and equity building. The hosts also debunk concerns about another housing collapse, citing the differences in today’s market compared to 2008.
Investor Financing Simplified by Loan Expert Jon Dages
Hear investor lender & your go-to guy for hassle-free financing, Jon Dages. Simplifying loans for your real estate investments. Now, Jon Dages from First Community Mortgage knows his stuff when it comes to lending to investors and that’s a rarity in our business. He’s helped us out with a couple of deals, and let me tell you, it’s been smooth sailing. Jon gets things done and doesn’t waste time with unnecessary chatter. He’s got his act together which is something we appreciate in this wild world of real estate.
Breaking Stereotypes with Honesty, Work Ethic, Integrity, and Deciphering Real Estate Acronyms
John Stamps joins us today and chats about his experiences while managing a brokerage with declining agent numbers and facing the challenge of motivating discouraged agents. In taking his own advice, he started a brokerage during a downturned economy which seemed counterintuitive, but believed the only way to go was up. Also in the discussion is the importance of integrity and making win-win decisions for property buyers, how integrity, ethics, and direct communication with clients can overcome the inherent reputation that sometimes overshadows the real estate industry from some agents appeasing clients instead of providing honest information. Finally, real estate acronyms and how real estate investment involves understanding important key terms.