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6 FREE Money Management Apps for Real Estate Investors

By Chris Clothier on Fri, Aug 28, 2015

For real estate investors, money management is a big deal. After all, when you’re trying to save up for anything: your next big purchase, a vacation, retirement...it’s important to know where your money is going and if it’s being used most effectively. There are a lot of financial apps out there, but not all of them are worth their salt.

We’re looking at money management apps that are known for their high satisfaction rates, innovative approaches or useful features that shake up the way we plan our finances. And by the way: they’re FREE.

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A Look Back at the Summer of Dallas Real Estate!

By Chris Clothier on Thu, Aug 27, 2015

As we move on towards September and anticipate cooler weather, let’s take the chance to reflect on the temperature of the real estate markets that we’ve chosen to invest in. We’ve already covered Memphis and Houston, and now our attention turns to Dallas!

Similar to Houston, Dallas’ economy is affected by the state of the oil industry and, despite some recent lows, it hasn’t done much in the way of slowing Dallas real estate down.

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Part-Time Real Estate Investors: Build a Plan that Works for YOU

By Chris Clothier on Mon, Aug 24, 2015

Everyone has a different plan anda different preference when it comes to investing in real estate. Full-time, part-time, turnkey, fix and flip...the list is endless.

One would think that being a part-time real estate investor is the easiest way to go: and most of the time, that’s true. But it’s not because the investor is part time. In fact, if you go into the world of real estate investment without understanding the work that goes into it, you’ll wind up biting off more than you can chew.

Part-time investing—not relying on your investments as your only source of income, in other words—can be very rewarding. If done right, having a well thought out and secure business plan for investing in real estate is the surest pathway to earning passive income. But how exactly do you ‘do it right’?

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3 Keys to Effective Online Marketing in Real Estate Investment

By Chris Clothier on Sun, Aug 23, 2015

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How are people finding your real estate investment business? This is an important question to ask yourself not only in the beginning of your journey as a real estate investor, but throughout the entire process. Periodically, you need to look at and re-evaluate your real estate marketing strategies.

At Memphis Invest, we are constantly evaluating our strategy and reviewing how vistors are finding our website.  From there, we want to look at which visitors actually follow-through with one-to-one phone strategy sessions with a portfolio adviser and which ones become clients.  Not all marketing strategies create equal opportunities and some work better than others.

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5 Hurdles Young real estate Investors Must Overcome to Be Successful

By Chris Clothier on Sat, Aug 22, 2015

Being young isn’t easy. Granted, there are a lot of perks: energy, imagination, ambition...but there’s also a lack of experience that’s unavoidable and looked down upon by most seasoned professionals.  Unfortunately, looking down upon young real estate investors seems to be a past time for those who have been real estate investing for a while.

Young folks have a lot to offer, not only to their current generation, but to older, more seasoned investors, too. We all have to start somewhere, after all — why not start investing in real estate when we’re young?

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Boost Positive Cash Flow with a Creative Approach to Rent

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Aug 18, 2015

Investing in real estate doesn’t mean giving up your creative side. Successful real estate investors know when it’s time to innovate and grow their businesses with a little right-brained thinking.  If you sit back and think about it, real estate investing and creativity have pretty much been limited to the cable-shows and the goofy personalities they have created.  Unfortunately, that is not the creativity that really allows business to grow and benefits such as increased profits and revenue to flow.
 
Creativity doesn’t just live in clever marketing: it should have a place in your business practices, too. One of the easiest ways to be creative for the benefit of your real estate investments is how you handle rent payments.

There are three primary points to consider before changing things up:

  1. As an investor, ensuring excellent customer service for your tenants is key to growing a positive reputation.  You will never make 100% of the tenants or even applicants happy 100% of the time.  However, put the effort in to hit that mark.  It will make it a lot easier to ignore the few who decide a nasty online post is their best route....whether it is truthful or not!

  2. Many renters live paycheck-to-paycheck and value flexibility in paying rent.  This is a new reality and landlords as well as property management companies need to creatively figure out flexible payments.

  3. Grace periods, though helpful to tenants, can promote bad habits.  Bad habits are the last thing you want to promote in a tenant!

With these in mind, consider: how can you innovate in how tenants pay their rent and improve customer service without extending too-lenient grace periods?

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Congratulations to Carol Henderson...Celebrating 10 Years With Memphis Invest!

By Chris Clothier on Tue, Aug 18, 2015

The whole team at Memphis Invest wanted to congratulate Carol Henderson on her 10 year anniversary with the company!  What a fantastic accomplishment to make it 10 years in this crazy, fun workplace.  Carol has been an integral part of our team and played an instrumental role int he growth and development of our company.

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Memphis Trends Mark Positive Real Estate Investing Waves

By Chris Clothier on Sat, Aug 15, 2015

While Memphis might not be the biggest fish out there for real estate investing according to most, it doesn’t mean our great city doesn’t hold its own. Exciting economic opportunities are opening up in Memphis thanks to blossoming commercial and retail sectors.  This week, Dean Jernigan of Jernigan Capital announced plans to move the publicly traded companies corporate headquarters from Miami, FL. along with offices in Cleveland, OH. to the Poplar corridor in East Memphis.  This makes the 13th publicly traded company to headquarter in Memphis.  

This is great news for the business crowd in Memphis and made many stand up and cheer since Mr. Jernigan is no stranger to building huge companies in Memphis.   Along with some impressive gains in the housing market announced this week it is hard to be more excited.  While all markets have their ups-and-downs (Memphis real estate included), it’s hard not to get excited when you hear about what the local economy is cooking up.

We know, of course, that Memphis was named of the best places for millennials to be — and our great city is well on her way to proving it. From the opening of the Bass Pro Shops megastore in the iconic Memphis Pyramid to IKEA’s plan to plant a flag, the healthy and growing retail and commercial markets are playing a big part in the overall health of the economy: and in the performance of the real estate market.

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4 Steps to Protecting Your Investment Property from Heat and Humidity

By Chris Clothier on Wed, Aug 12, 2015

Summer isn’t all fun and games. For many of us (especially in the Southern and Southwestern U.S.), summer can get unbearable. Heat, whether dry or humid, demands a conscious effort to wear sunscreen and stay hydrated.

People aren’t the only things that can be damaged by sun, heat and humidity. Properties can also be worn down by harsh summer heat. Just like in winter, we have to be mindful of how temperatures can pose problems for our investment properties.

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6 Important Real Estate Investing Articles You May Have Missed

By Chris Clothier on Mon, Aug 10, 2015

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So many real estate articles, so little time. If you don’t take the time to check all the blogs and news sources every day, chances are you’ll miss a lot of great content. That’s why every week, we compile a list of great real estate must-reads from some of the best real estate blogs on the web.

Whether it’s real estate news or handy tips for investors from leading industry experts, these articles are a great place to start for catching up on your reading.

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The Perks & Perils of Private Money Lending & Real Estate Investing

By Chris Clothier on Fri, Aug 7, 2015

 

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How to Lend Private Money In Real Estate Successfully

Increasingly, real estate investors are looking for alternative ways to invest their money in the real estate investing game. Portfolios are diversifying, new methods of investing are taking center stage, and it always seems like there’s something new shaking up the market.

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Top Apps & Devices for Maximizing Rental Property Security

By Chris Clothier on Wed, Aug 5, 2015

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5 Useful Tools for Maximizing Rental Property Security

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Investment property security is no joke. Not only do real estate investors and property managers have a responsibility to protect their tenants, but they also have to consider how security can mitigate overall risk.

From security apps that control your security system remotely to GPS-tracking alarm raisers, we’re counting down some of the most useful security devices out there for real estate investors: whether for your properties or your personal safety. While there is front end cost for solid security, it’s well worth it in the end in terms of protection and value.

Here are just a few cutting-edge tools that can protect your investments.

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3 Things That Happened in Houston Real Estate This Summer

By Chris Clothier on Mon, Aug 3, 2015

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What's Been Happening In Houston Real Estate...?

For the past few years, Houston has been the place to be for real estate. After the housing bubble burst, Houston fared better than the vast majority of comparable markets. A strong local economy was a big contributing factor to mitigating the effect of the market crash: continuing to attract young professionals and industry where other cities slumped.

Houston wound up at the forefront of housing market recovery, bringing in the eyes and ears of real estate experts, investors, Realtors, homeowners and job-seekers alike. For many, Houston became a model of recovery.

With that kind of pressure and attention, some were afraid Houston’s real estate would buckle, resulting in a crash and burn.

Some think it might still happen. Why? It boils down to Houston doing too well. The scales are tipped highly in favor of sellers with skyrocketing prices and exponential demand. A tighter inventory on top of sluggish home building only kept that trend going.

But what’s really been going on in Houston?

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