Author name: Boston REIA

One of the biggest fallacies I hear many new investors talk about is how much money they are going to make by buying a C-class property in a B-class area, then reposition the property and cash out. Or it could be a B-class in an A-area. Regardless, they never understand what repositioning really means because the most important […]

Steve Murray, REAL Trends, and Andrew Waite, NEXZUS Publishing Group. The authors thank Tim Herriage, 2020 REI Group, for providing inspiration, support and practical advice throughout this project. The Iceberg Report follows previous studies by the authors in 2008 and 2012 that examined the market size and investor value in single-family residential (SFR) real estate

Have you had a chance to check out Realeflow’s brand new state-of-the-art Comping Engine yet? If not, you’re going to want to take a few minutes to log into Realeflow and get your hands on it. We recognized that our old Comping Engine had some flaws, so we worked really hard to make it a

Equity Trust IRA rolled out a new program exclusively for members of the Boston Real Estate Investors Association, the only National REIA Chapter in Mass. Benefits include a free account for one full year (no annual maintenance fee), National REIA Gold Level Service and several complementary educational products. We created a dedicated phone line for

Do you know that you can attend free house rehab and remodeling workshops at your local Home Depot. Whether you’re a new house flipper or a seasoned rehabber, the folks at Home Depot can always teach you a thing or two about the trade. One such workshop showed me a product that I didn’t even

URGENT NEW FILING DEADLINES FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND C CORPS March 15.2017 Partnerships (NEW DEADLINE) New deadline for calendar-year Partnerships to file annual tax returns (Form 1065) is March 15 and the 15th day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year (for fiscal-year partnerships). (Previously, these returns are due on April 15,

You need to raise money so that you can make money in real estate. Other People’s Money Your return on investment is higher when you use other people’s money. You can use less of your own money when you use other people’s money. One of the best ways to raise money to invest in real

Most Children Live With Two Parents This might not come as a shock, but more children live in homes with two parents.  Indeed, the majority of America’s 73.7 million children under age 18 live in families with two parents (69%), according to recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.  The second most common family arrangement

Just Under 2% of all Mortgages in Foreclosure According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as of Q3 2016, 1.55% of all mortgages nationwide were in some stage of foreclosure. States such as Florida and California saw foreclosures increase early in the crisis but they have fallen steadily since their peaks with foreclosure inventory rates down

Top Cities for Thanksgiving What are the best cities across America for Thanksgiving feasts?  Home-finding site Trulia recently put that question to the test and came up with the three best cities in each U.S. region that are “truly the best places to induce the infamous Thanksgiving food coma.”  To compile this list, they sifted