By Gene Guarino Is it easy to start an Assisted Living home? How easy is it to start an assisted living home? To those of us that own and operate these homes, we get asked that question quite often. The answer is “it depends”. I don’t know you, your background, what you’ve done, what makes sense to Continue Reading
Business Plans For Opening An Assisted Living Home
By Gene Guarino Why do I need a Business Plan? The number one reason to have a business plan is for you, so that you have clarity of vision of who you are, what you’re doing and where you’re going. The second reason, is to help raise capital. No private investor or a lender is going to give you Continue Reading
Millennials and Short-Term Rentals
By Holly Lynn Millennials or Generation Y are a demographic that range in birth dates between 1980 and 1996. They are becoming an increasing group that is opting for short-term rentals instead of purchasing homes. Especially the younger members of the millennial group. There are many reasons why Continue Reading
This Is What Will Really Cause The Next Housing Crash…
By Fuquan Bilal Whether you believe we are already in a correction or not, here’s the one thing that may really be responsible for tipping the housing market over the edge. It’s sellers asking too much. Who’s to Blame for the Housing Crash? There were lots of people, groups and organizations Continue Reading
REAL ESTATE: USING INFLATION TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
By Glenn Mananeng Inflation is an increase in prices for goods and services. In other words, as time goes by, your buying power becomes less compared to the previous years with the same amount of money. Picture yourself in the 90s and you have around $1 million dollars. Seems like a hefty amount of Continue Reading
Hindsight Is 2020: What To Learn From The Last Decade In Real Estate
By Fuquan Bilal Hindsight is always 20/20. Now looking back over the past decade, everything that has happened in real estate is pretty obvious. What can we take from it as we move into 2020 and the next decade? Market Recap: 2009-2019 Even though some cities were already being hit hard by the Continue Reading
Senior Housing – Big Box vs A Real “Home”
By Gene Guarino What would you rather live in… a “home” or a warehouse? When it comes to senior housing facilities, there are generally two types: Big Box facilities and Residential Assisted Living Homes. In general they offer the same type of service, but how they deliver the housing or a “home” Continue Reading
WANNA KNOW WHAT MAKES A HOUSE UNSELLABLE?
By Glenn Mananeng So, you’ve finally decided to sell your house. You prep up the property, do all of the paperwork, get it listed and think that you’re good to go, only to find nobody’s buying your house. Bummer right? Well, you have to back up a bit and think why; is there something wrong with Continue Reading
8TH ANNUAL INCOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPO RETURNS TO PASADENA ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH
Income Property Management Expo offers property owners, managers and real estate professionals a full day of speakers, education, an exhibit hall and the nationally acclaimed Maintenance Mania® competition. Held at Pasadena Convention Center on Tuesday, March 24th from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, admission is Continue Reading
OFFICER AND HANDS-ON REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRAINER PUTS STUDENT SUCCESS FIRST
By Karen A. Walker For Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer and master real estate investment teacher and trainer Alton Jones and his wife, Rocio, it’s all about relationships, helping others succeed and being your best self. Every day. Every minute. But while Jones has helped people Continue Reading
Real Estate Investing: A Market Correction is Coming
By Tim Houghten It’s inevitable. A market correction is coming. The market has been on a high for years now. In 2018 alone, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a record high 15 times. If history has taught us anything, it’s that the market cannot sustain those highs for that long without a Continue Reading
Future Proofing Your Money In Uncertain Times
By Fuquan Bilal Do you know where the markets are headed now? How can you future proof your money, even if you aren’t sure? Where is the World Headed? The beginning of 2016 seemed to spur an extended run in real estate and the economy. Then in 2018 it seemed that the stock market and real estate Continue Reading
HOW TO DEAL WITH DAMAGES DONE TO YOUR PROPERTY
By Glenn Mananeng To some landlords, owning a rental property is not only an investment, but it can also be their sole source of income to feed their own family. There can be times where being a landlord can be too much especially when dealing with problematic tenants. A common problem that Continue Reading
What Is A Real Estate Syndication?
By Fuquan Bilal Real estate syndications are a term that is trending again. What are they? Among the real estate investment opportunities on the landscape today are real estate syndications. How do they work? What are the advantages of syndicated real estate deals? How are they different from Continue Reading
