Should You Pay Off the Mortgage on Your Rental Property Early?
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Should You Pay Off the Mortgage on Your Rental Property Early?

One of the critical strategies involved in purchasing and owning rental properties is using leverage. In a perfect scenario, you will purchase a property primarily using borrowed money. Then, the rent income from the property will not only pay the mortgage, but it will also provide you with a small profit. Over many years, that…

Real Estate Crowdfunding: Everything You Need to Know
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Real Estate Crowdfunding: Everything You Need to Know

While raising the funding that you need for a real estate project can be difficult, there is a new option that many people are turning toward to make this process easier. Real estate crowdfunding, while still relatively new, is growing in popularity. Its entirely reasonable to be confused about this type of crowdfunding and to…

Real Estate Crowdfunding with Fundrise
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Real Estate Crowdfunding with Fundrise

This is a testimonial in partnership with Fundrise. We earn a commission from partner links on DoughRoller. All opinions are our own. Real estate is one of the safest and most profitable investment options for people. However, many investors are limited in their capacity to buy real estate because property values are high and out…

8 Best U.S. Housing Markets for Real Estate Investing
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8 Best U.S. Housing Markets for Real Estate Investing

The best time to invest in real estate was a decade ago when the market bottomed out and investment properties could be scooped up for pennies on the dollar. These properties would have been growing in value for the past few years, hopefully netting you not only equity but also monthly passive income. But what…

Fundrise vs. RealtyMogul – Which Crowdfunding Real Estate Platform is Better?
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Fundrise vs. RealtyMogul – Which Crowdfunding Real Estate Platform is Better?

Real estate crowdfunding has been on the rise in recent years, because it gives investors opportunities to participate in complex property investments, especially commercial real estate, with very little money upfront. And since commercial real estate is one of the most time-honored ways the rich build wealth, they’ve opened up an entire investment segment to…

The 1% Solution–How to Determine if a Rental Property is a Good Investment
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The 1% Solution–How to Determine if a Rental Property is a Good Investment

When I first began looking into real estate investing, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what criteria I would use in selecting which property to buy. I have built many Excel spreadsheets with mind-numbing calculations and data, all geared to finding that perfect investment property. The biggest question is always this–how…

10 Things I Learned from Flipping Real Estate (and Why I’ll Never Do It Again)
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10 Things I Learned from Flipping Real Estate (and Why I’ll Never Do It Again)

Thanks to reality TV shows, the concept of flipping a home has become enticing for many people. We’ve all seen the shows where smooth real estate agents and investors swoop in, then make an obscenely low offer on a home that needs a little work. They spend a few weeks rehabbing the property, stage it…