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5 Tips for Avoiding Burnout as You Start Your Own Business

5 Tips for Avoiding Burnout as You Start Your Own Business

Burnout is one of the biggest threats to entrepreneurs, regardless of the industry you work in. Starting and maintaining your own business is a huge amount of work. Many entrepreneurs thrive on that kind of pressure and level of work, but no matter how much you love...

How to Start a Consulting Company

How to Start a Consulting Company

Starting a consulting business in an area requiring a high degree of specialization/expertise is a great idea, especially in today’s market, where the demand for such services is quite high. The startup process for such a business is quite lengthy and demanding, given...

Competition in Conforming Real Estate Loans

Competition in Conforming Real Estate Loans

Following the real estate crash, there was a time when it was challenging to find financing to fund nearly any real estate project. Before the crash, there were plenty of loans for real estate investment projects, even when those investments were in some cases far out...

Private Equity Real Estate Funds are Facing New Challenges

Private Equity Real Estate Funds are Facing New Challenges

Recently, private equity real estate fund managers have begun to prepare for more pressure in the future. In the past few years, they’ve enjoyed plenty of fundraising opportunities, but it seems as though that trend may change. Record high levels of assets are being...

What is Flipping a House?

What is Flipping a House?

Flipping a house is a common practice that real estate professionals are getting involved with more. Some people have built entire careers out of house-flipping and others who have no other interest in real estate flip houses as a hobby or simply so they can live in...

4 Benefits of Focusing on Single-Family Real Estate

4 Benefits of Focusing on Single-Family Real Estate

Single-family real estate is a common investing option for those looking to get involved in real estate investing. More and more people are looking for single homes for rental purposes. There are certainly benefits to investing in multifamily when compared to single...

5 Tips for Getting Started in Real Estate Investing

5 Tips for Getting Started in Real Estate Investing

Real estate is a booming market, especially right now. Around the country, there are great opportunities for people to get involved in real estate and invest in a variety of projects. There are many different ways you can get involved in real estate, even as far as...