Real Estate Realities With The RebelBroker

No asset protection plan? You need to listen to this show! While we spend our time trying to find great deals and make smart decisions relating to real estate, there is an entire side to the process that many investors ignore - until it is too late! So lets take some time to get into how to protect your investments. To get the latest, we will be chatting with Scott Smith of Royal Legal Solutions w...

Tariffs could be bad news for real estate. Today we will chat about the potential effects of tariffs on real estate. We will also cover some other interesting real estate news. Todays Links: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-21/congress-just-quietly-formed-committee-bail-out-200-pension-funds https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/rents-are-rising-at-the-fastest-pace-in-almost-two-years.html http://...

The key to the market right now is real estate inventory. We have gotten the numbers on builder confidence and permits. It is not good news. What is worse is that it is not the news that our real estate inventory desperately needs. Todays Links: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/homebuilder-confidence-retreats-amid-potential-challenges-to-meeting-demand.html http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2018/03...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/rebelbroker/RER20180314WED.mp3" title="2018 Real Estate Market Winners and Losers" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] The folks at bigger pockets share some insights on the 2018 real estate market winners and losers. Drawing from the great data provided from House Canary, the folks at bigger pockets share the area...

For many agents, they should fear real estate automation. But its all about adding value. Too many agents today add very little value. They list a home and let a checklist of tasks be done by their team. These agents are the most automation vulnerable. In order to remain relevant, agents need to shift focus where it should have always been anyway - on the actual needs of their clients instead of r...

It is amazing how much California real estate is going for considering the crazy stuff going on there. If I were to list off all the stats about people leaving California, the conditions folks live under and how many want to move out of the state, you would never guess that this same place also has the most expensive homes around - and getting worse! California real estate continues to see no inve...

Lets chat with real estate investor, podcast host and deal finder Matt Theriault Matt Theriault may be a successful real estate investor now, but things did not start out that way. As you will learn in todays interview, before Matt reached his high goals as a real estate investor , he found himself working as a bag boy in a supermarket for minimum wage after experiencing great success in the music...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/rebelbroker/RER20180219MON.mp3" title="What is up with housing starts?" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] Housing starts gives us the first glimpse of what is to come in new home construction. The latest numbers are not awesome when it comes to new home construction. Housing starts is well worth paying attention...

More data shows that the migration out of silicon valley is huge. We talked about San Francisco but the reality is that the huge outward migration is effecting Silicon Valley as well. But who are these folks that are leaving? What can we learn about silicon valley and where these folks are going that can help us make smarter investment choices? Tune in to todays show to talk about that. Links: htt...

The San Francisco Real Estate market is seeing an increase in a not great number. What would happen if the demand for properties in the San Francisco real estate market dropped while inventory went up? Well, some new numbers suggest that might just happen. We are going to talk about that in todays show. Plus, we take a look at what autonomous vehicles might do to the world of real estate. It is ac...

Stockton real estate is supposed to be the #4 top metro area in 2018. I had a ton of folks reach out after the show where we talked about realtor.com covering the news that one outlet believes that Stockton, CA will be the #4 metro in the country this year. We are going to take a few minutes to chat about that and look a little more closely at Stockton to see if it makes sense to make it part of o...

Scott Shatford is THE industry expert on getting the most out of AirBnB As the CEO and Co-Founder of AirDNA , Scott Shatford has built his reputation as the man who can provide an end to end solution for folks wanting to get into investing in a vacation property. Scott is the author of "The Airbnb Expert's Playbook" and has been an Airbnb entrepreneur for several years. He operates five highly suc...

The folks at credit.com share their list of 7 real estate markets ready to take off in 2018 Today we discuss what some believe to be some very promising real estate markets in 2018. Links: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-05/canadas-largest-energy-company-replacing-400-truck-drivers-self-driving-trucks https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/06/embarks-self-driving-truck-drove-2400-miles-across-the-u...

Real estate agents, buyers, sellers and investors should all know the sneaky truth. We have talked a number of times about the casual deceptions that crop up in real estate. It seems like it is infused into the fabric of the real estate business... like small pox infected blankets. They are nice and warm at the start and make you feel secure only to be the thing that results in your undoing in the...

Today we talk about the top 3 metros predicted to have the highest rent in 2018 Homeunion just released their research into the metros where we will likely see the highest rental income in 2018. Of course, we will take a look at those numbers and turn it on its head just a little to potentially unlock even greater opportunities. Knowing where the highest rent in 2018 can be earned is always a good...

Both Peter Schiff and James Stack are nervous about the real estate market [caption id="attachment_9468" align="alignright" width="300"] This should actually make you feel at little better about a downturn[/caption] The really scary part is that these are two men who correctly predicted the downturn last time. They are both seeing different things that concern them. Some of what they are seeing fe...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/rebelbroker/RER20180122MON.mp3" title="Home inventory - it's not looking good" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] The home inventory in the United States is getting even more challenging. The only way to solve our current housing situation is to get more homes on the market. We need the home inventory to rise. It...

According to the folks at US News, you should sell your home in 2018 Today we are going to review an article from US News that advises homeowners to seriously consider the idea of whether or not to sell your home in 2018 . They quote some numbers from Zillow and Trulia and offer 4 compelling reasons why you should consider selling your home in 2018. We will cover them all and see how much sense th...

I don't think they got the top real estate markets for 2018 right - lets talk about it. When it comes to good data for investors, it is hard to argue with a big operation like Zillow coming out with the top real estate markets for 2018 . Well, we do things a bit different around here and for my money, Zillow has not got it completely right. Well, at least not right for investors. Of course, this i...

Today we try to look into the future of the real estate market in 2018! The folks over at vero.com have offered up their expectations for how the real estate market will perform in 2018. So lets take a look and see what to expect in the coming year! Todays Links: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-11/u-s-consumer-comfort-rises-to-highest-level-in-almost-17-years http://www.veros.com/f...

A change in the flood plain maps could impact your home! On todays show we are going to talk about some numbers that paint a picture of a public that is not doing well when compared to past decades in terms of net worth and debt ratios. This is particularly troubling when you consider all the various challenges to the stability of the economy that we are likely to face. You would want the public b...

The University of San Diego Burnham-Moores Center makes predictions on real estate in 2018 Every year, a conference occurs at the University of San Diego where they make some predictions about the coming year. Well, they have made some predictions for real estate in 2018 and today, we are going to review them! Alternative Credit Scores - That Ignore Credit Measuring credit by not measuring it Just...

Today we count the real estate agent lies. real estate agent liesYou guys know I hate this stuff. The casual lies that folks in real estate are willing to tell just blow me away. Today, we are going to run through a letter I received today and how to spot the lies and how to handle them. I want all you real estate agents listening too! Consider this your "What not to do" lesson for the day. So tun...

It is that time of year to find what you are thankful for! [caption id="" align="alignright" width="259"] Be thankful for Pie... very thankful.[/caption] If you are already someone who embraces the idea of taking a calculated risk, you are ahead of the game. One of the most common topics listeners bring up with me is overcoming their hesitation with investment related risk. On todays show, lets ta...