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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 your home? If you’re still clueless as to why your home is not selling, worry not.…

Real estate offers a wide variety of investment options. As an investor, you might be looking for properties that offer low purchase price, low maintenance cost, high profitability, and high appreciation. Although there’s no such thing as a perfect investment property, single family homes are a good option that’s close enough as long as it’s done right. Our team at…

Real estate investing is a journey. The earlier you muster up the guts to take that first step, the sooner you’ll reach your financial goals. Beginners in real estate usually start their careers around their 30s or 40s. It may be due to fear, inadequate knowledge about the field, or the lack of capital to start investing. In real estate, there are no age limit nor…

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 money especially if you’re thinking of settling in for retirement. Fast forward to the…

Need more money to invest in real estate? Where can you get another $10M in capital from?

The ironic thing about money for real estate is that you rarely have too much of it. You can for a little while, especially if you’ve raised a lot and have your latest deal oversubscribed to. It’s happened to many funds recently. Though sooner or later, the reason…

What’s the best time of year to invest in real estate?

There are macro cycles which can influence buying and selling, but every year has its own seasons and peaks for investors too. Experienced investors know that there can be spikes in listings as summer approaches, prices tend to soften in mid fall, and the end of the year can be chaos for closings.…

Who is investing in real estate funds best for?

There are many ways to invest in real estate. You can try to fix and flip houses DIY style, do the Airbnb thing, rent multifamily apartments to students, and buy mortgage notes. Then there is simply investing in the real estate funds that do these things. Who is fund invest ideal for compared to these…

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 market became exceedingly frothy. Stocks and properties in some…

What factors should real estate investors be watching for the second half of 2019 and beyond?

The residential real estate market in the US has continued to stay much stronger than expected. Though there are a variety of factors at play, which may influence opportunities through the rest of the year. Here’s what to watch over the next couple of…

Active note investors are going to want their own websites to establish credibility and do business more efficiently online. Whether you are using online assets to raise money to buy notes, or sell your notes, here are five things I learned in the process of developing new websites over the past couple of months.

While we still haven’t unveiled…

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 blamed for the housing bubble and crash in 2006-2008.

At…

What’s the top risk that investors in real estate are facing today?

There is still a lot of opportunity out there. There are great deals to be made. Yet, it is also true that it is taking more attention to detail and effort to find the really profitable deals. Market well, in addition to buying, structuring, and managing right, and you’ll be okay if…

Do you have the three things you need most out of your investing for this year and beyond?

Many are finding it hard to make sense of the market right now. The media headlines proclaim the economy is awesome and supercharged with growth and low unemployment. Yet, the hard data and other signals suggest there are some corrections in the works. The bottom…

What is the best day of the year for real estate investors?

I think Mother’s Day is a strong contender. It’s hard to beat from both a business point of view, and in being personally meaningful.

If you’re not a mother yourself, then you’ve got mothers in your life. Either they work with or for you, rent from you, support you in your investing, or…

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Arbitrage is both a very basic concept and a high level strategy deployed by sophisticated investors and entrepreneurs. It’s used for efficiently creating great profits, with a lot less hassle and stress. So, how does it work? Who is using it? How can you apply it?

Who Uses Arbitrage to Supersize their Potential &…

Is it time to rethink the way you think about funds and invest in them?

There are all types of funds.…

July 9, 2015, was the date the first funding request was facilitated at CiX.com

Since that day 4 years ago

CIX.com has helped to provide funding for tens of thousands of investors all around the…

Manhattan has fallen. For over a year the heart of the Big Apple has been battling a real estate correction. While it may not be fun for NYC homeowners, it makes other markets like New Jersey look really appealing to investors.

The Fall of Manhattan

Manhattan’s real estate market has been beaten up, beat down and stomped on over the last year.…