Is It Time to Turn Your Rentals Into Notes

Photo of Eddie Speed, founder of NoteSchool, featured in MAREI’s article on why investors are shifting from rentals to seller-financed mortgage notes.

Eddie Speed reveals why traditional rentals are producing weaker cap rates and how seller financing can generate higher income with fewer headaches. This article explains the shift, defines key terms like cap rate and non-QM loans, and shows how note investing works in today’s market.

Siri Just Killed Cold Calling — What Real Estate Investors Need to Know

Siri Just Killed Cold Calling — What Real Estate Investors Need to Know

Apple’s newest iOS update just made cold calling nearly impossible. Siri now screens unknown callers — cutting off your pitch before it starts. Discover what this means for real estate investors and how to pivot toward inbound marketing, automation, and attraction-based lead generation using tools like REI BlackBook and upcoming MAREI training events.

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Becoming a private lender and cash partner in real estate investing

Thinking about becoming a private lender or cash partner? Learn how private lending works in real estate and how investors evaluate deals and risk.

REIA Sense: November 2024

Graphic for our monthly REIA Sense post from Charles Tassell with National REIA

Extend & Pretend in the commercial world has transitioned to “Pray and Delay.” With over $1 trillion in office commercial property past due on refinancing, the banks and many equity groups have been pushing for rapid reductions in the interest rate. While spreads have shrunk, many commercial properties still face the double whammy of higher vacancy rates […]

MAREI Master Class: How Wholesaling Really Works

Alan Chantker teaches “How Wholesaling Really Works in Today’s Market” — a MAREI Online Masterclass for real estate investors.

Wholesaling sounds simple: find a deal, lock it up, sell the contract, and cash a check. But if you’ve tried it lately, you know it’s not that easy. Competition is up. Inventory is down. And what worked in 2020 just doesn’t cut it anymore. How Wholesaling Really Works in Today’s Market. That’s why MAREI is […]