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How to Ensure Your Real Estate Investment is Profitable – NuWire Investor

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Real estate investments are one of the best ways to build up your net worth. When done right, it can be a very lucrative business, but if done wrong, it can be a costly venture. One of the biggest benefits, though, is that you can start investing in real estate  with minimal cash compared to the total asset value you’re able to control. This allows investors to experience huge increases in net worth, much quicker than other investment opportunities. But how exactly can you guarantee that this will be a worthwhile investment? Listed below are some tips that will help you successfully navigate the real estate market: Choose a Good Location When people search for a property, whether it’s for residential, commercial, or vacation purposes, the first thing that they usually consider is its location. Is it near their school or workplace? Is it in the center of a busy thoroughfare where many people can see their products and services? Is it readily accessible to tourist spots and other no

Real Estate Fintech ZSuite Raises $6M, Spins Out from Leader Bank – Banker & Tradesman

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Arlington-based, $1.5 billion-asset Leader Bank has completed spinning out an in-house fintech, ZSuite Technologies, that offers software tools that help banks serve real estate owners and property managers. At the same time, ZSuite announced it had raised $6 million in outside funding in order to start selling to banks and credit unions nationwide. As part of the spin-out, ZSuite Technologies will bring with it the popular ZRent and ZDeposit products created by Leader Bank’s product development division. Together ZRent and ZDeposit offer landlords and property managers a platform to automate rent and condo payments, digitize security deposit account opening and aid state-specific security deposit compliance. ZSuite’s C-suite will be staffed by a mix of fintech veterans and banking executives. Nathan Baumeister will be the firm’s CEO and Aaron Coleman will be its chief sales officer, both of whom served as senior leaders at Austin, Texas-based Kasasa, They are joined by

Zephyr Real Estate Welcomes Eileen Mougeot – Yahoo Finance

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Eileen Mougeot , formerly with Hill & Co., has joined the ranks of Zephyr Real Estate. Hailing from Northwestern Connecticut, she attended Simmons College in Boston and the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is fluent in both English and French. ” data-reactid=”11″ type=”text”>SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eileen Mougeot , formerly with Hill & Co., has joined the ranks of Zephyr Real Estate. Hailing from Northwestern Connecticut, she attended Simmons College in Boston and the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is fluent in both English and French. Eileen spent most of her real estate career at Hill & Co. where she was a consistent top producer, a managing broker and Vice President. Feeling the need for a change, she carefully considered various options before selecting Zephyr as her new home. She specializes in both San Francisco and Southern Marin properties, and brings with her a vast customer base and derives the bulk of her business from r

Zephyr Real Estate Welcomes Eileen Mougeot – GlobeNewswire

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August 15, 2019 12:00 ET | Source: Zephyr Real Estate photo-release Eileen-Mougeot Zephyr Real Estate Welcomes Eileen Mougeot Zephyr Real Estate SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eileen Mougeot , formerly with Hill & Co., has joined the ranks of Zephyr Real Estate. Hailing from Northwestern Connecticut, she attended Simmons College in Boston and the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is fluent in both English and French. Eileen spent most of her real estate career at Hill & Co. where she was a consistent top producer, a managing broker and Vice President. Feeling the need for a change, she carefully considered various options before selecting Zephyr as her new home. She specializes in both San Francisco and Southern Marin properties, and brings with her a vast customer base and derives the bulk of her business from repeat and referral

Denton County saw the biggest jump in July home sales – Dallas News

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Denton County’s housing market was the big winner in July’s bump in Dallas-Fort Worth home sales. North Texas single-family home sales by real estate agents jumped 7% last month from a year ago to a record number of properties purchased in one month. And median sales prices in the area were 3% higher than they were in July 2018. Denton County had the biggest jump in home sales in the D-FW area, with about 16% more houses trading than a year earlier, according to data from the MetroTex Association of Realtors. Median sales prices in Denton County were up a measly 1.3% year-over-year to $324,029. Tarrant County – which is the most affordable of the metro area counties – had the largest number of July sales. Real estate agents sold 2,868 Tarrant County homes, a 2.4% rise from 2018 levels. The median sales price in Tarrant County was $247,194 – below the North Texas median price of $272,880. Collin County had the highest median prices at $343,000, a scant 0.3% higher than

Why Randi Ball Left the Ad World for Hamptons Real Estate – Daily Front Row

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For Randi Ball, year-round Hamptons life and real estate were both unexpected — and unexpectedly amazing. The Corcoran broker dishes on her deep adoration for Amagansett, the area’s absolute best guac spot, and the latest trends in lower levels. What were you doing before working in real estate? I was living in New York City, and I had a career in advertising. I had my own company, and I was a rep for different companies that made TV commercials, production companies, editing companies, and music companies. It was pretty much like being an agent, not dissimilar to real estate — you work on commission, what you brought in was what you got. Instead of selling houses, I was selling talent. What lured you out East? My family had a weekend beach house in Amagansett for about 20 years when, 10 years ago, we decided it was time to get out of the city and moved out here full-time. We had two little kids, I had closed my business, and [NYC] wasn’t really working for us anymore. So we tho

Jeffrey Epstein’s Curious Ties to His Brother’s Real-Estate Business – New York Magazine

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Mark Epstein attends the Sing for Hope Gala in New York on October 24, 2016. Photo: Owen Hoffmann/Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend likely means that his criminal case will not proceed. But in a statement Saturday, Attorney General William Barr issued a sharp warning: “Any co-conspirators should not rest easy.” There has been plenty of speculation as to whom may be held responsible for helping or enabling Epstein, from his alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, to the attorneys who handled his business dealings for decades . While he has not been accused of involvement in the sex offender’s crimes, new details about Jeffrey’s younger brother, Mark Epstein, have raised questions about their business ties, and how close the pair really were. Jeffrey and Mark grew up together in the Sea Gate community in Brooklyn. Mark, who is a year-and-a-half you