No one is a fan of tax season. It can be a real hassle getting together all of your financial records for the previous year and understanding the sum total of your tax obligations. But, if you started buy and hold investing in 2015, tax…
At ZINC Financial, we offer house flipping loans for investors ranging from first-time flippers to serious industry pros. To make our residential rehab loans as beneficial as possible, we’ve broken them down into three separate programs. ZINC Rehab Beginner On the first tier, we have…
Flipping houses and rental real estate investing both have their fair share of challenges, and both have a number of great perks. If you’re trying to decide whether flipping houses or renting homes makes more sense for you, take a look at these pros and…
Spring is nearly upon us, which means that the ideal time for buying investment properties is winding down, and the ideal time for selling is ramping up. As you get ready to make the most of the spring housing market, here are some factors that…
Looking at the data from 2015 and the expected trends for 2016, it looks like this year will be an interesting one for house flippers. While house flippers are still making excellent profits in markets like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, the total…
Winter is the best season for purchasing rehab properties. Prices are low, demand is down, and buying in the winter gives you enough time to rehab a house before the peak buying season of summer. But we realize that winter is also the hardest season…
Real estate joint ventures can work in a number of different ways. They can take the form of an informal handshake agreement between two friends (a structure that we do NOT recommend), they can be a written agreement between two investment partners, or they can…
After several years of rebuilding following the housing crisis, numerous indicators show that 2016 will be a return to normalcy for the US housing market. High numbers of foreclosed properties are a thing of the past, which is great for the housing market as a…
Success as a house flipper isn’t easily come by. It takes a dedicated approach to studying the markets, staying on top of the latest listings, and cultivating a team of experts who you can trust to help you turn a shabby old house into a…
Last month, ZINC Financial launched our new real estate joint ventures program. This program opens up new opportunities for experienced investors who need a leg up in the current marketplace. The team here at ZINC is excited to step beyond our typical house flipping loans…