At this magazine, we have a duty to “tell it like it is.” We shine a spotlight on deserving companies that are helping further this industry (see our Top 50 list starting on Page 58) and we also call your attention to those individuals and entities that do not put the interests of investors first. 

In the May-June 2014 issue we take a look at the top investment cities is Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina and the opportunities available for investing in mobile homes.  Also included in the May-June 2014 issue is the National Real Estate Investors Association’s Opportunity, Action and Resource Guide.

Real estate investing is not hard, but there are a lot of moving parts.  Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine can help you make sense of it all.

SPECIAL AWARDS ISSUE: Winners of the 2016 Think Realty Awards of Distinction are spotlighted. TURNAROUND SPECIALISTS: Equistream business model enables its founders to “do good” while doing well. ONE-TO-ONE WITH RPM’S LUKAS KRAUSE: CEO of Property Management Business Solutions looks for ways to elevate industry standards. THE MIDWEST’S ‘SWEET SPOT’: Minneapolis/St. Paul area is ripe for real estate action. INVESTOR REVIEW: Special insert section focuses on private lending. STRATEGIES: Tips for investing in mixed-use developments, probates, commercial properties and more. STREET-SMART: Words of advice for new investors.

EXPANDING NETWORK: Brandon Thompson and Will Hardy have found a formula for success and growth at Investor Network. FOREIGN MAGNET: Through ups and downs, the U.S. economy still draws investment from abroad. CROWDFUNDING CRUSADER: A Q&A with Hilda Lunderstedt, Wealth Migrate CEO for Global Operations. REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Things are OK for investing in Oklahoma City. STREET-SMART: What to consider when looking for maximum ROI in residential property investments. CASE STUDY: How one investor enjoyed five years of waterfront living in a mismarketed duplex while rehabbing it into an updated, profitable single-family property. STRATEGIES: Tips for investing in mobile homes, trust deeds, commercial properties and more.

QUEST TO BE THE BEST: Carl Dean has lofty goals for himself and American Real Estate Investments, and he plans to attain them in short order. TRENDS: Baby Boomers’ housing needs present opportunities for investors. LIFE-CHANGING: The ‘Think Realty’ brand can fill your life with time, wealth and purpose. LOAN ARRANGERS: John Warren and Lima One Capital are leading the charge for sensible lending options for investors. REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Worries of a bubble in San Diego are likely overblown, experts say. THE ANSWER MAN: With 30 years’ experience, Jeffrey Taylor has more than earned the moniker ‘Mr. Landlord.’ RICHES IN NICHES: Consider the Shared Living Model—it’s NOT your grandfather’s rooming house.

RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPERS: John Tesh has gone from “accidental landlord” to owner, with wife Corinne, of a hugely successful HomeVestors franchise. LENDING TRENDS: The private lending niche has been buoyed by a period of sustained growth. PLAYING IT SAFE: How to keep your information, and that of your clients, safe from cyberattacks. INVESTING IN THE ALAMO CITY: With abundant economic drivers, plus “that certain something,” San Antonio boasts a bright outlook for real estate investors. STRATEGIES: Tips for investing in mobile homes, trust deeds, commercial properties and more. STREET-SMART: Words of advice for new investors. CASE STUDY: The high cost of indecision.

EYES ON THE GOAL: Ohio Cashflow’s Engelo Rumora proves passion and diligence are the keys to winning. INVESTING IN PHILADELPHIA: Everything’s sunny for investors who know where to look. TAX TIPS FOR YOUR INVESTMENT JOURNEY: Stay on course by being vigilant year-round, not just at year-end. ONE-TO-ONE: Kimberly Smith of AvenueWest Global Franchise shares insights on investing in corporate housing. CASE STUDY: How one couple chose to invest $1 million in cash. COLD-WEATHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: Keeping chills and ills at bay. BY THE NUMBERS: Understanding trends of generational homebuyers and sellers can help investors develop an effective strategy.

VISIO-nary: Wide-ranging experience and interests, plus a penchant for innovation, propel Visio Financial Services and Econohomes chief Jeff Ball to the pinnacle of success. WHY INVEST IN ATLANTA: The moderate weather, abundance of sporting and cultural events, low cost of living and pro-business climate draw employers, jobs and people—many of whom want quality rentals. EVICTION NIGHTMARES: First-person accounts of tenant-landlord relationships that had run their course. BUILDING FOR BOOMERS: Baby Boomers’ increasing preference for renting means more opportunity for investors and builders who can deliver what they want. BY THE NUMBERS: Analysis of employment and housing stats to help you make wiser investing decisions.

IT PAYS TO GO GREEN: Investors are increasingly reaping the rewards of building and rehabbing properties with energy-efficient features, with higher cash flow and ROI.   BLOWING UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT BUBBLES: Two astute market observers discuss market cycles, bubbles and what they see trending. THE WEEKEND INVESTOR: Kevin Guz started investing part-time on his lunch hour while a high-level corporate executive. Now he invests full-time, with great success. Find out how. AND MORE… 

The May – June issue provides a review on why so many Texas cities have been identified as hotspots for real estate investing.  We also take a look at investment opportunities south of the Tampa Bay area in the North Port– Sarasota– Bradenton metropolitan statistical area  

Done right, tax liens are a good high yield investment, but it’s not a get-rich quick 
type of scheme. We talk to an expert in this area of real estate investment.

See what several industry leaders had to say about how to avoid becoming a victim of real estate fraud.

Every year more and more people make the plunge into investment real estate. What can new real estate investors do to avoid costly mistakes?

Harness a powerful wealth-building tool with a self-directed individual retirement account (SDIRA). Few investors (and even many income real estate owners) realize they can use this strategy to invest in what they know: real estate.

In the March-April issue we also take a look at the challenges of bringing visibility to hard money lending, an often-misunderstood aspect of real estate investment funding.

The capital investment reviews for the March-April issue features the pretty, eclectic & above-average appreciation in Portland, Oregon and the renaissance that is underway in America’s Heartland of Kansas City.  

This plus our other regular features including tech tool reviews, financial literacy, staying legal, investor market data, a legislative update and The Real Estate Watchdog to keep individual investors aware of scams and bad actors in the real estate investment industry.

In the January-February 2015 issue we take a look at knowing the rules about renting to disabled Americans. The aging Baby Boom generation, with an accompanying rise in health and mobility issues, has significant implications for investors. It requires changing how they look at properties, the way they advertise and market, and the manner in which they interact with their tenants. 

We also take a look at the changing trends in the single-family rental market and crowdsourced funding for fix & flip investors.

The capital investment reviews for the January-February issue feature Memphis, Tennessee and Tucson, Arizona. This plus our other regular features including tech tool reviews, financial literacy, staying legal, investor market data, a legislative update and The Real Estate Watchdog to keep individual investors aware of scams and bad actors in the real estate investment industry.

In the November-December 2014 issue we take a look at how investors benefit from the Boomer boom.  They may be growing older, but baby boomers continue to have a far-reaching and undeniable impact on society. The housing and rental market is no exception, and the potential ramifications for real estate investors are significant.

The capital investment reviews for the November-December issue feature Indianapolis, Indiana and The Texas Gulf Coast. This plus our other regular features including tech tool reviews, financial literacy, staying legal, investor market data, a legislative update and The Real Estate Watchdog to keep individual investors aware of scams and bad actors in the real estate investment industry. 

In the September October issue we take a look at ways to find better tenants faster by turbo-charging your rental ads, we feature investing in the Capital Cities of New York City and The Inland Empire (deals in the ‘Other LA’), profile a master investor who gave up a career in chemical engineering and then retired after only 3 years of investing in multifamily properties and much more.  This is in addition to the standing articles with legislative updates, staying legal, market data, financial literacy in real estate investing, etc.,

This issue also contains two bonus supplements: 
The OwnAmerica Catalog of Stabilized Portfolios™
Investor Review – Buy the Best Real Estate Investment Insurance

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A decade after we launched this magazine, we are still putting ink on paper, bits in electronic channels and helping put leading-edge mobile real estate investment applications in the hands of investors. Now, let us introduce you to the next generation of publishing and what the future of empowered investors looks like with a tool that combines business process with lessons from publishing, retail store management and customer success.

We also take a look at what’s new in the world of financing for real estate investors, the potential impact for real estate investment should the Keystone XL Pipeline be approved, investing in land as well as our many regular features. The table of contents can be found at http://personalrealestateinvestormag.com/in-this-issue-julyaugust/

The top investment cities of Atlanta, Georgia and Phoenix (and the Valley of the Sun), Arizona are the featured “capital cities” in the July-August issue.

Non-traded assets like property — versus traded assets like stocks, bonds and funds — ultimately offer a lot more security and transparency because they are tangible, recorded assets. Add the fact that it can be coupled with real strategies to reduce risk and suddenly property — especially income real estate — is a sure-fire winner compared to stocks, bonds and funds. 

In the March-April issue we also investigate the tug-o-war between investors, HOA and master-planned communities. This is a vital measure for investors. Some five years after an Indiana Supreme Court ruling supporting homeowners associations, the debate continues as to whether property investors should have the right to rent out their homes. And from all appearances, the fight isn’t over by a long shot.

Included in the March-April issue is another Investor Review Series publication, Rent Risk Begone. Can you reduce rental risk and protect profit? Yes, you can!

Every New Year, a publisher is tempted to predict what trends lie ahead.  2013 was a transition year, but after two years of aggressive institutional buying, housing markets will find stablity is the new normal.  Find out what we forsee in 2014.

Additionally, the January-February issue includes 2 bonus supplements as we continue the Investor Review Series with the Buy-To-Rent publication and the Brad Sumrok Multifamily Investing Events & Mentoring supplement.

The Nov-Dec 2013 issue marks the beginning of our 10th anniversary year and is also the biggest issue in our history. This issue includes 3 bonus supplements including an Investor Review focusing on Self-Directed IRA accounts. 

The business of tax-deferred and tax-free accounts is conceptually simple, but is a maze for the uninitiated. That\'s why we have compiled this Investor review guide to self-directed IRA investing with useful information from experts in the field.

Save your savings and rescue your retirement! 

Wise income real estate investing is an almost 
guaranteed way to financial dignity. 

Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine is designed to help all residential real estate investors; individual, small to medium and institutional investors.  

We have been publishing as a paid magazine continuously for a decade and have become the magazine of record and emerging voice for this emerging industry of personal real estate investment.

Our mission is to help you use real estate investments to make money and salvage your savings or rescue your retirement.

Whether you are a do-it-yourself investor or an investor who prefers professionally managed investments in secured real estate, we are the emerging voice of this emerging investment industry valued at $2.4 trillion dollars.

We are America´s best-selling real estate investment business and finance magazine for individual investors; we are available in print or electronically, by mail, newsstand or digital download.

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