Why Real Estate Investing Makes Sense

Real Estate Business Models

Real estate investing is a business model for dummies (guilty). 

Bloomberg Business reports that vacancy rates in the US are at their lowest since 1985, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-28/your-rent-s-about-to-get-even-higher so I expect more apartments to be created in the next few years including in-home renovations of basements, attics and above-the-garage…

How many ways are there to make money in real estate?

1. buy and flip

2. buy and hold

3. buy, hold and refinance

4. capital gains powered by inflation, positive externalities (like the city growing around you in terms of population, density and intensity of use), value differentiation (how you animate your own property), additions, renovations…

5. paydown of mortgage principal

6. “unearned” rents

7. tax advantages

8. depreciation reserves

9. capital dividend account

10. trading in real estate (eg, becoming a realtor)

11. becoming a mortgage broker

12. becoming a home or building inspector

13. becoming a homestager

14. becoming a home/building photographer

15. becoming an expert in marketing real estate

16. rezoning

17. severances

18. official plan amendments

19. sale of air rights

20. leasing

21. property management and administration

22. construction, painter, handy-person

23. interior designer

24. architect

25. engineer

26. architectural technologist 

27. landscaping, landscaping products

28. snow removal

29. garbage removal

30. planner

31. building inspector

32. by-law enforcement officer

I’ll bet there are a ton more things I could add here.

BTW, real estate is the biggest business in the world, much bigger than tech, media, automotive, oil, education, health, entertainment…

For coaching on how you can make money in real estate, contact Prof Bruce, bruce.firestone@century21.ca https://www.brucemfirestone.com/coaching/

@ profbruce @ quantum_entity

Real Estate Business Models

Investor

Property manager

Realtor—sales, leasing

Building inspector

Home stager

Mortgage broker

Tech packager

Photographer

Marketer

Airbnb specialist

Roommate finder

Contractor

Builder

Tradesperson

Painter

Plumber

Roofer

Framer

Footing and foundation

Kitchen installer

HVAC

Electrician

Decks and fences

Basement renovator

Lender

Planner

Lawyer

Designer

Landscaper

Snow remover

Lawn maintenance person  

Architect

Engineer

Home flipper

Warren Buffett model—build, hold, add vale, refi

Coach house builder

Backyard animator/games

Mini storage

Flea market

Car storage

Mini warehouses

Mini contractor yards

Retail plazas

Land/lot development

Severances

Tire Chalet

Micro gardens

Entertainment, Daffy Deck, Food Truck City

Outfitter

Eyes on the Park land lease program

Waterfront subdivision

Recreation property  

Modular home builder

Tiny house builder

Land developer

RV park

Cottage park

Urban gardener

Micro suite developer

Rent farm animals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-17/finally-you-can-rent-a-farm-animal?utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-business

Residential rental sponsorships and signage https://profbruce.tumblr.com/post/149078049674/another-revenue-stream-had-a-crazy-idea-for

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Real estate business models https://profbruce.tumblr.com/post/125266622069/why-real-estate-investing-makes-sense-real-estate

Investor

Property manager

Realtor—sales, leasing

Building inspector

Home stager

Mortgage broker

Real estate equity funder

Lender

Tech packager

Photographer

Marketer

Airbnb specialist

Amphitheater builder

Roommate finder

Contractor

Builder

Tradesperson

Painter

Plumber

Roofer

Framer

Footing and foundation

Kitchen installer

HVAC

Electrician

Decks and fences

Basement renovator

Lender

Planner

Severance

Ponds

Appraiser

Lawyer

Designer

Landscaper

Snow remover

Lawn maintenance person  

Architect

Engineer

Home flipper

Real estate coach

Warren Buffett model—build, hold, add vale, refi

Coach house builder

Backyard animator/games

Mini storage

Flea market/parking space conversions

Outdoor games/private park

Car storage

Mini warehouses

Mini contractor yards

Retail plazas

Land/lot development

Severances

Tire Chalet

Micro gardens

Signage

Entertainment, Daffy Deck, Food Truck City

Sculpture park, “City” sculpture in Nevada by Heizer, 1 and ½ mile sculpture
built to outlast humanity

Mayo Fest

Lantern fest

Other festivals/carnival

Sci-fi film festival

1 to 1 architectural modeling

Biggest… anything

Nuit Blanche

Treasure hunt

Canada
trail

Promoter

Coworking space + micro suites

National boardwalk

Nested tethered gas balloon, TGB—poor man’s CN Tower

Mile high tower

Media tower

Outdoor cinema

Mini office pods

Industrial condos

Office condos

Retail condos

Comedy fest

Rave

Tiny house community

Burning Man

We Camp

10,000 year cave paintings

Craft night/etsy store PB4L

TED Talks

Tent city

Planting fruit trees

Mudslide park Boryeong South Korea

Storyteller network

Intern program

Committee of 60

Air miles for renters

Outfitter

Eyes on the Park land lease program

Waterfront subdivision

Recreational property

Modular home builder

Tiny house builder

Land developer

Tech package

Backyard games

In-apartment advertising network

RV park

Cottage park

Micro suite developer

Elder care

Elder care services

Meal services

Communications

Personal service workers

Event organizers

Health services

Nurse services

Transportation services

Entrepreneur house

Farm stay network https://cheeseweb.eu/2016/05/13-incredible-farm-stays-with-france-passion/

Rent farm animals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-17/finally-you-can-rent-a-farm-animal?utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-business

Residential rental sponsorships and signage https://profbruce.tumblr.com/post/149078049674/another-revenue-stream-had-a-crazy-idea-for

Industrial workshop and homebuilder combo

Real estate
investing is a business model for dummies (guilty). 

Bloomberg Business reports that vacancy
rates in the US
are at their lowest since 1985, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-28/your-rent-s-about-to-get-even-higher so
I expect more apartments to be created in the next few years including in-home
renovations of basements, attics and above-the-garage…

How many ways are
there to make money in real estate?

1. buy and flip

2. buy and hold

3. buy, hold and
refinance

4. capital gains
powered by inflation, positive externalities (like the city growing around you
in terms of population, density and intensity of use), value differentiation
(how you animate your own property), additions, renovations…

5. paydown of
mortgage principal

6. “unearned” rents

7. tax advantages

8. depreciation
reserves

9. capital dividend
account

10. trading in real
estate (eg, becoming a realtor)

11. becoming a
mortgage broker

12. becoming a home
or building inspector

13. becoming a
homestager

14. becoming a
home/building photographer

15. becoming an
expert in marketing real estate

16. rezoning

17. severances

18. official plan
amendments

19. sale of air
rights

20. leasing

21. property
management and administration

22. construction,
painter, handy-person

23. interior
designer

24. architect

25. engineer

26. architectural
technologist 

27. landscaping,
landscaping products

28. snow removal

29. garbage removal

30. planner

31. building
inspector

32. by-law
enforcement officer

I’ll bet there are a
ton more things I could add here.

BTW, real estate is
the biggest business in the world, much bigger than tech, media, automotive,
oil, education, health, entertainment…

For coaching on how you can make money in
real estate, contact Prof Bruce, bruce.firestone@century21.ca https://www.brucemfirestone.com/coaching/

@ profbruce @
quantum_entity

Alain Miguelez Planner

1. 100
       kilometres of arterial frontage (to allow both residential and commercial
       uses)
2. get
       micro-retail zoning passed without appeal
3. get
       more front-yard parking flexibility in the ’burbs
4. establish
       streetscape character zoning for infill in older neighbourhoods
5. open
       the door to corner lot severances in the R1 bungalow belt inside the Greenbelt
6. allow
       front-to-back semis
7. allow
       wrap-around semis
8. now
       we’re doing coach houses
9. plus a
       review of minimum parking requirements, which we’ll end up eliminating or
       significantly reducing at key locations
10. allowing
        open-air markets as-of-right on church lands
11. we’re
        about to start projects on makerspace
12. removing
        obsolete restrictions in many rural zones
13. cleaning
        up yet more obsolete restrictions in several urban industrial zones

And address:

-where to find R4 zones and what can be done there

-where micro-retail is permitted

-allowing garage conversions to micro-retail micro-office

-allowing carports and covered walkways

-permitting industrial user with accessory residential on
same lot

-introducing tiny houses

-street parking space conversion to pop up stores/flea
market/cafes

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Real estate business models https://profbruce.tumblr.com/post/125266622069/why-real-estate-investing-makes-sense-real-estate

Investor

Property manager

Realtor—sales, leasing

Building inspector

Home stager

Mortgage broker

Tech packager

Photographer

Marketer

Airbnb specialist

Roommate finder

Contractor

Builder

Tradesperson

Painter

Plumber

Roofer

Framer

Footing and foundation

Kitchen installer

HVAC

Electrician

Decks and fences

Basement renovator

Lender

Planner

Lawyer

Designer

Landscaper

Snow remover

Lawn maintenance person

Architect

Engineer

Home flipper

Warren Buffett model—build, hold, add vale, refi

Coach house builder

Backyard animator/games

Mini storage

Flea market

Car storage

Mini warehouses

Mini contractor yards

Retail plazas

Land/lot development

Severances

Tire Chalet

Micro gardens

Entertainment, Daffy Deck, Food Truck City

Outfitter

Eyes on the Park land lease program

Waterfront subdivision

Recreation property  

Modular home builder

Tiny house builder

Land developer

RV park

Cottage park