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US Single-Family Rent Growth Continues Yearlong Descent in April, CoreLogic Reports
Single-family rent growth continued to slow year over year in April to 3.7%, down from about 14% at the same time in 2022 All U.S. metros for which CoreLogic tracks data saw rents increase by single digits or less, except for Las Vegas, which posted a small annual loss Despite the slowing gains, single-family rental…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Rental Property Maintenance Checklist for Fall
The air is cooling, the leaves are starting to change, and the nights are getting longer. That means it’s time to get your rental ready for autumn and the unique maintenance issues this season presents. In today’s article, we’ll share rental property maintenance checklists from Bay Property Management Group with tasks for both landlords and tenants to…
Read MoreTop 10 Real Estate Markets for Cash Flow in 2022
This is a rerun of a story from Fundrise & BiggerPockets The vast majority of real estate investors get into the industry to pursue passive cash flow. Unfortunately, over the last several years, finding deals with strong cash flow has become a challenge. However, there are still plenty of markets in the U.S. that continue to offer…
Read MoreThe 4 Most Common Rental Property Accounting Mistakes
This is a repeat of an article from Krista Reuther- at TurboTenant As a landlord, you have plenty of responsibility on your plate. From screening tenants to managing maintenance requests, it’s all too easy to forget about the less exciting aspect of the job: the accounting. But if you want your rental property business to turn a profit,…
Read MoreWhat Does a Recession Do To The Housing Market?
A major concern plaguing the country right now is around the possibility of a recession. We haven’t seen a recession since the 2008 financial crisis, and now we could be headed for one. For real estate investors, we answer a pertinent question, what does a recession do to the housing market? While the US housing market took…
Read MoreTenant Estoppel Certificate: What to Do When You Inherit Tenants
Attribution for this article goes to TurboTenant What is a Tenant Estoppel Certificate? Finding the perfect tenant for a brand new investment property is a top priority for landlords, so what could be better than purchasing a home that already has tenants? As great as an immediate cash flow seems, buying a tenant-occupied property does…
Read MoreWhy Rental Properties Are Still a Good Investment When Interest Rates Rise
One of the most valuable tools rental property investors have in the U.S. is the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Surprisingly, this style of mortgage is very much an outlier compared to what’s typically offered in other countries. Most countries tend to offer adjustable, variable, flexible, or renegotiable rate mortgages, all of which pose an inherent risk…
Read More3 Reasons to Invest in Real Estate During a Recession
This is a reprint of a Bigger Pockets Article By: Remen Okoruwa Remen Okoruwa is the co-founder of RentDrop, a payment app making rent payments more convenient and rewarding for lan… Investing is a game of winning or losing, defined, most of all, by economics. Of course, we never truly know what direction the economy…
Read MoreSmart Apartments
People have a growing appetite for innovative technology in all aspects of their lives that is influencing decisions ranging from the phones and cars they buy to where they choose to live. Demand from a more tech-centric consumer has launched a new generation of “smart” apartments. Some of the common smart devices popping up in…
Read MoreFive Requirements for Identification of Replacement Property in a 1031 Exchange
What are the Rules for Identification and Receipt of Replacement Property in an IRC §1031 Tax Deferred Exchange? Martin S. Edwards, J.D., CES® 02/23/22 In a typical Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §1031 delayed exchange, commonly known as a 1031 exchange or tax deferred exchange, a taxpayer has 45 days from the date of sale of…
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