Savvy real estate investors know that 1031 exchanges are commonly used to defer paying capital gains tax and/or completely eliminate them through estate planning. This maneuver helps investors stay more…
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The 2019 landlord insurance guide you can’t afford to miss
The surest way to derail any real estate business is a failure to protect yourself and your assets. Insurance isn’t the most exciting topic, but if you don’t properly cover…
Homebuyers increasingly moving to America’s suburbs
Valeria Bauerlein of The Wall Street Journal reported this week in an article widely covered by the press that American suburbs are beginning to swell again as Millennials increasingly escape…
Signed! Where to get a landlord-friendly tenant lease agreement
You have a ready, willing and well-qualified applicant for your rental property and you’ve run the usual tenant background and credit checks. The task of preparing a rental property lease…
Positive news for real estate investors: Summer 2019 edition
John Toby of Forbes opens up the week with an article outlining how and why reporters mistakenly view housing data as weak. In doing this, reporters more often than not…
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Introducing Documents: Organize all your real estate files on Stessa
It’s a fact, real estate investing comes with a lot of paperwork. There’s nothing more frustrating than searching high and low through email attachments for that lease, loan doc, contract…
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Share of real estate investors increases in 2019
A CoreLogic report released late last week made headlines across a number of media outlets, showing that real estate investing is on the rise. Specifically, the report notes that in…
New in Stessa: Better Sharing, Short-Term Rentals, & More
If you haven’t logged into your Stessa account recently, you’re missing out on some great new features! Here’s what’s new in the last few weeks… Due to popular demand, you can…
Trial, error, and listening to their gut: Stories from a husband-and-wife real estate team
Real estate investment team Gwynne Wharton and her husband John currently own 5 commercial units, 7 single family homes, and 2 homes used for Airbnb rentals in Charlotte, North Carolina,…
Recession watch for real estate investors: June 2019
Of all the topics that pique the interest of real estate investors, recessions are certainly top of the list. Jeanna Smialek of The New York Times reported today that the…
July 2019: Fed interest rate cut probability grows
Patti Domm of CNBC opened up the week with an aptly titled article, It’s no longer a question of if the Fed will cut interest rates, but when. Domm noted…
Why successful rental property owners focus on cash-on-cash returns
Cash-on-cash return is a simple – but extremely useful – financial calculation that real estate investors use regularly. Cash-on-cash return for real estate investors measures the amount of net cash…
