As real estate investors, we have to pay close attention to demographics. This week, millennials were all over the news in various stories that relate to real estate. CNBC’s The…
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How Real Estate Investors Can Profit From Today’s Low Interest Rates
How low will interest rates go? It’s a question being asked by many real estate investors. We can’t predict the future, but we do know that with current interest rates…
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Rent estimates in 5 steps: How savvy landlords set asking rents
Arriving at an accurate rent estimate for your vacant unit or expiring lease is a mixture of art and science. Choosing the right asking rent for your Craigslist ad or…
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What are bank owned homes (REOs) and should I invest in them?
A bank owned home is a property that has been taken back by the lender. Bank owned homes typically start as foreclosures, but not all foreclosures end up as bank…
Beyond BiggerPockets: Top Podcasts for Rental Property Owners
While we all know and appreciate the BiggerPockets Podcast for the stupendous amount of information, advice, and entertainment it generates on a weekly basis, there are some other great shows…
Reports: Rent control hurting real estate investors investors
Will Parker and Konrad Putzier of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) opened up the week with empirical data backing up what many had warned would happen—rent control is hurting…
What San Francisco’s COPA Act means for landlords
In April of this year, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA). COPA went into effect on June 3rd and applies to…
The rental economy: Rents drop for first time in two years
Lots of data out this past week on national rents, starting with a widely shared report from RentCafe and Yardi Matrix. Irina Lupa reports on the data, showing that national…
Introduction to investing in the ‘missing middle’ and workforce housing
Over the last several years investment in the multifamily housing sector has been increasing. In its 2019 Apartment Housing Outlook publication, the National Apartment Association reports that over 40% of…
