Investing in real estate can generate income, potential appreciation in property value over the long term, and tax benefits that help to keep income taxes low. But just like anything…

If you’ve been researching the rental market in your area, you’ve probably come across rental listing advertisements that require a prospective tenant to have a minimum amount of gross monthly…

Owning multiple rental properties can be a good way to generate income streams and build wealth over the long term. But as you grow a real estate portfolio, multiple properties…

Directly owning property isn’t the only way to invest in real estate. Placing capital in a real estate partnership can help to diversify a real estate portfolio, generate income, and…

Professional squatters are people who move from one property to the next, taking advantage of innocent landlords with vacant property. While you may feel sorry for a squatter who has…

There’s an old saying that goes, “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” That’s true in life, and especially true when you’re…

People shopping for a home use the price to rent ratio to determine whether it makes more financial sense to rent or own.  Real estate investors can also use the…

A common mistake beginner rental property investors make is ball parking the vacancy rate. Using an inaccurate vacancy rate can cause significant errors in your revenue projections for rental property.…

Homeowners are used to buying houses based on the price-per-square-foot, but real estate investors have to think a little bit differently. That’s because when investors are really buying is the…