In This Article When I started investing, I was primarily concerned with cash flow. So, my first property was a fourplex C-Class (D-Class?) in Houston with outstanding cash flow on paper. After one year of skips, evictions, vandalism, and excessive maintenance, I realized instead of being a cash cow, it was a money pit. [...]read moreThese 2 Things Changed My Worldview of Single-Family Rentals
In This Article After renovating more than 500 single-family rental properties, I want to share a few tips and lessons (some are costly) so you don’t have to repeat my mistakes. The first and most crucial task in renovation is deciding what to renovate. Should you aim to make your property trendy and flashy, [...]read moreSingle-Family Renovation Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
In This Article With median house prices in the U.S. inching towards half a million dollars and mortgage rates back over 7%, homebuyers and investors alike are getting choked out of the market. Although there are several cities in the Midwest and South where you can still buy homes for $100,000, they tend to be the exception [...]read moreThese U.S. Cities Are Overflowing with Affordable Single-Family Homes Under $300k
As real estate investors, your emergency funds are a critical line of defense against unexpected costs. It prevents you from dipping into your budget to handle them. But what should you really use an emergency fund […] Source link
Ginnie Mae unveiled a significant revision on Wednesday to its monthly single-family reporting protocols. The government mortgage bond guarantor incorporated expanded its payment default status (PDS) reporting, including loan default information, any mitigation actions taken and the timing of these actions. The agency said that this move underscores its commitment to vigilant monitoring of delinquent [...]read moreGinnie Mae expands its monthly single-family reporting
Rental price growth for single-family apartments surged 3.4 percent in February, with Boston, Seattle and New York City rising fastest among U.S. cities, according to CoreLogic data released Tuesday. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your big questions will be answered, and new business opportunities [...]read moreCoastal Cities Lead As Single-Family Rent Growth Soars To 10-Month High
In this article According to ATTOM Data’s latest Q1 2024 Single-Family Rental Market report, average gross rental yields on three-bedroom single-family homes are projected to rise by 7.55% this year. As ever, though, the devil is in the regional details. While some markets are offering landlords great rental margins—over 10% in some areas—others offer lackluster and/or [...]read moreThese Markets Might Be the Best for Single-Family Rental Returns This Year
In this article The notion that investing in multifamily is always better than investing in single-family is false. The goal of real estate investing isn’t to own a particular type of property but to secure a reliable income. The reliability of this income doesn’t depend on the property type but on the tenant who occupies the property. To [...]read moreMore Units Doesn’t Mean More Money—Why a Single-Family Home Can Beat a Fourplex