Top 10 Markets for Single Family Rental Investments
Hot Markets for Single-Family Rental Investment With rent prices increasing right alongside home prices in many markets, rental investment can pay serious dividends for those savvy enough to do their homework before they invest. But like the old adage goes, one critical element is “location, location, location.” With that in mind, HouseCanary recently examined the state of rental […]
Teen Found Dead in Unsecured Vacant Property in Chicago
Message to Property Owners, Property Managers: Secure Your Vacant Property Before It’s Too Late An unsecured vacant property is not just a target for theft, a shelter for squatters, a hazard for fires – in this case, it became a final resting place for a teen. Property owners and managers must take proper steps to […]
16 Best Places to Buy Rental Property in the Year 2018
Where Should You Invest in Rental Property in 2018? The best places to buy rental property for cash flow and equity growth often have three things in common: job growth, population growth and affordability. When you find a market that has all three of these factors, you’ll probably be able to find good investment opportunities. […]
Freddie Mac Forecasts Housing Conditions Through 2019
Where is the Housing Market Heading? Freddie Mac has released its latest Outlook, breaking down the state of the housing market in April 2018 and examining where things are likely to head over the next few years. The Outlook forecasts continual gradual growth through Q4 2019, so long as construction continues to ramp up to help […]
10 Terrible Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make
Once the market starts to rebound, investing in real property also becomes a more appealing idea — either as a career or a great side job. Like any other endeavor, though, there’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. Bankrate spoke with established, full-time real estate investors and with professionals, such […]
Foreclosures are Skyrocketing in the Big Apple
This past January, PropertyShark’s annual foreclosure report revealed that New York City saw a year-over-year increase in foreclosed homes scheduled for auction of 58 percent and year-over-year foreclosure increases in every borough except Manhattan. Now PropertyShark has released their Residential Foreclosure Report for Q1 2018, and those trends toward higher foreclosure rates seem to be continuing in […]
Rentals Market Vs. Buyers Market
Do real estate market conditions favor buying or renting? The Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index is designed to provide guidance to consumers struggling with that choice. The index, conceived by faculty from Florida International and Florida Atlantic universities, compiles data from 23 major metropolitan housing markets and the overall U.S. real estate […]
100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.
NeighborhoodScout, a web-based analytics platform, recently released its 2018 list of the Top 100 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities. They compiled the list by examining violent crime reports of cities with a minimum population of 25,000. They then took the number of crimes reported in the city, along with the population total, and divided by 1,000 […]
Rehabbers Increase Profits with DAWGS!
Time is Money – DAWGS Steel Security allows for safe and secure managed access to your properties. Why Rehabbers can do more projects per year using DAWGS: No Break Ins – Resulting in faster turnaround times, plus on time, on-budget projects. No Lock Boxes or Key Management – No need to coordinate keys and […]
