Blog - Jenni Utz

Real Estate Investment Financing: Options Everyone Should Know About

By Jenni Utz Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Real estate is among the most valuable, tangible assets in the world.So don’t believe the hype sold to you on those late-night infomercials that can be possessed for free. When you do a slight bit of scratching under the surface – or defining the term “free...

Housing Prices Surge As The Summer Heats Up

By Jenni Utz Monday, June 21, 2021

House shoppers want to know, “Why are housing prices rising so fast?”The answer to this question is that the country is 10 million houses behind national demand. What this means is that builders would need to keep pace with the normal rate of builds per month plus an ...

Day in the Life of a Rental Property Owner

By Jenni Utz Wednesday, May 12, 2021

With the value of real estate rising fast, this is a great time to be a property owner. Still, it’s a big leap for beginners who aren’t in the business.That’s why we’ll walk you through some of the most common things fast growing rental property portfolio ...

7 Preventative Maintenance Items Landlords Should Never Neglect

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, May 11, 2021

When it comes to rental property maintenance, you can empathize with a landlord who takes the attitude of “If it’s not falling down or on fire, it can wait.”After all, maintenance is a hassle and costs can balloon out of control. There’s probably a mortgag...

Do I Need an LLC For My Investment Property?

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, May 11, 2021

“You have to hold your investment property in the name of an LLC!” You have probably heard something like this if you sit in a seminar or forum for newbie real estate investors. You may also have heard someone argue “You don’t need an LLC! Liabil...

Know Thy Numbers: Rental Property Profit Analysis

By Jenni Utz Monday, April 26, 2021

Mom gave great advise when warned us to look both ways before crossing the road. She was teaching us the importance of analyzing your situation before stepping into potential disaster.That principle serves real estate investors well when analyzing rental properties to purchase. C...

Homeownership Trends for Middle-aged Millennials

By Jenni Utz Monday, April 12, 2021

Millennials entered the workforce in the middle of the Great Recession and now, as the oldest of this class of Americans turn 40, in 2021, they’re trying to put the pieces back together after the economic wreckage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.During the Great Recession, ...

Landlords Reel as CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium to June 2021

By Jenni Utz Monday, March 29, 2021

Tenant rights activists push for more rental assistance relief, CDC extends eviction moratorium to June and landlords want off this no-win rollercoaster.One of primary underlying frustrations in this pandemic that has caused much financial distress for small business owners, land...

Is Our Real Estate Market in Another Bubble in 2021?

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, March 16, 2021

With home prices surging by 10%, far faster than wages, people are wondering if we’re looking at another historic housing bubble amid the pandemic.Millions of Americans are still out of work, millions more may be facing evictions and foreclosures once the CDC moratorium is ...

Top 5 Real Estate Investor Pitfalls

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Regardless of your level of experience along the real estate investor journey to wealth creation, making mistakes comes with the territory.However, the more seasoned investors tend to make the least costly mistakes while the ones who really can’t as easily absorb mistakes, ...