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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...

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, ...

Real Estate Wholesaling: Perfect Pivot Business Opportunity

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, December 22, 2020

With the real estate market being so hot right now and interest rates remaining low, the real estate opportunities abound.In this series, we’ve been looking at multiple ways you can jump into real estate investing to make money and build wealth. Now, we’ll look at ano...

6 Real Estate Investment Options Everyone Should Know About – Part 1

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 27, 2020

2020 brings a tremendous opportunity to Americans. With 10-year record low interest rates, it’s literally a better time than most other times in U.S. history to buy property. In the midst of all the craziness of this year, historic, global pandemic, racial unrest, econ...

Looking Ahead to 2020: Rental Price Trends Investors Should Know About [PART 2]

By Jenni Utz Monday, January 20, 2020

Part 1 Part 2Rent rates rose in 2019 and will continue to rise in 2020 because people are renting more and renting longer than they did before.On a national level, median rental rates rose from 4.1% for one-bedroom units, reaching $1,078 per month by the close of 2019. In the sam...

Looking Ahead to 2020: U.S. Trends in Real Estate & Rental Property [PART 1]

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, January 7, 2020

It’s a new year and heck…it’s a new decade!2020 is here and there’s money to make as a real estate investor.We’ll take a look at some of the top trends happening in real estate as reported by Realtor.com.A good question at the macro-level every rea...

2019 Year in Review: Countdown of the Top 5 Tips to Building Your Real Estate Empire

By Jenni Utz Monday, December 16, 2019

We shared a lot of insider secrets, tips, strategies and methods to launching, growing and building a profitable real estate business over the course of 2019.Yet, we all forget even the best tips, regardless of how much we know they will help us grow. That’s why we’r...

How Much Profit Do Rental Properties Make?

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Before you jump into any real estate investment deal, you should answer the common question, “How much profit should this rental property make?”This will be a critical step in determining the viability of your given rental property investment.Overall, rental property ...