Smaller Remodeling Jobs Deliver Better ROI Your home may need some work, but that doesn’t mean you want to lose money on it when you sell. That’s why you might be interested in the 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report from Remodeling Magazine and the National Association of REALTORSÂź. It may surprise you to learn […]
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Housing Data Confirms Contradictions, Favors Rentals As property managers we want to keep up on the trends in our local economies. âThe trend is our friendâ is a mantra that enlivens our professional awareness. The final quarter of 2014 has uncovered some important national trends as well. Building permits, an important signal of future construction, […]
If there is one thing that all property managers want, itâs an over abundance of qualified potential residents who need to rent or lease a place to live. The mentality of landlords vs. tenants has changed. Many managers and owners have taken the residents for granted for a long time. In writing via email more […]
You know, not everyone has a gift for writing. Some people donât even have the basics. When I was younger, my mother was a librarian and an English teacher. She and I would sit at the kitchen table in the evenings, me struggling with the complexities of Algebra (many of which I, to this day, […]
The year 2013 will go down in the record books as a good year for both owners and managers of residential income properties. As I wrote recently in an article titled, Itâs Tough to Afford to be a Renter These Days, âHousing affordability doesnât look too promising as 2014 begins. If you listen to the […]
Letâs look at a tried and true way to measure rental property investment returns and what we as buyers should be looking for in our purchases. Total investment returns in real estate are really comprised of two pieces: operating positive cash flows and long-term appreciation. In todayâs world, even though it probably will come, we […]
Here’s hoping you found a nice rental last year and locked in a low rate, one that can stick for, oh, about three years. That’s because â and we’re so sorry to report this â the rental market has once again shifted in favor of landlords, with little sign it’s going to swing back any […]