By Brad Beckett The U.S. Census Bureau recently identified Florida and Idaho as America's fastest-growing states. Today's graphic from Statista illustrates which U.S. states have been gaining& losing population from July 2021 to June 2022. Stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!! "While states in the West or South had been attractive for new residents since before the pandemic because of low...
Local investors recently gained knowledge from Pete Youngs’ expertise in teaching how to rehab properties at a fraction of normal estimated costs on his Mr. Rehab 101 Bus Tour workshop on August 12-13, 2023 at The Home Depot-Westgate. Pete taught 101 valuable techniques, ranging from minor homeowner & investor cosmetics, to major rehabs for seasoned investor.
By Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, During a conversation with a friend of mine who has owned and operated title companies throughout northeast Ohio for the past 20+ years , he shared with me a couple of key points of which most real estate investors need to be aware. The goal is to make their experience with a title company faster and smoother. Instead...
Victoria Cowart Becoming Pet Passionate By Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty Are you acquiring residential rental property and wanting to start on the best foot? Here's a question that will impact approximately seventy percent of your renters. How will you respond to pets in your rental properties? Will you prohibit pets? Will you become pet-friendly? Or will you push yourself and...
By Brad Beckett Today's graphic from the Visual Capitalist reminds us that when you add up the parts, every U.S. state plays an integral role in the country’s overall economy - to the tune of $20 trillion. Take a look at how each state's GDP plays its role in the nation's overall big picture - it's quite remarkable! As always, stay...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Pending Home Sales Up 0.3% in June The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up 0.3% in June, 2023. Click here to read more. New Home Sales Drop 2.5% in...
By Brad Beckett Playground equipment provider AAA State of Play reminds us that childcare can be notoriously expensive here in the U.S. They say the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers “affordable” childcare to cost less than 7% of a family’s income. Interestingly, data shows that only in 2% of counties in the entire country does the average cost...
By Brad Beckett A recent chart from the U.S. Census Bureau illustrates the unmarried ratio of men to women. The unmarried ratio is the number of unmarried men per 100 unmarried women for the population 18 and over. Rations greater than 100 indicate more unmarried men than women wile rations less than 100 indicate more women than men....Indeed....stay safe and have...
By Jeffery S. Watson Dear Anna, Given all the different stories in the news, I’m not sure if you’ve seen the announcements regarding multiple progressive U.S. Senators introducing a bill called the “Stop Predatory Investing Act” which is designed to remove certain tax deductions for interest expense and depreciation deductions for property owners with 50 or more single-family homes. The way this bill...
Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Biden Administration to Take on So-Called “Junk Fees” in Rental Housing The Biden Administration announced that it has enlisted the help of several real estate platforms in taking on so-called “junk fees” in...