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 Existing Home Sales Jump 4.8% in November The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 4.8% in November to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4,15 million – up...
By Brian Aguirre, The Home Depot Fire emergencies, unwanted intruders or even inadequate insulation can all pose threats to your property and its tenants. Fortunately, a mix of the right products, devices and technology can help you monitor a property and minimize risks to your investment. Here are four projects you can tackle this fall to better protect your investment year-round. 1....
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 New Home Sales Down 4.7% in August The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in August, 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716k, which is 4.7%...
I don’t want to scare you but the progressive left, anti-landlord activists have: Knocked on over 23,000 doors, Communicated with over 55,000 households, Made over 9,000 phone calls, Sent over 61,000 text messages, Stopped 919 evictions in Kansas City during the pandemic, and as of August of 2023 they have 9,467 members in Kansas City alone. Tenant unions (which have nothing to do with labor...
PetScreening’s John Bradford shares how to tailor guidelines for a pet-friendly environment Part of the challenge of crafting an effective pet policy is that there is no right answer. Sure, standardized policies would make things easier, but that’s where the apartment industry fell behind the curve in the first place. The freedom to create your own policy enables operators to cater to...
By Tony Youngs As I go to various states pursuing distressed property acquisitions, I am finding an uptick in the number of sellers that are willing to sell their off-market properties. These include probate situations, tired landlords, elderly moving to assisted living, vacant properties, bankruptcies, and pre-foreclosures. The problem is, sellers still have the impression their homes are worth a lot...
(by Robert [TN] State Specific Question About: TENNESSEE (TN) A prospective Tenant is asking if we would allow two birds that stay in a cage? Any thoughts or past experience is appreciated. Seems kind of harmless, but I nothing to base this on. Allow birds? (by Jim in O C [CA] Increase the deposit like any other pet. I had one tenant that...
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 U.S. Construction Spending Up 0.5% in August The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in August, 2023 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,983.5 billion, which is 0.5% higher...
Disqualifiers - go! (by CJ [FL]) Posted on: Aug 23, 2023 11:39 PM Please tell me your disqualifying characteristics or the standards you expect of applicants. What written ( or unwritten) criteria do you use when vetting an applicant. How about these topics: petit theft, dui, stalking, etc. Give me the requirements that you use that you feel have enabled you...
Here's a phrase that should never go out of mind: "Done is better than perfect" Why? Because it's the secret sauce that many of the top real estate entrepreneurs swear by. Especially me! Heck, almost every email I send has at least a half a dozen misspellings... And I will never apologize or go back to fix them. Here's why... Perfectionism: The...