Sat.May 04, 2024 - Fri.May 10, 2024

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6 Reasons to Back Out of a Real Estate Deal

Real Property Management Chicago

Searching for your next big investment in rental property? Understanding when to exit a real estate transaction is key to a successful investment. Successful rental property investors consider specific deal-breakers before committing to a transaction. Join me in exploring the key reasons to walk away from a real estate deal. This guidance will assist you in selecting rental properties that yield a solid return on investment.

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Rental Property Maintenance Guide For Landlords

Rental Choice

Landlords have numerous responsibilities when it comes to running a rental property. One of the most important is rental property maintenance. Why is it essential, and how can landlords deal with it? Let’s find out. Why Is Rental Property Maintenance Important? Property maintenance for rentals is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, proper maintenance is vital for finding good tenants.

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Avoid My Mistakes: Single-Family Renovation Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

BiggerPockets

After renovating more than 500 rental properties, I want to share a few tips and lessons (some are costly) so you don’t repeat my mistakes.

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Airbnb AirCover: What Hosts Need to Know

Mashvisor

Imagine checking in on your property to find that your couch has been ripped, your walls vandalized with graffiti, and your prized antique vase shattered on the floor.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Economic occupancy vs. physical occupancy

MRI Software

Understanding economic occupancy and physical occupancy is essential for effective residential property management as it allows for in-depth assessment of the financial health of properties and make informed decisions. Economic occupancy provides insights into the property’s income efficiency by comparing actual rent collected to potential maximum rent, enabling managers to optimize rental income and lease management strategies.

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Quick Hits | Life Sciences Review and Outlook

Colliers

Co-authored-by Jeffrey Myers, Research Director, Boston | U.S. The life sciences industry faced a wave of new deliveries last year, sending vacancies up across markets. In fact, more than 20 million SF came online nationwide. This surge was concentrated in the major markets, with another 36 million SF underway.

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A Guide to Channel Managers for Short-term Rental Hosts

Mashvisor

Running a full-time, short-term rental business isn’t for the weak. With constant check-ins and availability updates, hosting a vacation rental can easily become a full-time job.

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Renew and Thrive: Why Yearly Lease Renewal with Tenants is Vital for Landlords

Real Property Management Choice

Lease renewals make you money. You want to hold onto your tenants in order to avoid those expensive turnover and vacancy costs that can come when one tenant moves out and you have to prepare for the next tenant to move in. You can spend months looking for the right tenant and renovating your property. That’s a lot of lost income. A lot of out-of-pocket expenses.

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Tips for Setting Competitive Rental Rates in the Colorado Springs Market

Muldoon Associates

Are you confidently setting a competitive rental rate for your property in Colorado Springs ? If you’ve been doing this for a while, you know that your rental value will depend on the market and how it’s performing. Your price will also depend on the competition; if there are a lot of homes just like yours in need of renters, you’ll have to be more competitive.

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Detroit Beat Its Post-Pandemic Downtown Doom Loop—Here’s How Investors Can Benefit

BiggerPockets

A mayor in handcuffs, a bankrupt city mired in poverty, unemployment, and soaring crime: 10 years ago that was Detroit’s legacy. Today, it is a real estate success story.

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A Complete Guide to Airbnb Rules for Hosting

Mashvisor

Jumping into the world of short-term rental hosting can be intimidating. There are seemingly endless things to consider and rules to follow.

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Protecting Your Investment: A Must-Have Guide to Rental Property Insurance in San Francisco, CA

Gordon Property Management

Real estate investing is especially challenging and especially risky in an expensive, high-demand market like San Francisco, CA. To make things more complicated, a number of insurers are pulling out of California entirely, leaving homeowners with fewer options on how to protect their investments. This creates higher costs. As property managers , helping our investors to protect their properties is a priority.

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The Importance of Dusting Your Houseplants

Real Property Management DC Metro

Like people, houseplants must be regularly cared for to ensure their health. Dusting their leaves is a surprisingly overlooked aspect of plant care. Everyone understands the necessity of dusting our homes; however, did you know it’s equally important for the health of your houseplants? Discover why it is vital to maintain dust-free houseplants and how this contributes to the well-being of your green buddies.

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5 Things I Always Look For—and You Should Too—in a Flip

BiggerPockets

It's still possible to make a profit while flipping in today's market. These five factors will help increase the ROI on your next fix and flip project.

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When to Make Amendments to a Rental Property Lease

Real Property Management Enterprises

Unforeseen events in life can alter your living circumstances. Tenants are subject to the same life changes that affect us all. Ensure that changes such as divorce, death, or adding roommates or family members are reflected on your Oklahoma City rental lease’s occupant list. It is vital for both property owners and tenants to keep a current record of all occupants in every rental home for peace of mind.

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Lease Negotiation Strategies for Rental Property Owners

Authority Property Management

Securing Win-Win Agreements With Your Tenants As a rental property owner, securing qualified tenants is crucial for maximizing your investment. However, the negotiation stage before signing a lease can significantly impact your long-term success. Mastering lease negotiation strategies empowers you to strike win-win agreements that benefit both you and your tenant.

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Can Costco Maintain its Crown? A Look at the Retail Giant’s Strategy

Colliers

Costco, the warehouse club giant, has carved itself a niche in the retail world. Beyond the aisles of bulk paper towels and mountains of clothing lies a carefully crafted business model prioritizing member satisfaction and cost savings.

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10 Rentals in 5 Years by Buying in Overlooked Short-Term Rental Markets

BiggerPockets

When you think about short-term rental and Airbnb markets, what comes to mind? Joshua Tree, the Smoky Mountains, maybe Destin?

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Florida Is the Perfect Rent-to-Own Market—Should You Take Advantage?

BiggerPockets

The Sunshine State offers the exact combination of factors that make this investment option attractive. Learn if rent-to-own investing is right for you.

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The Best Appliances to Boost Your Rental Property’s Value—and Bonus Tips For Saving Money

BiggerPockets

Rental properties come in all shapes, sizes, and prices, as do many of the appliances that go in them.

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The Easiest Way to Invest in Real Estate in 2024

BiggerPockets

There’s one way to invest in real estate that’s cheaper, easier, and more efficient than almost any other strategy.

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How “Switching Costs” Hold the Housing Market in Limbo w/Lance Lambert

BiggerPockets

The housing market has seen unprecedented home price growth in the 2020s. Already, we’ve almost beat the past three decades, and we aren’t even halfway through our own.

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The “Domino Effect”: How to Build an Entire Portfolio from ONE Property

BiggerPockets

The hardest part of real estate investing is, of course, getting started.

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Before You Buy: 3 Key Strategies for Investing in Turnkey Properties

BiggerPockets

Turnkey investing is one of the more controversial forms of investing in real estate.

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Seeing Greene: Is Losing $800/Month in Cash Flow Worth $200K+ Equity?

BiggerPockets

Would you buy a rental property that loses money every month? What if, in a few years, that one property could make you hundreds of thousands of dollars?

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Personal Finance for Beginners: Bank Accounts, Real Estate, and Retirement

BiggerPockets

Personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated. Saving, investing, and retiring early shouldn’t be a stumbling path to wealth, but many Americans feel this way.

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What to Know About “Capital Calls” As Multifamily Syndications Get “Squeezed” w/Brian Burke and Mauricio Rauld

BiggerPockets

Multifamily syndications are getting squeezed.

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What If We Replaced Income Taxes with Property and Sales Taxes? Would Real Estate Investing Even Work?

BiggerPockets

It's not as crazy as it may initially seem. We'll break down the pros and cons of this proposed shift in U.S. tax policy.

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Couple Goals: Navigating Real Estate Investment Decisions With Your Significant Other

BiggerPockets

Real estate investing with your significant other can be challenging if you don't agree on strategy or goals. Follow these 7 steps to get aligned.

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Retired at 49 on an Average Salary after Getting a “Late Start” to FIRE

BiggerPockets

Think it’s too late for early retirement? Do you feel like just because you’re in your late thirties, forties, or fifties, FIRE doesn’t make sense for you?

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BiggerNews: Why Low Mortgage Rates Can’t Solve Our Affordability Crisis

BiggerPockets

Housing prices won’t budge, but there could be some relief on the horizon for homebuyers.

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Rookie Reply: The Rental Property Expenses You CAN’T Afford to Miss

BiggerPockets

How do you know if a rental property will make enough cash flow before you buy? Budgeting is KEY.

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The American Dream Trap: Maneuvering Major Expenses in Your Financial Adventure

BiggerPockets

From the moment we take our first steps, we’re handed a blueprint for the American dream: It’s the classic tale of success, promising a life of stability, security, and financial […]

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House Hacking Blunder to $2.7 Million in Small Multifamily by Doing THIS

BiggerPockets

Buying small multifamily properties is an easy way to build a portfolio, and with a little creativity, you don’t even need a ton of money!

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The Impact of New Technology on Hospital Operating Suites

Colliers

From diagnosis to treatment, technology is reshaping how hospitals operate, particularly in surgical settings. One area where these changes are becoming evident is in hospital operating suites. These once-traditional spaces are now becoming hubs of cutting-edge technology, enhancing surgical precision, modernizing medical practices, and transforming the way the space is used.

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Trump May Consider Shaking Up the Federal Reserve If Elected—Here’s What That Could Look Like

BiggerPockets

A group of former officials and other allies of Former President Donald Trump has drafted a document outlining suggested policy changes that would impact the authority and independence of the Federal Reserve.

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