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How to Grow Your Single-Family Real Estate Portfolio in 2025

American Apartment Owners Association

As we step into 2025, the real estate market is brimming with potential for investors focused on single-family homes. With favorable market conditions, evolving technology, and strong resident demand for rental properties, now is the perfect time to scale your real estate portfolio.

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How to Obtain “Real Estate Professional Status”: A Major Tax-Saving Opportunity

American Apartment Owners Association

Written by Jason Malabute , CPA As a CPA with a focus on real estate investors and a real estate investor myself, Ive experienced firsthand how valuable it is to qualify as a real estate professional under the tax code. However, the effort is more than worth it. What Counts as Material Participation?

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Single-Family Home Rental Market Trends That Property Management Teams Should Know

Appfolio

As property managers, leasing agents, and renters know, the real estate industry has been a roller-coaster ride over the past.

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What is an SFR in Real Estate? Advice From Experts

Bay Property Management Group

There are terms thrown about all the time when it comes to real estate investing. What is SFR in real estate? It stands for single-family rentals. But what does that mean, and why do real estate professionals use it? In this article we will go over the following: What is an SFR in Real Estate?

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Real Estate Equity: A Guide for Investors

Bay Property Management Group

Real estate equity can be a powerful tool for investors seeking to build wealth over time. Whether you’re investing in commercial real estate, buying a single-family home, or looking at alternative investment choices like REITs, it’s critical to understand how to build and manage equity.

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Streamlining Real Estate: Choosing Manageable Rentals

Real Property Management Chicago

For instance, a single-family home could be simpler to manage than a building with many apartments. Single-family homes, multi-family homes (which include apartments and duplexes), and commercial properties are the three basic types of rental properties. Which type is the easiest to manage?

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What is a Duplex?: A Guide for Real Estate Beginners

Bay Property Management Group

Benefits of Investing in Duplexes Duplexes have numerous benefits, including: More Bang for Your Buck Duplexes tend to cost less than single-family homes because they share spaces. Great for Beginner Investors If you want to dip your toe into multi-family investments but want to smart small, duplexes are a great way to go.