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Ready to get your read on? Dive into the article archive to help you build wealth through real estate investing. We feature top subject matter experts exploring every facet of the industry.
100% Bonus Depreciation Is Here to Stay
The 100% bonus depreciation is back. It’s permanent. And it’s a big deal. On July 4, 2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), officially restoring 100% bonus depreciation and making it a permanent part of the tax code. The last few years were messy with phaseouts, deadline ...
Anyone selling you certainty is selling you something else too. Occasionally I call the market movement correctly based on price action/chart history on the MBS candlestick charts. I don’t have anyone screaming out my name as some market guru, so I am left to myself for any acknowledgment and compliments ...
Distressed Inventory Outpaces Buyers
With more auction volume to (finally) choose from, why are some buyers tapping the brakes? Scheduled foreclosure auction volume for the third and fourth quarters of 2025 points to more opportunities for investors and other buyers to pick up distressed properties at auction in the second half of the year, ...
Turn uncertainty into advantage with the right systems. If you’ve been in the real estate game long enough, you’ve learned how to ride the waves. You’ve seen booms inflate confidence and downturns reveal what’s been held together with duct tape and denial. But what separates you from the investors who ...
Find Your Next Deal for Far Below Market Value
Foreclosure properties offer larger margins, but be mindful of the risks. Whether you’re a homebuyer or real estate investor, foreclosure properties offer you the opportunity to purchase real estate at below-market prices. You can potentially save thousands of dollars, and this process often provides immediate equity and excellent investment potential ...
Affinity Real Estate Media (DBA Think Realty) Acquired by Scott Ward, CEO of WardCo
Transition Effective September 10, 2025 [Kansas City, MO] — September 15, 2025 — Affinity Real Estate Media, doing business as Think Realty, today announced its acquisition by WardCo, led by CEO Scott Ward. The ownership transition, effective immediately, positions Think Realty for continued growth and innovation under new leadership while ...
Cut Taxes With Short-Term Rentals
Don’t forget to account for these savings when determining your ROI for different holding strategies. It is difficult to find deals that cashflow or offer a decent ROI in many markets. In addition, some markets are saturated with rentals, which puts downward pressure on occupancy and rents, forcing property owners ...
Win Tenants Before They Walk In
From solar lights to fenced yards, these smart exterior upgrades can make renters fall in love right from the curb. When it comes to attracting high-quality tenants, first impressions are everything. Your marketing plays a big part in these impressions, but the place it really starts is with your rental ...
Kitchens are the heart of a home for both design and function. Even in small spaces, this centerpiece should meet all needs. Kitchens are the gathering place of the home. It’s no wonder, then, that kitchen islands have become the “must have” for most homebuyers. Although kitchens are still a ...
Deals Don’t Wait for Wednesdays
Use these resources to Track hyper-LOCAL insights and help source your ideal investment. I met five gentlemen ranging in age from 72 to 80 some time ago when they invited me to lunch. But it never seemed I had time to join them in Ocala, my quaint but rapidly growing ...
Tech-enabled lender’s fifth rated securitization was 5X oversubscribed due to significant demand from both new and repeat institutional investors. Kiavi, a leading tech-enabled lender to residential real estate investors, today announced the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (“RTLs”). This deal is Kiavi’s fifth rated securitization and 23rd transaction under its LHOME shelf, bringing its total ...
A “Sound” System Beats a Studio
Real estate teams need more than cameras: they need a system that turns content into ROI. Everyone wants video now. Everyone says they need it. They’ll throw around phrases like “content is king” and sure, maybe they’ll hire a videographer, maybe buy a DSLR and a ring light. But six ...
Great ideas are not enough: success depends on how you execute. In real estate, innovation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s what separates the top performers from those who are left behind. Whether you’re an investor or a real estate professional, you constantly face the challenge of staying ahead in a fast-paced, ...
In property management, innovation isn’t a buzzword; it’s a business imperative. At Red Brick Realty, we’ve seen firsthand how the right tools and systems can simplify the job for landlords, protect investments, and improve the experience for tenants. Whether you own one unit or a portfolio, staying current isn’t optional—it’s ...
Uncle Sam Needs Property Managers
With more than 500 million square feet of real estate, federally-owned property creates opportuniy, security, and challenge. Managing a federally owned real property portfolio efficiently is crucial for real property managers, given the significant challenges and opportunities in this area. The federal government owns and internally manages more than 500 ...
Title might not be the flashiest part of a real estate deal, but it’s one of the most important. A smooth and efficient title process ensures transactions close on time, and a poorly managed one can lead to costly delays, unexpected risks, and even lost deals. For investors and brokers, ...
Welcoming pets is good for business when everyone knows the rules. For many renters, pets are more than animals. From playful pups to laid-back cats, they’re beloved members of the family. As more renters adopt pets, the demand for pet-friendly rentals is skyrocketing. This creates both an opportunity and a ...
The AI Real Estate Surge Is Here
Artificial intelligence is a present-day force transforming how your competitors analyze, buy, and sell their investment property. Technology has always played a role in streamlining parts of the real estate process, but AI introduces a new level of sophistication. It can examine thousands of data points, detect patterns invisible to ...
Across industries, AI and automation have completely reshaped the ways in which business gets done. Yet in real estate, many investors are still stuck navigating outdated, manual lending processes that can delay deals, limit scale, and cost serious opportunities. Thankfully for real estate investors, that’s beginning to change. Tech-forward lending ...
Auction.com, the nation’s leading distressed real estate marketplace, today released its Q2 2025 Auction Market Dispatch, which shows that the supply of distressed properties available at auction continued to climb in the second quarter of 2025, reaching two-year highs even while demand from auction buyers dropped to multi-year lows, signaling a ...
Advancements in the lending space mean change for real estate investors, but don’t abandon your core business. Private lending has reshaped the financial landscape by offering new opportunities to borrowers that traditional lenders simply cannot. One key factor that continues to drive the industry forward is technology. From the industrial ...
These mistakes trip up even experienced investors. Fix-and-flip investing remains one of the most profitable paths in real estate. However, in today’s market shaped by rising interest rates, tighter credit, and fiercer competition, investors must move smarter, faster, and more strategically. Unfortunately, a few common missteps continue to trip up ...
Find Predictability in an Evolving Rental Landscape
Track these trends and variables to help make informed desicions on how to promote, price, and manage your properties. The U.S. rental market has been and continues to be a dynamic landscape. With so many factors influencing it, from the economy to availability to changing consumer preferences, real estate professionals ...
The Market Has Shifted. Have You?
With Tighter margins and higher rates, here’s how investors are pivoting. Deals are not penciling. Prices are falling in more markets. Agents and mortgage brokers are getting skinnier and skinnier. Bottom line? The markets are changing, and not always in the way investors expected. At the start of the year, ...
Kiavi Expands Leadership Team to Further Bolster Construction Lending Growth
Industry veterans Tom Hallock and Robert Jayne join tech-enabled lender to drive growth of construction financing product in newly created roles Kiavi, a leading tech-enabled lender to residential real estate investors, today announced the strategic hires of Tom Hallock as Head of Construction Lending and Robert Jayne as Head of Originations, Construction Lending. With ...
