Single Family

By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.

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Single Family

By far the most popular REI method, single-family residential investments include fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, short- and long-term rentals, wholesaling, and BRRRR, among many other strategies.

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3 Reasons to Invest in Residential Assisted Living

3 Reasons to Invest in Residential Assisted Living

“The silver tsunami is unstoppable,” Gene Guarino, CEO of the Residential Assisted Living Academy, is fond of saying. He follows that with some pretty incredible numbers, including that there are 1.4 million people turning 85 every single year and 10,000 people turning 65 every single day. “They’re going to need ...
Thinking Big from the Very Start

Thinking Big from the Very Start

Real estate investors buy their first property for many reasons. For most, it boils down to independence, self-reliance, and control of their future. While most investors start out relatively small with single-family wholesale deals, residential fix and flips, or buy-and-hold rentals that they manage themselves, some opt to go big ...
Dedicated Single-Family Property Management

Dedicated Single-Family Property Management

Renters Warehouse is America’s #1 residential property management company, streamlining property management so individuals and investors can more easily build and grow lucrative single-family rental portfolios. In just 10 years, Renters Warehouse has grown to become the premier national leasing and property management firm exclusively dedicated to the SFR (single-family ...
Performance Rental Report

High Retention Rates Reported in Morningstar SFR Research

As we move into the second quarter of 2017, Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC released their first quarter Performance Summary of Single-Family Rental Research showing a slight rise of single-borrower, single-family securitizations. The Performance Summary showed a rise to 4.3 percent from just the previous month at 4.2 percent. However, higher ...
Rental

Rental Properties, Like Money in the Bank

I have been a real estate investor in Dallas, Texas for over 10 years, and just like many of you, I started part-time. Now I'm a full-time investor. Many investors start as part-time with the intention of going full-time. Let me explain how I was able to go full-time with ...
Now is the Time to Invest in Single-Family Rentals

Now is the Time to Invest in Single-Family Rentals

**This post sponsored & written by RCN Capital** It’s no secret to real estate investors that numerous markets across the U.S. will continue to experience strong rental growth in 2017. 2016’s historically low interest rates have allowed investors to purchase cash-flowing properties with leverage in major metros throughout most of ...
Single-Family Homes 2016 Levied Property Taxes hit $277 Billion

Single-Family Homes 2016 Levied Property Taxes hit $277 Billion

A report issued by ATTOM Data Solutions indicates how 2016 property taxes for 84 million U.S. single-family homes, totaled more than $277 billion. Averaging $3,296 per property taxed levied home with an effective tax rate of 1.15 percent. Top 10 Highest Property Tax Rate by State The top five highest ...
Best 2017 Single-Family Rental Markets for Investing

Best 2017 Single-Family Rental Markets for Investing

Solid returns on single-family rentals are expected to continue in many parts of the Southeast, Rust Belt and Midwest for investors purchasing in 2017, according to results of ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2017 Single Family Rental Market report. The report, released March 23, 2017, analyzed single-family rental returns in 375 ...
HOME FLIPS INCREASE TO 10-YEAR HIGH

Home Flips Increase to 10-Year High

Flips of single-family homes and condos in 2016 were up 3.1 percent from 2015, to the highest level since 2006, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2016 Year-End U.S. Home Flipping Report released March 9, 2017. The 193,009 single-family homes and condos flips in 2016 accounted for 5.7 percent of all ...
RentRage

Encouraging News for SFR Investors

Good news for investors of single-family rentals: Market stability appears to be gaining steam, as RentRange’s Q4 2016 data shows a lessening percentage change between quarters while rent rates continue to increase. “As we begin 2017, it continues to look bright for single-family rental investors,” said Wally Charnoff, chief executive ...
Morningstar Rental Summary

Single-Family Home Vacancy Rates Down

Strong retention rates and fewer lease expirations helped lower the vacancy rates among single-borrower, single-family rental transactions in December 2016, and Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC expects the vacancy rate to improve further in the coming months. The average vacancy rate among single-borrower, single-family rental transactions declined to 5.1 percent in ...
Investors' Choice

Investors’ Choice

When crunching the data for our Q3 2016 Single-Family Rental Market Report, ATTOM Data Solutions identified five sets of local markets representing different types of opportunity in the single-family rental space based on investor preferences and appetite for risk. Let’s look at each of those in some detail. Low Vacancy ...
Fannie Mae Eviction Moratorium

Eviction Moratorium for the Holidays

Fannie Mae announced it will suspend evictions of foreclosed single-family properties for the holiday season. Eviction suspensions will start Dec. 19, 2016, and continue through Jan. 2, 2017, for single-family residences and 2-to 4-unit properties. During this time the eviction administrative proceedings may continue, but families will be able to ...
Rental Vacancies Increase

Rental Vacancy Increase in October 2016

Morningstar Credit Ratings has recently published its Single-Family Rental Performance Report for November 2016 showing vacancies increased to 5.2 percent in October while transactions worked through the summer’s increased lease expirations. Rental properties backing single-family rental securitizations increased by 4.4 percent from prior contractual rents. They are now below the ...
Off Season Winter SF Buying

Save by Buying Property in Winter Months

If you’re willing to buy when the weather is frightful, your real estate investment deals could be quite delightful. So delightful, in fact, you might save as much as $50,000 or nearly $100,000 in certain locales. According to online real estate management and investment firm HomeUnion, the national square-footage price ...
Blue-State Investors

Red-States for the Win: Why Blue-State Investors Buy Elsewhere

No matter what side of the political aisle you prefer, odds are that when it comes to your real estate investment portfolio, your choices tend to be more red than blue. A recent report from ATTOM Data Solutions indicates that although deep-blue California is home base for a vast population of ...
Out-of-Staters Own 16 Percent of All Single-Family Investment Homes

Out-of-Staters Own 16 Percent of All Single-Family Investment Homes

A new analysis from ATTOM Data Solutions shows that 3.4 million single-family investment homes (non-owner occupied) nationwide are owned by an out-of-state investor. That’s 16 percent of all single-family investment homes. ATTOM Data Solutions, parent company of RealtyTrac, is the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data. In many cases ...
Real Value in Serving RVs

Real Value in Serving RVs

| Pete Reeb | Article | Single Family
The RV industry is on pace for a record number of shipments this year. The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) estimates more than 400,000 RVs will be delivered in 2016. That includes travel trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, truck campers, folding camper trailers and motor homes. About 9 million RVs are now ...
Case Study: Flipping a Duplex to a Single-Family Home

Case Study: Flipping a Duplex to a Single-Family Home

As an investor and a person who loves the water, when I read about an open house for a duplex that has water access and a deeded dock for $109,000, I sat up and took notice. When I read on to see it has an attached double garage and a ...
Singular Attraction

Singular Attraction

| R J Palano | Article | Single Family
Nothing is as Easy to Buy, Sell, Rent and Manage as Single-Family Houses Single-family houses are the easiest to understand of all real estate investments and the easiest to liquidate. Most people in the United States live in houses, so we are familiar with the care and maintenance a home ...
Finding the Bulls-Eye

Finding the Bulls-Eye

There's a Method to Determining Where and Why to Buy Single-Fmaily Houses I recently met an investor of single-family properties who made this statement when I asked him where and why he buys houses: “I am very specific about the single-family homes that I invest in. I only buy three-bedroom, ...
Within Reach, at Last

Within Reach, at Last

| Zach Fuller | Article | Single Family
An Understanding of Private Equity Funds Will Help Smaller Investors Move Beyond Single-Family into Commercial Real Estate Commercial real estate investments bring immense benefits that an investor is hard-pressed to achieve with a portfolio that is limited to single-family homes. However, individual investors traditionally have shied away from this asset ...
Seattle Tops Hottest Single Family Markets

Seattle Again Tops List of “Hottest” U.S. Single-Family Markets

By The Editors Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Palm Beach County and Fort Lauderdale took the top spots on Ten-X’s recently released Top Single-Family Housing Markets Report for Spring 2016. These markets have displayed the most consistent combination of rising home prices, home appreciation, favorable affordability and excellent economic and demographic conditions ...