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Mortgage and Rental Income: How to Finance Rental Properties When You’re Self-Employed
Financing real estate investments can be tricky when you’re self-employed. Lenders look for consistent income, which is harder to show without a W-2. But getting a mortgage is very doable…
10 Ways to Start Flipping Houses With No Money Down
Cash is the most significant barrier to entry for most new real estate investors. Even when you borrow 80% of a home’s purchase price, that still leaves you coming up…
WTF Are NFTs, and How Are People Using Them in Real Estate?
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, haven’t been around too long, but they definitely shook up the collectibles market. For a little while, NFTs became the hottest niche in the blockchain space,…
Attracting Federal Investment to Multifamily Housing
Ravi Malhotra The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in 2021 and 2022, respectively, enable multifamily affordable housing (MFAH) properties to pursue high-impact upgrades…
Portland Rents See Smaller Decline In January
Portland rents saw a smaller decline in January, dropping a small 0.2%, after several months of larger declines, according to the February report by Apartment List. The overall median rent…
Salt Lake City Rents Up In January
The median rent in Salt Lake City rose by 0.9% over the course of January, according to the February report from Apartment List. While January saw an increase in rents,…
NAA Announces 2024 Diversity Leadership Program Candidates
The National Apartment Association (NAA) has selected the participants for the Diversity Leadership Program (DLP) Class of 2024. Founded in 2020, the DLP annually provides up to 15 individuals from…
Record 2024 Apartment Supply Coming, May Limit Rent Growth
There is a record amount of new apartment supply coming in 2024 that will limit rent growth, Yardi Matrix says in a special multifamily rent report. However, it might take…
How Can Landlords Reduce Vacancies and Optimize Cash Flow?
With a rental vacancy rate of 6.6% (as of September 2023), landlords often struggle with reducing vacancy periods to protect their cash flow. Empty rental properties mean lost income and…
Rental Property Listings: How to Reach a Wide Audience
Landlords navigating the rental landscape understand the pivotal role that visibility plays in securing the right tenants. As property markets evolve, the competition for tenants becomes fiercer, making it essential…