What's rent got to do with it?
Everything. 
Rents drive the multifamily investor's business model. Put another way - rents are the heart - that help you beat the returns on your savings account or your ETF. 
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Curious of what everyone is electing their SFR deductibles to be? My thought was the higher the better to maximize cash flow. I have been keeping them between $9,000 to $10,000, does anyone go higher?

Curious how our self-managed 3-unit STR/MTR performs with industry expectations. Front two units are full time STRs with a rear studio operating full time MTR. We're looking at 2024 gross around $187k with NOI at $107...

When we purchased our 3 unit bldg together (newly married) in 2006, there not yet any red flags of the pending housing crash that reared its ugly head that very same fall.  Some say 2008 but this part is not impt to t...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...

If you are one of the people on here posting about the market crashing, and expecting deep discounts some time in the not so distant future, then are you selling your portfolio today? If not, why not? Things are still...

Hi everyone! I'm exploring investing in properties to place in the Section 8 program. These would most likely be $80K maybe less. A few quick questions please:1) Are there lenders who will refinance these down the lin...

A closer look at the 40 housing markets at risk of a 15% to 20% home price decline
Every quarter, Moody’s Analytics assesses whether local fundamentals, including local income levels, can support local home prices. A...

I was wondering, how does the big box stores like The Home Depot or Lowes hire their "tech" people?I mean, if you work at the plumbing aisle and are giving out advice to DIYers aren't they suppose to have some clue on...

Two articles that appeared in the trade press yesterday suggest that it may be happening.First, in Globe Street, there appeared an article called "In Volume Dropoff, It's 2017, Not 2007."This article cited a Real Capi...