Brad Cossingham's Journey From Fax Room to CEO by Carole VanSickle Ellis Brad Cossingham, CEO of National Field Representatives (NFR), grew up around the property preservation business. “My father founded the company in 1989 when he purchased two existing companies and formed NFR,” Cossingham...
A Home Warranty Solution For Build To Rent Communities Home Warranties are a Great Investment for Community Developers Renters in many markets are taking advantage of the rising number of Build to Rent (BTR) Communities. BTR appeals to a broad range of renter demographics that are looking for an...
Alan Washer Sweet Home Chicago Born and raised in Chicago, Alan was working for American Remodeling and enjoying a very successful corporate career. In 1988, a promotion moved him from Chicago to just outside of Los Angeles until his job took him next to Dallas in 1995. The person who helped...
Centers for Disease Control Eviction Order and Constitutionality Dilemma by Jenna Baum, Esq. and Justin Ortega, Esq. Early September of 2020, six months after the pandemic began and while many state eviction moratoriums had already come to an end, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Coverage Needs for the Owner and Contractor by Shawn Woedl With limited inventory and rising home values, the Build to Rent trend is gaining steam. A ground-up construction project adds complications when it comes to insurance. If you are an investor pursuing this approach, it is important to...
“Iowa’s Front Porch” Leaves the Light on for Investors by Carole VanSickle Ellis Davenport, Iowa, also affectionately dubbed “Iowa’s Front Porch,” was on the rise in 2010. It was Iowa’s third-largest city (or maybe bigger, since the municipal government later appealed the U.S. Census count...
Broadstreet Homes Combines Steel & 3-D Modeling for Speed, Cost-Efficiency by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Brian Iagnemma, President and CEO of Broadstreet Homes, tells you that his business “builds everything twice,” it might not sound like the epitome of efficiency. Keep listening, however,...
2021 May Be the Best Year Yet for Private Lenders...If They Are Careful by Paul Stockamore and JP Ackerman 2020 was a coming of age in the Build-for-Rent space. Amidst the turbulence, the strategy was brought to the forefront driving real estate principals to recalibrate executional strategies in...
Where is the ROI? by Rick Sharga Single family rentals (SFRs) have been one of the fastest-growing segments of the housing market for the last decade. Formerly a well-kept secret and the purview of local mom-and-pop investors, the category sprung into the nation’s consciousness during the Great...
