Q&A with Phillip Yates, VP of Operations & Head of Leasing & Marketing How Technology Sets Us Apart from the Competition Q: To begin, tell me a little about Kairos Living? A: Kairos Living began operations in July 2019 based out of Chicago. We are a vertically integrated real estate...
Month: July 2021
Increase Value of your SFR Portfolio with Rent Protection Insurance
Improve Your Bottom Line by Offloading Risk by Adam Meshekow Every real estate investor can recall with great clarity and detail a time when a defaulting tenant caused thousands of dollars in damage to an apartment or home rental. While infrequent occurrences, when they do happen, they can ruin an...
Single Family Rental Strategies in a Hot Market
Act Quickly, Honestly, and Decisively by Adam Stern The residential housing market is HOT. Inventory is down in all major markets acrossthe country, prices have risen precipitously for consecutive years since the late 2010’s, and the influx of capital into the rental housing space has been steady...
Why House Prices Beat the Pandemic Odds
…And Why So Many Housing Economists Got It Wrong by Brian Fluhr One year ago, at the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, housing economists were making dire predictions for the market. The demise of housing did not play out the way many anticipated for several reasons but foremost because strong...
Hartford, Connecticut
“New England’s Rising Star” City Could See Falling Home Prices Before 2022 by Carole VanSickle Ellis Hartford, Connecticut, is home to a lot of long-established locations, including the country’s oldest public art museum, the oldest publicly funded park, and the oldest continuously published...

More than Appraisers: Advocates and Partners for Life
Appraisal Nation’s Loyalty to Clients & the Industry Stands Out by Carole VanSickle Ellis Michael Tedesco and his partners founded Appraisal Nation in 2007, just in time for one of the worst housing corrections in history. It might sound like a terrible beginning, but Tedesco proudly notes it...

Valuations in the Single Family Rental Space
Here’s What’s Happening with Rental Investments by Kevin Ortner Housing prices continue to march upwards. But what’s driving prices in the SFR space? What is responsible for this boom, and should we expect more of the same in the months ahead? As Renters Warehouse CEO, I have seen a lot of changes...

ROI Starts with Understanding the True Value of the Property You Are Going to Purchase
The Bottom Line for Investors is Still the Bottom Line by Rick Sharga Perhaps nothing is more important to the success of a real estate investor than properly valuing a property. Over-paying for an investment property is one of the most common mistakes made—particularly by inexperienced...

The “Why” of Valuation
Building Valuation Discipline by Michael Greene and Alex Villacorta Business school classes often demonstrate concepts like “the wisdom of crowds” or “the Winner’s Curse” by asking students to guess the number of jelly beans in a jar. Miraculously, the average guess of the class is typically quite...